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City of London 1931

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RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE

31st DECEMBER, 1931

Syphilis.Soft Chancre.Gonorrhoea.Conditions other than venereal.Totals.
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Totals.
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation335166........17520........510186696
2. Number of cases removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection3............122........15217
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary705........................70575
„ secondary4225........................422567
„ latent in 1st year of infection9048........................9048138
„ all later stages1916........................191635
congenital2............................2....2
Soft Chancre............................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection................28520........28520305
later................413....41344
Conditions other than venereal Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report known to have received treatment at........................3009230092392
other Centres for the same infection41........12............16117
Total of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4565261........52545300921,3903981,788
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)....1........2261630092526109635
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance, suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary136........................13619
„ secondary2620........................262046
„ latent in 1st year of infection8634........................8634120
„ all later stages34............................34....34
congenital............................................
Soft Chancre............................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection................455........45550
,, later................13............1313
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure (see Item 15)26............372........63265
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners:—62........15............21223
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December374198........18922........563220783
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. .. (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4.)565261........52545300921,3903981,788
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:—
Syphilis, primary122........................12214
,, secondary3011........................301141
,, latent in 1st year of infection202........................20222
„ all later stages48........................4812
,, congenital............................................
11. Number of attendances:—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers10,9764,950........3,982512........14,9585,46220,420
(6) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing................5,91939........5,919395,958
Total Attendances10,9764,950........9,901551........20,8775,50126,378
12. In-patients:-
(a) Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year55........113........16824
(6) Aggregate number of " inpatient days " of treatment given147153........21889........365242607