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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 1958
[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 | - | 6 |
| Microscopical: Others | - | 698 | |
| Cultural | - | 444 | |
| Serum: for Syphilis | - | 604 | |
| '' others | - | 294 | |
| Cerebro Spinal Fluid (Number of diagnostic lumbar punctures) | - | 4 | |
SERVICES RENDERED AT TOE TREATMENT CENTOE DURING THE YEAR SHOWING TOE AREAS IN WHICH PATIENTS DEALT WITH FOR THE FIRST TIME (ITEMS 4, 12 AND 20) RESIDED (MAJOR AREAS TO BE SPECIFIED. MINOR AHEAS MAY BE GROUPED AS ALL OTHERS")
| County, County Borough (England and Wales) and Others | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Condi tions | To t ai s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 8 | 63 | 304 | 375 |
| Surrey | - | 16 | 84 | 100 |
| Kent | - | 2 | 20 | 22 |
| London | 2 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| Totals (to agree with Items 4, 12 and 20) | 10 | 86 | 431 | 527 |