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Croydon 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VENEREAL DISEASES.
Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Special Clinic, General Hospital, Croydon,
during the year ended the 31st December, 1952.
| Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls. | |
| 1 Number of patients on 1st January under treatment or observation | 33 | 71 | — | — | 4 | 27 | 37 | 98 | 135 |
| 2 Number of patients removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same condition | 2 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 43 |
| 3. Number of patients dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of those under Item 4) suffering from:- | |||||||||
| (a) Syphilis, primary | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| (b) „ secondary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) „ latent in 1st year of infection | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| (d) ,, cardio-vascular | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (e) „ of the nervous system | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| (f) ,, all other late or latent stages | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| (g) ,, congenital (under 1 year) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (h) ,, ,, (over 1 year) | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| (i) Gonorrhoea | — | — | 46 | 3 | — | — | 46 | 3 | 49 |
| Other conditions :— | |||||||||
| (j) Chancroid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (k) Lymphogranuloma inguinale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (/) Granuloma venereum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (m) Non-gonococcal urethritis(males only) | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | 60 | — | 60 |
| (n) Any other conditions requiring treatment | — | — | — | — | 56 | 27 | 56 | 27 | 83 |
| (o) Conditions not requiring treatment | — | — | — | — | 268 | 185 | 268 | 185 | 453 |
| (p) Conditions remaining undiagnosed at 31st December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 Number of patients dealt with for the first time who have been transferred from other Centres (civil or Service) or from practitioners approved under Ministry of Health Circular 2226 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4 | 60 | 90 | 47 | 4 | 422 | 251 | 529 | 345 | 874 |
| 5. Number of patients suffering from syphilis and gonorrhoea discharged after completion of treatment and the final tests of cure, or who were diagnosed as " other conditions " | 20 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 409 | 218 | 448 | 241 | 689 |
| Number of patients suffering from:— | |||||||||
| (a) Syphilis who defaulted after completion of treatment, but before final discharge | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea who defaulted before 3 months | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) Gonorrhoea who defaulted after 3 months | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7. Number of patients who ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were suffering from:- | |||||||||
| (a) Acquired syphilis of less than 1 year's duration | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| (b) Acquired syphilis of more than 1 year's duration | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| (c) Congenital syphilis (under 1 year) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (d) „ ,, (over 1 year) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (e) Gonorrhoea | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 3. Number of patients under treatment or ob-servation known to have died:— | |||||||||
| (a) From syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| (b) From treatment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| (c) From other causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Totals of Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 2 | 409 | 218 | 452 | 256 | 708 |