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City of Westminster 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 47.—Terrace Day Centre 1967
(Day Centre for the Mentally Ill, 1 St. Mary's Terrace, W.2.)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total attendance ½-day session | 759 | 876 | 1,066 | 954 | 1,076 | 1,152 | 978 | 1,059 | 1,184 | 1,419 | 1,369 | 1,049 |
| Average daily attendance | 17 | 22 | 25 | 23½ | 24½ | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 27½ |
| Roll at beginning of month | 20 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 |
| Admissions | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Discharges | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Discharged to: Work | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | 4 | _ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Further Training | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Transferred to: another Centre | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Hospital | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Non-cooperation Moved away | 1 | — | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Not suitable | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patients interviewed | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Patients referred | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — |
Table 48.—Venereal Diseases Cases treated in Westminster — 1st January-31st December, 1967.
| Hospital | M. | F. | Total 1967 | Total 1966 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | 145 | 20 | 165 | 197 |
| Gonorrhoea | 1,548 | 481 | 2,029 | 1,274 |
| Other conditions | 5,106 | 2,403 | 7,509 | 5,238 |
| 6,799 | 2,904 | 9,703 | 6,709 | |
| Syphilis | 53 | 8 | 61 | 31 |
| Gonorrhoea | 307 | 70 | 377 | 320 |
| Other conditions | 1,114 | 561 | 1,675 | 1,463 |
| 1,474 | 639 | 2,113 | 1,814 | |
| Syphilis | 240 | 33 | 273 | 224 |
| Gonorrhoea | 2,810 | 553 | 3,363 | 2,848 |
| Other conditions | 7,124 | 2,521 | 9,645 | 8,472 |
| 10,174 | 3,107 | 13,281 | 11,544 | |
| Syphilis | 21 | 5 | 26 | 23 |
| Gonorrhoea | 225 | 49 | 274 | 283 |
| Other conditions | 893 | 314 | 1,207 | 989 |
| 1,139 | 368 | 1,507 | 1,295 | |
| Syphilis | 22 | _ | 22 | 62 |
| Gonorrhoea | 320 | _ | 320 | 709 |
| Other conditions | 844 | — | 844 | 1,846 |
| 1,186 | — | 1,186 | 2,617 |
Number of referrals to Social Workers from Ministry of Health, Service establishments and other local authorities 184
(132)
Number of contacts traced 124 (67%) (79 (60%))
.The clinic at this Hospital closed in July 1967.