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[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. | |||||||||
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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. | |||
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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.