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City of London 1923

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Table: 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, 1923.

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, 1923.

Syphilis.Soft Chancre.Gonorrhoea.Conditions other than Venereal.Total.
MalesFemalesMalesFemaleMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
1. Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1923, were under treatment or observation for:—25692......20549......461141
2. Number dealt with during the year for the first time and found to be suffering from:— Syphilis only12547..................12547
Soft chancre only..............................
Gonorrhœa only............21149......21149
Syphilis and soft chancre..............................
Syphilis and gonorrhœa155......155......3010
Gonorrhœa and soft chancre..............................
Syphilis, soft chancre and gonorrhœa..............................
Conditions other than venereal..................312312
Total—Item 214052......22654312397108
Total—Items 1 and 2396144......431103312858249
3. Number of persons who ceased to attend
(a) before completing the first course of treatment for3516......8638......12154
(b) after one or more courses but before completion of treatment for4018..................4018
(c) after completion of treatment, but before final tests as to cure of279......8419......11128
4. Number of persons transferred to other Treatment Centres after treatment for102......41......143
5. Number of persons discharged after completion of treatment and observation for135......114......249
6. Number of persons who, on the 1st January, 1924, were under treatment or observation for27194......24641......517135
Total—Items 3, 4, 5, & 6396144......43110328...827247
7. Out-patient attendances:—
(a) For individual attention by the Medical Officer5,1061,908......2,87196961228,0382,899
(b) For intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressings, etc.............3,649124......3,649124
Total attendances5,1061,908......6,5201,0936122116873,023
8. Aggregate number of "In-patient days" of treatment given to persons who were suffering from:—3.........209...172326
For detection ofFor Wassermann Reaction.
Spirochetes.Gonococci.Other Organisms.
9. Examinations of Pathological material:— (a) Specimens which were examined at, and by the Medical Officer of, the Treatment Centre47.........
(b) Specimens from persons attending at the Treatment Centre which were sent for examination to an approved laboratoryFilms Cultures1,116 231C.F.T. 45 C.S.F. 241,064 Sigma 1,022