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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
City of Westminster 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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TABLE 45.—Venereal Diseases—Cases Treated 1st April, 1965 to 31st March, 19661
| Hospital | Quarter ended 30.6.65 | Quarter ended 30.9.65 | Quarter ended 31.12.65 | Quarter ended 31.3.66 | Totals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Totals | M. | F. | Totals | M. | F. | Totals | M. | F. | Totals | M. | F. | Totals | |
| 1. Middlesex Hospital (new Clinic opened 3.5.65) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Syphillis | 18 | 10 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 55 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 107 | 46 | 153 |
| (b)Gonorrhoea | 72 | 29 | 101 | 170 | 63 | 233 | 183 | 77 | 260 | 171 | 64 | 235 | 596 | 233 | 829 |
| (c) Other conditions | 446 | 207 | 653 | 627 | 313 | 940 | 770 | 457 | 1,227 | 738 | 392 | 1,130 | 1,581 | 1,369 | 3,950 |
| Totals | 536 | 246 | 782 | 820 | 388 | 1,208 | 994 | 548 | 1,542 | 934 | 466 | 1,400 | 2,284 | 1,648 | 4,932 |
| 2. St. George's Hospital | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Syphillis | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | — | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 46 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea | 39 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 17 | 80 | 48 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 15 | 72 | 207 | 54 | 261 |
| (c) Other conditions | 229 | 90 | 319 | 231 | 79 | 310 | 241 | 111 | 352 | 254 | 96 | 350 | 955 | 376 | 1,331 |
| Totals | 275 | 106 | 381 | 306 | 97 | 403 | 303 | 120 | 423 | 318 | 113 | 431 | 1,202 | 436 | 1,638 |
| 3. St. Mary's Hospital | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Syphillis | 44 | 6 | 50 | 45 | 9 | 54 | 66 | 9 | 75 | 46 | 7 | 53 | 201 | 31 | 232 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea | 596 | 110 | 706 | 667 | 116 | 783 | 588 | 122 | 710 | 527 | 106 | 633 | 2,378 | 454 | 2,832 |
| (c) Other conditions | 1,437 | 542 | 1,979 | 1,497 | 582 | 2,079 | 1,323 | 485 | 1,808 | 1,428 | 522 | 1,950 | 5,685 | 2,131 | 7,816 |
| Totals | 2,077 | 658 | 2,735 | 2,209 | 707 | 2,916 | 1,977 | 616 | 2,593 | 2,001 | 635 | 2,636 | 8,264 | 2,616 | 10,880 |
| 4. Westminster Hospital | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Syphillis | 12 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea | 85 | 26 | 111 | 71 | 11 | 82 | 54 | 11 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 70 | 267 | 61 | 328 |
| (c) Other conditions | 186 | 68 | 254 | 185 | 59 | 244 | 197 | 66 | 263 | 160 | 55 | 215 | 728 | 248 | 976 |
| Totals | 283 | 98 | 381 | 261 | 72 | 333 | 264 | 77 | 341 | 222 | 69 | 291 | 1,030 | 316 | 1,346 |
| 5. St. Paul's Hospital Endell Street (Males only) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) Syphillis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 21 | 22 | — | 22 | 43 | — | 43 |
| (b) Gonorrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | — | 224 | 242 | — | 242 | 466 | — | 466 |
| (c) Other conditions | — | — | — | — | — | — | 537 | — | 537 | 544 | — | 544 | 1,081 | — | 1,081 |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | — | — | 782 | — | 782 | 808 | — | 808 | 1,590 | — | 1,590 |
* Prior to 1st April, 1965, statistics relating to venereal diseases were produced by the L.C.C. for the whole of the London Area
The figures above, relating to 1st April, 1965—31st March, 1966, have been included as an indication of the work carried out during
the period of one year. Future Annual Reports will contain details relating to the calendar year.