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Croydon 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TableLXXIIReturn relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year endedthe 31st December, 1933.

TableLXXII

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended

the 31st December, 1933.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation4640......2524527666142
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.........4...4...11...1
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary4.....................4...4
„ secondary2.....................2...2
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages1521..................152136
„ congenital61..................617
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............11248......11248160
„ later............4.........4...4
Conditions other than venereal..................7012770127197
4. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report known to have received treatment at other Centres for the same infection67......17961291746
Totals ofItems 1, 2, 3 and 48269......1628185130329280609
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)151......532682127150154304
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary4.....................44
„ secondary12..................123
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages117..................11718
„ congenital2.....................2...2
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............309......30939
„ later............11......112
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure (see Item 15)...2......2912......291443
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners78......1011......171936
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December4249......3922338474158
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4)8269......1628185130329280609
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:—
Syphilis, primary.................................
„ secondary.................................
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages22..................224
„ congenital.................................
11. Number of attendances:—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers14251091......1036398102171256316604223
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing369......19661004134201510173032
Total Attendances14611100......30021402115175457826777255