London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Islington 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Contact Tracing
As a result of visits made by the social workers attached to the Royal Norther Hospital, the following contacts were traced and received treatment:
| Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Non-venereal diseases |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Northern Hospital 5 | 391 | 111 |
| Other Hospitals 1 | 55 | 20 |
| General Practitioners | 4 | 1 |
| H.M. Prisons | 3 | 1 |
| Total 6 | 453 | 133 |
These are minimal figures as, although some contacts state that they are receiving treatment (and from the
information given authenticity of their statements is not doubted), for personal reasons they do not wish to
divulge the names under which they have attended clinics. Consequently, as it is not possible to verify their
attendances they cannot be included in the statistics.
The number of new patients attending the clinics at the Royal Northern Hospital has increased during
the year as is shown by the following comparative figures
Female Male Total
1970 2,880 4,201 7,081
1971 3,799 5,079 8,878
Apart from the primary task of tracing contacts and visiting defaulters, help is increasingly being given
to patients on such matters as health education and family planning, and also in making referrals on their
behalf to other agencies.
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