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Croydon 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table V.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1947.

Table V.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1947.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaNon-venereal or undiagnosed conditionsTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls.
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation9775--7639514178128306
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 infection21------213
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary345------34539
„ secondary1812------181230
„ latent in 1st year of infection313------31316
„ all later stages115------11516
„ congenital15------156
Soft Chancre-----------
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection----12553--12553178
„ later----32--325
Non-venereal conditions------3939713939711364
Conditions remaining undiagnosed at 31st December-----------
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 2226103--21116331043
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4166129--2169540999179112152006
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal8341--1466040393863210391671
6 aNumber of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance, suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary-----------
„ secondary1-------1-1
, latent in 1st year of infection-----------
„ all later stages-----------
„ congenital-----------
Soft Chancre-----------
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection-_-------_-
„ later---------_-
6.6Number of cases under treatment or observation which died.1----1--112
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure----42--426
8. Number of cases tranferred to other Centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners113--441222572683
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December7085—-223143196147243
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9166129__2169540399179112152006
(These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2. 3 and 4)