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London County Council 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Venereal disease Treatment of venereal disease at London out-patient clinics
| Year | New cases | Total attendances | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphilis | S. Chancre | Gonorrhoea | Total venereal cases | Total non-venereal cases | ||||||||
| M. | F. | 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 | 169,485 | |
| 1928 | 3,433 | 1,837 | 229 | 6 | 8,249 | 2,647 | 11,911 | 4,490 | 6,369 | 3,226 | 544,969 | 218,566 |
| 1938 | 1,799 | 1,065 | 235 | 9 | 7,120 | 2,151 | 9,154 | 3,225 | 8,249 | 5,269 | 588,815 | 263,908 |
| 1939 | 1,573 | 904 | 164 | 5 | 5,982 | 1,652 | 7,719 | 2,561 | 7,468 | 5,008 | 412,067 | 189,355 |
| 1940 | 1,493 | 709 | 146 | 9 | 4,591 | 1,319 | 6,230 | 2,037 | 5,383 | 3,515 | 305,693 | 131,375 |
| 1941 | 1,381 | 773 | 205 | 12 | 3,862 | 1,425 | 5,448 | 2,210 | 4,675 | 3,709 | 224,954 | 122,492 |
| 1942 | 1,369 | 917 | 148 | 9 | 3,082 | 1,444 | 4,599 | 2,370 | 4,960 | 5,177 | 222,864 | 155,559 |
| 1943 | 1,362 | 1.107 | 104 | 15 | 2,839 | 1,442 | 4,305 | 2,564 | 7,627 | 8,867 | 219,014 | 177,859 |
| 1944 | 1,176 | 967 | 89 | 13 | 2,929 | 1,363 | 4,194 | 2,343 | 6,568 | 8,234 | 188,450 | 155,332 |
| 1945 | 1,417 | 1,176 | 102 | 3 | 3,962 | 1,738 | 5,481 | 2,917 | 9,517 | 9,849 | 196,074 | 160,697 |
| 1946 | 2,371 | 1,354 | 154 | 11 | 7,718 | 1,785 | 10,243 | 3,150 | 17,153 | 8,654 | 284,108 | 161,839 |
| 1947 | 2,207 | 1,301 | 128 | 6 | 7,236 | 1,408 | 9,571 | 2,715 | 13,847 | 7,132 | 269,435 | 147,717 |
| 1948 | 1,949 | 1,155 | 102 | 6 | 7,008 | 1,346 | 9,059 | 2,507 | 16,349 | 6,821 | 268,203 | 148,212 |
| 1949 | 1,572 | 790 | 62 | 5 | 6,463 | 1,207 | 8,097 | 2,002 | 16,140 | 6,533 | 245,250 | 134,897 |
| 1950 | 1,278 | 664 | 90 | 3 | 5,740 | 1,127 | 7,108 | 1,794 | 17,385 | 6,180 | 238,986 | 122,482 |
| 1951 | 1,077 | 549 | 105 | 6 | 5,060 | 1,028 | 6,242 | 1,573 | 16,443 | 5,648 | 200,778 | 101,787 |
| 1952 | 811 | 490 | 91 | 3 | 5,625 | 1,176 | 6,527 | 1,669 | 16,920 | 5,632 | 220,871 | 100,420 |
| 1953 | 720 | 401 | 88 | 4 | 6,103 | 1,546 | 6,911 | 1,951 | 17,615 | 6,121 | 220,316 | 102,365 |
| 1954 | 651 | 340 | 64 | 2 | 5,816 | 1,422 | 6,531 | 1,764 | 17,875 | 6,304 | 219,258 | 100,554 |
| 1955 | 625 | 400 | 77 | 6 | 5,916 | 1,457 | 6,618 | 1,863 | 18,735 | 7,056 | 221,381 | 103,815 |
| 1956 | 691 | 493 | 72 | 4 | 7,468 | 1,718 | 8,231 | 2,215 | 19,802 | 7,468 | 222,695 | 101,034 |
| 1957 | 701 | 562 | 78 | 2 | 8,943 | 2,003 | 9,722 | 2,567 | 20,554 | 8,102 | 223,821 | 97,149 |
Tracing of
contacts of
patients
Percentage of patients resident in County of London
Number of patients completing treatment and of defaulters—
Syphilis—patients completing treatment—
Males
Females
patients not completing treatment—
Males
Females
Gonorrhoea—patients completing treatment—
Males
Females
patients not completing treatment—
Males
Females
1956
79
818
645
639
326
3,663
780
3,172
801
1957
81
828
627
675
294
4,938
985
3,501
900
Analysis of work undertaken by Council's male and female welfare officers
Contacts referred by hospitals, medical services of
the Armed Forces and by local health authorities
Insufficient information for following-up
Contacts brought to treatment
Contacts traced but not brought to treatment
Contacts not treated
370
277
44
6
43
384
276
27
14
67
In addition the female welfare officers attended clinics at St. Paul's Hospital
and H.M. Prison, Holloway and followed-up persons defaulting in attendance
at these clinics.
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