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City of London 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1930

RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1930

Syphilis.Soft Chancre.Gonorrhoea.Conditions other than Venereal.Total.
MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
1. Number of cases which— (a) at the beginning of the year under report were under treatment or observation for23492........18331........417123
(b) had been marked off in a previous year as having ceased to attend or as transferred to other Centres, and which returned to the Treatment Centre during the year under report suffering from the same infection81........253........334
Total—Items 1 (a) and 1 (b)24293........20834........450127
2(a). Number of cases dealt with at the Treatment Centre during the year for the first time with infections of1. less than one year's standing.4915........27923........32838
2. more than one year's standing.167102........293292114488219
Total*—Items 1 (a), 1 (b) and 2 (a)458210........516602921141,266384
2(b). Number of cases included in Item 2 (a) known to have received previous treatment at other Centres for the same infection23........42........65
3. Number of cases which ceased to attend— (a) before completing the first course of treatment for6119........19521........25640
(b) after one or more courses but before completion of treatment for3210........................3210
(c) after completion of treatment, but before final tests as to cure of1912........538........7220
4. Number of cases transferred to other Treatment Centres after treatment for113........192........305
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and observation for................749........749
6. Number of cases which, at the end of the year under report, were under treatment or observation for335166........17520292114802300
Total*—Items 3, 4, 5, and 6458210........516602921141,266384
7. Out.patient attendances. (a) For individual attention by the Medical Officer7,4233,353........3,303678........10,7264,021
(b) For intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressings, etc.................5,328213........5,328213
Total Attendances7,4233,353........8,63188129211416,3464,348
8. Aggregate number of " In.patient days " of treatment given to persons who were suffering from........................................
9. Examinations of Pathological material:— (a) Specimens which were examined at, and by the Medical Officer of, the Treatment CentreFor detection ofFor Wassermann Reaction.
Spirochetes.Gonococci. Other Organisms
331,167C.S.F. W.R. 86 Sigma 86W.R. 1,110 Sigma 1,110
(b) Specimens from persons attending at the Treatment Centre which were sent for examination to an approved laboratory

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* The total of Items 1 (a), 1 (6) and 2 (a) in the vertical columns headed Syphilis, Soft Chancre and Gonorrhoea should agree with the
corresponding total of Items 3, 4, 5, and 6.