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RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT 20, GOLDEN LANE, E.C. 1, DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1922.
| Syphilis. | Soft Chancre. | Gonorrhœa. | Conditions other than Venereal. | Total. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| 1. Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1922, were under treatment or observation for:— | 254 | 98 | .... | .... | 198 | 52 | .... | .... | 452 | 150 | |
| 2. Number dealt with during the year in the out-patient Clinic for the first time and found to be suffering from:- | |||||||||||
| Syphilis only | 177 | 58 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 177 | 58 | |
| Soft chancre only | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Gonorrhœa only | .... | .... | .... | .... | 261 | 59 | .... | .... | 261 | 59 | |
| Syphilis and soft chancre | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Syphilis and gonorrhœa | 21 | 2 | .... | .... | 21 | 2 | .... | .... | 21 | 2 | |
| Gonorrhœa and soft chancre | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Syphilis, soft chancre and gonorrhœa | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |
| Conditions other than venereal | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 28 | .... | 28 | .... | |
| Total—Item 2 | 177 | 58 | .... | .... | 261 | 59 | 28 | .... | 466 | 117 | |
| Total*—Items 1 and 2 | 431 | 156 | .... | .... | 459 | 111 | 28 | .... | 918 | 267 | |
| 3. Number of persons who ceased to attend the out-patient Clinic | |||||||||||
| 40 | 24 | .... | .... | 104 | 28 | .... | .... | 144 | 52 | ||
| (b) after one or more courses but before completion of treatment for | 17 | 4 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 17 | 4 | |
| 14 | 2 | .... | .... | 98 | 14 | .... | .... | 112 | 16 | ||
| 4. Number of persons transferred to other Treatment Centres after treatment for | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |||||
| 5. Number of persons discharged from the out-patient Clinic after completion of treatment and observation for:— | 10 | 4 | .... | .... | 19 | 8 | .... | .... | 29 | 12 | |
| 6. Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1923, were under treatment or observation for:— | 337 | 119 | .... | .... | 236 | 60 | 28 | .... | 601 | 179 | |
| Total*—Items 3, 4, 5, & 6 | 431 | 156 | .... | .... | 459 | 111 | 28 | .... | 918 | 267 | |
| 7. Total attendances of all persons at the out-patient Clinic who were suffering from:— | 5,603 | 2,543 | .... | .... | 7,292 | 1,264 | .... | .... | 12895 | 3,807 | |
| 8. Aggregate number of "In-patient days" of treatment given to persons who were suffering from:— | 46 | 17 | .... | .... | 71 | 36 | .... | .... | 117 | 53 | |
| For detection of | For Wassermann Reaction. | ||||||||||
| Spirochetes. | Gonococci. | Other Organisms. | |||||||||
| 9. Examinations of Pathological material:— | |||||||||||
| 91 | 1,690 | 15 | 1,574 =3,370 | ||||||||
| (b) Specimens from persons attending at the Treatment Centre which were sent for examination to an approved laboratory | .... | 27 | .... | 1,377 = 1,404 | |||||||
| = 4,774 | |||||||||||