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City of London 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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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.—continued.
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 years and over. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | F. | m. | f. | m. | F. | ||||
| 13. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods | 3 | 2 | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Arsenobenzene Compounds. | Mercury. | Bismuth. | |||||||||||
| 14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis:— (a) Names of preparations | Neosalvarsan. Sil. Salvarsan. Neokharsavan.Novarsenobillon. Stabilarsan. | .... | Bis. Oxychloride in 5% glucose sol. and Collosol metal Bismuth 10%. | ||||||||||
| (b) Total number of injections given (out-patients and in-patients) | 4,916 | .... | 7,021 | ||||||||||
| (c) Number of injections included in (b) given to patients who on first attendance at this Centre were suffering from primary and secondary syphilis | 249 | .... | 352 | ||||||||||
| 15. Are the tests recommended in Memo. V21 as amended by Memo. V21a followed in deciding as to the discharge of the patient after treatment and observation for syphilis and gonorrhoea ? | Yes. | ||||||||||||
| If not, in what way are they modified ? | — | ||||||||||||
| Microscopical | Serum Tests | ||||||||||||
| 16. Pathological Work:— (a) Number of specimens examined at and by the medical officer of the treatment centre. | for Spirochetes. | for Gonococci. | Wassermann. | Others for Syphilis. | for Gonorrhœa. | ||||||||
| 42 | 1,182 | 1,192 | Sigma 1,170 | .... | |||||||||
| (b) Number of specimens from patients attending at the centre sent for examination to an approved laboratory | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | ||||||||
Statement Showing the Services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.
| Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. | London. | Essex. | Surrey. | Herts. | Kent. | Total. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Number of cases in Items 3 and 4 from each area found to be suffering from:— | |||||||||
| Syphilis | 228 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 239 |
| Soft Chancre | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Gonorrhoea | 259 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 288 |
| Conditions other than venereal | 430 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .... | .... | .... | 454 |
| Total | 917 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 12 | .... | .... | .... | 981 |
| B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area | 24,963 | 553 | 277 | 123 | 153 | .... | .... | .... | 26,069 |
| C. Aggregate number of "In-patient days" of all patients residing in each area | 156 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 156 |
| D. Number of doses of arsenobenzene compounds given in the out-patient Clinic and In-patient Department to patients residing in each area | 4,825 | 62 | .... | 10 | 19 | .... | .... | .... | 4,916 |
Jan., 1933.
[Signed) KENNETH M. WALKER,
Medical Officer of the Treat ment Centre.