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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

Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TableLXX.Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

TableLXX.

Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

HospitalCases seen for the first time.Conditions other than VenerealTotal No. of AttendancesAggregate No- of In-Patient DaysNo. of doses of N.a.B. compounds
SyphilisGonorrhoeaSoft Chancre
St. Thomas's72714012592229
Gay's610...12520...60
King's College22...21512818
Great Ormond Street.........10108...70
Royal Free...1...115......
S.London Hospital for Women.........1132......
Whitechapel Clinic (L.C.C.)............98......
St. Paul's12...4119...2
Westminster Hospital...1...15......
Children's Home, Waddon...2.........44...
Total1646171240794179

Table: TableLXXI.Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

TableLXXI.

Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

HospitalDetection of SpirochetesDetection of GonococciWassermann Re-actionOther Exams.
For ClinicFor Priv. Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor PracTotal
St. Thomas's7...2934113...40...457
Great Ormond Street......4129115...50
South Lon on Hospital for Women......251...1......27
Royal Free......6.........2...8
King's College......14...9.........23
Whitechapel Clinic, L.C.C.......32...2...5...39
Miller Green...............2......2
Westminster Hospital......3...121512
St. Paul's......4...3.........7
Gays Hospital1...12498156391663862005
Total8...5059872133971293912630