Poor housing conditions helped spread communicable illnesses like tuberculosis and venereal disease. Diseases such as cholera, smallpox, enteric fevers, typhoid and venereal diseases were common. There was no conclusive decision made as to the origin of venereal syphilis. As a doctor, he treated people suffering from poverty and illness, particularly venereal diseases. Flaubert suffered from venereal diseases most of his life. Simultaneously, the public discourse began to accuse Chinese prostitutes of transmitting venereal diseases. I, when many U.S. servicemen were diagnosed with venereal diseases. They checked and treated women, mainly prostitutes, for venereal diseases. Trachoma, venereal disease and malnutrition were widespread. Regulation was introduced and there were compulsory health checks to protect soldiers from venereal diseases. Yaws is not a venereal disease. The prostitutes had a scheduled medical check-up to slow the spread of venereal diseases. The lock in Southwark was used for those suffering from venereal diseases. Hitler associated it with venereal disease and cultural decline. Prostitutes were subjected to compulsory checks for venereal disease, and imprisonment until cured.