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City of London 1919

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919

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RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT 20, GOLDEN LANE DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1919.

1 Syphilis.Soft Chancre.GonorrhoeaConditions other than VenerealTotal.
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
1. §Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1919, were under treatment or observation for :— (See notes on back.)13563........12757113273123
2. Number of persons dealt with during the year at or in connection with the out-patient Clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from :— Syphilis23282........................23282
Soft chancre only........3....................3
Gonorrhoea................399111........399111
§Svphilis and soft chancre........................................
§Syphilis and gonorrhoea2119........2119........4238
§Gonorrhoea and soft chancre........................................
§Syphilis, soft chancre and gonorrhoea........................................
Conditions other than venereal........................268268
Total—Item 2232823....399111268660201
Total*— Items 1 and 23671453....5261683711933324
3. §Number of persons who ceased to attend the out-patient Clinic (a) before completing a course of treatment for4322........................4322
(b) after completion of a course of treatment, but before final tests as to cure of (See notes on back).1019........21647........22666
4. †Number of persons transferred to other Treatment Centres after treatment for (See notes on back.)1923........................1923
5. §Number of persons discharged from the out-patient Clinic after completion of treatment and observation for:— (See notes on back.)1410........3614........5024
6. §Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1920, were under treatment or observation for :—281713....2741073711595189
Total*—Items 3, 4, 5, & 63671453....5261683711933324
7. §§Total attendances of all persons at the out-patient Clinic who were suffering from :—3,8962,3563....6,9782,002268....15269
8. Aggregate number of " In-patient days" of treatment given to persons who were suffering from:12195........2408616....558
For detection ofFor v\ assermann Reaction.
Spirochetes.Gonococci.Other Organisms.
9. Examinations of Pathological material:— (a) Specimens which were examined at, and by the Medical officer of, the Treatment Centre b) Outside Practice and Hospital33469 1888 C.S.F. 18 1643 ,216 = 21,233 1,252 .485

§ The number of persons suffering from two or more venereal diseases should be entered under the heading of each disease in the vertical column.
* The total of Items 1 and 2 should agree with the total of Items 3, 4, 5 and 6.
† These persons should not be included in Items 3 (a) or 3 (6).
§§ These figures should include all attendances made by patients, including those made for irrigation, local applications, &c., under general medical
supervision, during the intervals between the days on which the ordinary out-patient Clinics are held.