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London County Council 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table 12— Treatment of venereal disease at London clinics

YearNew casesTotal attendances
Syphiliss. ChancreGonorrhoeaTotal venereal casesTotal non-venereal cases
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
19183,7643,002116134,8441,9408,7244,9551,3451,348169,485
19283,4331,83722968,2492,64711,9114,4906,3693,226544,969218,566
19381,7991,06523597,1202,1519,1543,2258,2495,269588,815263,908
19391,57390416455,9821,6527,7192,5617,4685,008412,067189,355
19401,49370914694,5911,3196,2302,0375,3833,515305,693131,375
19411,381773205123,8621,4255,4482,2104,6753,709224,954122,492
19421,36991714893,0821,4444,5992,3704,9605,177222,864155,559
19431,3621,107104152,8391,4424,3052,5647,6278,867219,014177,859
19441,17696789132,9291,3634,1942,3436,5688,234188,450155,332
19451,4171,17610233,9621,7385,4812,9179,5179,849196,074160,697
19462,3711,354154117,7181,78510,2433,15017,1538,654284,108161,839
19472,2071,30112867,2361,4089,5712,71513,8477,132269,435147,717
19481,9491,15510267,0081,3469,0592,50716,3496,821268,203148,212
19491,5727906256,4631,2078,0972,00216,1406,533245,250134,897
19501,2786649035,7401,1277,1081,79417,3856,180238,986122,482
19511,07754910565,0601,0286,2421,57316,4435,648200,778101,787
19528114909135,6251,1766,5271,66916,9205,632220,871100,420
19537204018846,1031,5466,9111,95117,6156,121220,316102,365
19546513406425,8161,4226,5311,76417,8756,304219,258100,554
19556254007765,9161,4576,6181,86318,7357,056221,381103,815

Table 13— Weather during1955(as recorded at Kew Observatory)

TemperatureRainfallSunshine
MonthMean (a) °FDifference from Average (b) °FTotal ins.Difference from Average (b) ins.Total hrs.Difference from Average (c) hrs.
January38.5—1.21.92—.0.0435—.7
February36.8—.3.51.15—.0.4078+19
March39.2—.3.60.89—.0.65157+51
April49.8+2.30.31—.1.40182+32
May51.1—.2.53.73+1.98229+31
June59.2—.0.22.17+0.19172—29
July65.0+2.30.39—.1.99244+48
August65.5+3.70.71—.1.53197+12
September58.4+1.01.77—.0.22166+25
October49.5—0.82.36—.015111+17
November46.6+2.40.89—.1.4543—.9
December44.6+3.91.76—.0.4046+8
Year50.4+0.418.05—.6061,660+198

(a) Average of the daily means of 24 hourly readings.
(b) Average over the 80 years ended 1950.
(c) Average over the 70 years ended 1950.
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