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Croydon 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TableV.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1943.

TableV.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1943.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaNon-venereal or undiagnosed conditionTotals
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1 Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation5976-—11273173104177
2 Number of cases removed from the register during any previous year which returned dur ing the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection17--15--21214
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:— Syphilis, primary(2201) 25------2 25 117 13
„ secondary211——-----1 i 22
„ latent in 1st year of infection—2------24832
„ all later stages248-------1212
„ congenital—12--------
Soft Chancre-----------
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection——--(360)44114--44114158
„ later——-—24(130)-26
Non-venereal conditions------165332165332497
Conditions remaining undiagnosed at 31st December---_———1-11
4 Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report known to have received treatment for the same infection, or to have been under observation, at other Centres or Service Hospitals, or by General Practitioners approved under Ministry of Health Circular 2226364-62-491221
Totals of items 1,2,3 and 491127__64152168338323617940
Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal4350--4576165332253458711
Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance, suffering from:— Syp'iilis, primary-----------
,, secondary22------224
„ latent in 1st year of infection----------1
,, all later stages23------235
„ congenital-----------
Soft Chancre-—---8_----
Gonorrhoea, 1 st year of infection--------88
,, later----------
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure1---3---4--4
8. Number of cases tranferred to other Centres or to institutions, or to care of private prac- titioners33--320--62329
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December4069--13483653 123 179
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (these totals should agree with those of Items 1 2. 3 and 4)91127--64152168338323617940