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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bexley 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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All the persons concerned made a rapid and complete recovery.
This example illustrates the extent to which some manufacturers are concerned about the
safety of their products and are willing to co-operate with the local authorities.
VENEREAL DISEASES
The following table shows the numbers of Bexley cases treated in various clinics each year : —
| 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | G. | Oth. | S. | G. | Oth. | S. | G. | Oth. | S. | G. | Oth. | S. | G. | Oth. | |
| Dreadnought Hospital Greenwich | 7 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 56 | _ | 8 | 39 | _ | 12 | 60 | |
| Greenwich District Hospital | 2 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 2 | 14 | 46 | ||||||
| Whitechapel Clinic London Hospital | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Other Clinics | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 32 |
(N.B.
S = Syphilis
G = Gonorrhoea
Oth. = Other Venereal Conditions)
Contact tracing and follow up is usually undertaken by the clinics concerned, but this department
assists on request from any clinic.
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