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London County Council 1963

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

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Table: Venereal DiseaseTreatment of venereal disease at London out-patient clinics

Venereal Disease

Treatment of venereal disease at London out-patient clinics

YearNew casesTotal attendances
Syphilis5. ChancreGonorrhoeaTotal venereal casesTotal non-venereal cases
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
19546513406425,8161,4226,5311,76417,8756,304219,258100,554
19556254007765,9161,4576,6181,86318,7357,056221,381103,815
19566914937247,4681,7188,2312,21519,8027,468222,695101,034
19577015627828,9432,0039,7222,56720,5548,102223,82197,149
195873349066310,6192,30711,4182,80021,9068,857215,93489,407
195979949393—11,7222,59912,6143,09224,0139,179229,36888,232
196090841068213,0772,90514,0533,31726,49410,647240,30396,113
19611,06756347—13,5732,90614,6873,46928,08111,824253,80693,398
19621,06053352212,2252,53313,3373,06827,36011,939243,07887,860
196390942649211,8952,90612,8533,33429,00513,189229,50689,050

Table: Number of patients completing treatment and of defaulters

Number of patients completing treatment and of defaulters

19591960196119621963
Syphilis—patients completing treatment—
Males579526572507430
Females508434362359229
patients not completing treatment—
Males672677776682528
Females336431390389199
Gonorrhoea—patients completing treatment—
Males4,9415,7007,8005,3984,429
Females1,1991,3341,2691,1291,163
patients not completing treatment—
Males4,9006,5368,0854,9297,466
Females1,3121,4851,5501,2371,743

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Welfare officers employed by this department attended clinics at St. Paul's, St. Mary's,
St. Thomas's, London, Eastern and Royal Free hospitals and followed up patients failing
to continue to attend for treatment at those clinics and other persons thought to be contacts.
One welfare officer was employed full-time at Holloway prison mainly to ensure that, as far
as possible, those prisoners who needed to continue to attend a clinic after release did in
fact attend.
Reports on contacts received at County Hall were followed up as far as possible and the
following table gives some details of this work in recent years:

Table: Tracing of contacts of patients

Tracing of contacts of patients

19591960196119621963
Contacts referred by hospitals, medical services of
the Armed Forces and by local health authorities246282188160227
Insufficient information for following-up10291331118
Contacts brought to treatment5772675786
Contacts traced but not brought to treatment7131542
Contacts not traced801067388121

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