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
London County Council 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table 19— Treatment of venereal disease at London clinics
| Year | New cases | Total venereal cases | Total non-venereal cases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | S. Chancre | Gonorrhoea | ||||||||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | m. | f. | |
| 1918 | 3,764 | 3,002 | 116 | 13 | 4,844 | 1,940 | 8,724 | 4,955 | 1,345 | 1,348 |
| 1928 | 3,433 | 1,837 | 229 | 6 | 8,249 | 2,647 | 11,911 | 4,490 | 6,369 | 3,226 |
| 1938 | 1,799 | 1,065 | 235 | 9 | 7,120 | 2,151 | 9,154 | 3,225 | 8,249 | 5,269 |
| 1939 | 1,573 | 904 | 164 | 5 | 5,982 | 1,652 | 7,719 | 2,561 | 7,468 | 5,008 |
| 1940 | 1,493 | 709 | 146 | 9 | 4,591 | 1,319 | 6,230 | 2,037 | 5,383 | 3,515 |
| 1941 | 1,381 | 773 | 205 | 12 | 3,862 | 1,425 | 5,448 | 2,210 | 4,675 | 3,709 |
| 1942 | 1,369 | 917 | 148 | 9 | 3,082 | 1,444 | 4,599 | 2,370 | 4,960 | 5,177 |
| 1943 | 1,362 | 1,107 | 104 | 15 | 2,839 | 1,442 | 4,305 | 2,564 | 7,627 | 8,867 |
| 1944 | 1,176 | 967 | 89 | 13 | 2,929 | 1,363 | 4,194 | 2,343 | 6,568 | 8,234 |
| 1945 | 1,417 | 1,176 | 102 | 3 | 3,962 | 1,738 | 5,481 | 2,917 | 9,517 | 9,849 |
| 1946 | 2,371 | 1,354 | 154 | 11 | 7,718 | 1,785 | 10,243 | 3,150 | 17,153 | 8,654 |
| 1947 | 2,207 | 1,301 | 128 | 6 | 7,236 | 1,408 | 9,571 | 2,715 | 13,847 | 7,132 |
| 1948 | 1,949 | 1,155 | 102 | 6 | 7,008 | 1,346 | 9,059 | 2,507 | 16,349 | 6,821 |
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| Year | Total attendances | In-patient days | Pathological examinations for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | Clinic | Practitioners | |
| 1918 | 169,485 | 66,095 | 25,973 | 6,380 | ||
| 1928 | 544,969 | 218,566 | 23,821 | 41,285 | 107,410 | 29,785 |
| 1938 | 688,815 | 263,908 | 20,608 | 32,303 | 263,710 | 48,763 |
| 1939 | 412,067 | 189,355 | 13,030 | 22,715 | 223,696 | 40,176 |
| 1940 | 305,693 | 131,375 | 9,907 | 11,236 | 153,695 | 35,554 |
| 1941 | 224,954 | 122,492 | 13,708 | 10,459 | 135,152 | 34,981 |
| 1942 | 222,864 | 155,559 | 16,991 | 13,787 | 164,459 | 61,897 |
| 1943 | 219,014 | 177,859 | 6,828 | 9,725 | 182,558 | 76,533 |
| 1944 | 188,450 | 155,332 | 6,605 | 7,861 | 170,861 | 73,784 |
| 1945 | 196,074 | 160,697 | 6,408 | 7,635 | 209,199 | 88,971 |
| 1946 | 284,108 | 161,839 | 6,472 | 9,384 | 279,414 | 88,531 |
| 1947 | 269,435 | 147,717 | 6,989 | 8,447 | 266,551 | 88,237 |
| 1948 | 268,203 | 148,212 | 6,140 | 8,379 | not known | not known |