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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| By the physician at the Centre | Sent to a Pathological Centre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PATHOLOGICAL WORK -NUMBER OF SPECIMENS EXAMINED | Microscopical: for Syphilis | - | 4 |
| Microscopical: others | - | 602 | |
| Cultural | - | 308 | |
| Serum: for Syphilis | - | 584 | |
| others | - | 238 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fluid (Number of diagnostic lumbar punctures) | - | 16 | |
SERVICES RENDERED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE DURING THE YEAR
SHOWING THE AREAS IN WHICH PATIENTS DEALT WITH FOR THE FIRST TIME (ITEMS 4, 12 AND 20) RESIDED (MAJOR AREAS TO BE SPECIFIED. MINOR AREAS MAY BE GROUPED AS "ALL OTHERS")
| County, County Borough (England and Vales) and Others | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Condi tions | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 17 | 48 | 218 | 283 |
| Surrey | 1 | 11 | 80 | 92 |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 26 | 33 |
| London | 2 | 2 | 24 | 28 |
| Totals (to agree wi th Items 4, 12 and 20) | 24 | 64 | 348 | 436 |