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City of London 1932

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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, 1932.

RETURN RELATING TO ALL PERSONS WHO WERE TREATED AT THE TREATMENT CENTRE AT ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR ENDED THE 31st DECEMBER, 1932.

Syphilis.Soft Chancre.Gonorrhoea.Conditions other than venereal.Totals.
M.F.M.F-M.F-M.F-M.F.Totals.
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation374198......18922......563220783
2. Number of cases removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection6.........26.........32...32
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary281..................28129
„ secondary4328..................432871
,, latent in 1st year of infection4837..................483785
„ all later stages265..................26531
„ congenital57..................5712
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............20018......20018218
,, later............35.........35...35
Conditions other than venereal..................354100354100454
4. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report known to have received treatment at other Centres for the same infection5.........9.........14014
Total of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4535276......459403541001,3484161,764
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)3111......10116354100486127613
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance, suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary342..................34236
„ secondary4019..................401959
„ latent in 1st year of infection4624..................462470
„ all later stages5...........................5
„ congenital38..................3811
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhœa, 1st year of infection............60.........60...67
„ later............291......29130
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure (see Item 15)2624......103.........12924153
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners:—1614......113......271744
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December334174......15513......489187676
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4.)535276......459403541001,3484161,764
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:—
Syphilis, primary231..................23124
„ secondary2912..................291241
,, latent in 1st year of infection4120..................412061
„ all later stages2.....................2...2
„ congenital18..................189
11. Number of attendances:—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers11,5004,835......3,01447338410514,8985,41320,311
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing............5,609149......5,6091495,758
Total Attendances11,5004,835......8,62362238410520,5075,56226,069
12. In-patients:—
(a) Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year1.........13......235
(b) Aggregate number of "inpatient days" of treatment given58.........1088......6888156