Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]
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VENEREAL DISEASE
Annual returns received from venereal disease clinics at the London Hospital;
Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich; Albert Dock Hospital, Woolwich,and the Middlesex
Hospital, show that new cases attending these hospitals during the year were as follows:-
AREAS OF RESIDENCE OF NEW PATIENTS TREATED:-
AT THE WHITECHAPEL CLINIC DURING THE PERIOD APRIL - DECEMBER:-
| Area | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | 66 | 546 | 1580 | 2192 |
| Other London Boroughs | 74 | 629 | 2599 | 3302 |
| Other Areas | 15 | 105 | 691 | 811 |
| 155 | 1280 | 4870 | 6305 | |
| AT DREADNOUGHT SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR: | ||||
| Tower Hamlets | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 |
| Other London Boroughs | 4 | 77 | 397 | 478 |
| Other Areas | 33 | 84 | 484 | 601 |
| 37 | 166 | 898 | 1101 | |
| AT ALBERT DOCK HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR | ||||
| Tower Hamlets | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Other London Boroughs | 3 | 22 | 115 | 140 |
| Other Areas - U.K. & Eire. | 9 | 49 | 411 | 469 |
| Elsewhere | 4 | 23 | 100 | 127 |
| 16 | 96 | 639 | 751 | |
| AT MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR: | ||||
| Tower Hamlets | 2 | 4 | 30 | 36 |
| Other London Boroughs | 172 | 1044 | 4326 | 5542 |
| Other Areas | 20 | 236 | 1135 | 1391 |
| 194 | 1284 | 5491 | 6969 | |
Two welfare officers appointed by the Council work from the Whitechapel Clinic under
23.