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Croydon 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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VENEREAL DISEASES

I am indebted to Mr. J.R. Crumbie, F. R. C. S. in charge of the Centre, for the following return relating to all persons attend ing at the Treatment Centre at Special Clinic, Croydon General Hospital, Croydon, during the year ended 31st December, 1955.

TotalsMalesFemales
1. Patients under treatment or observation on January 1st904743
2. Patients removed from the register in previous years who returned during the year for treatment or observation of the same condition844
3. Patients transferred from other Centres after diagnosis6-6
SYPHILIS
4. Patients dealt with for the first time (excluding 2 and 3) suffering from:Syphllis, primary---
" secondary---
" latent in the
1st year of
infection---
" cardio-vascular---
" of the nervous
system---
All other late or latent
stages1183
Syphilis congenital
aged under 1 year---
Syphi1is congenital
aged 1 but under 5---
Syphi1is congenital:
aged 5 but under 15---
Syphilis congenital:
aged 15 and over312
TOTAL Item 41495
5. Patients completing treatment and/or observation341618
6. Patients transferred elsewhere633
7. Patients not completing treatment and/or observation---
8. Patients under treatment or observation on December 31st (should equal Items 1 to 4 less Items 5 to 7).784137
GONORRHOEA9. Patients under treatment or observation on January 1st16133
10. Patients removed from the register in previous years who returned during the year for treatment or observation of the same condition1-1
//. Patients transferred from other Centres after diagnosis4-4
12. Patients dealt with for the first time (excluding Items 10 and ll)49427
13. Patients completing treatment and/or observation554312
14. Patients transferred elsewhere862
15. Patients not completing treatment and/or observation44-
16. Patients under treatment or observation on December 31st (should equal Items 9 to 12 less Items 13 to 15)321