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Croydon 1948

[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, 1948.

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, 1948.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaNon-venereal or undiagnosed conditionsTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls.
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treat-ment or observation7085--223143196147243
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 infection ......62--22--8412
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:-
Syphillis, primary105-——---10515
„ secondary1114------111425
„ latent in 1st year of infection610------61016
„ all later stages109------10919
„ congenital45------459
Soft Chancre——-———————-
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection————5216-—521668
„ later-———54--549
Non-venereal conditions------3976673976671064
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 222656--2-119181533
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4122136--83534127076178961513
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal4319--75483986045166711187
6.a Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance, suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary----------
„ secondary-----------
„ latent in 1st year of infection-----------
„ all later stages-----------
„ congenital-----------
Soft Chancre-----------
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection-----------
„ later-----------
6b Number of cases under treatment or observa tion which died.1---—---1-1
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure1---4---5-5
8. Number of cases tranferred to other Centres or to institutions, or to care of private prac- itioners103--2-3115419
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December67114-—251110280221301
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2,3 and 4)122136——83534127076178961513