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City of London 1936
[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, 1936.—continued.
| Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 years and over. | Totals. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |||||||
| 13. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods | 2 | 1 | .... | .... | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| Arsenical. | Mercury. | Bismuth. | |||||||||||||
| 14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis:— (a) Names of preparations | Approved Arsenobenzene Compounds. | Others. | |||||||||||||
| Neosalvarsan. Neokharsavan. Novarsenobillon. Sil. salvarsan. | Collosal Mercury Sulp. | Oxychloride & Collosal Metal. | |||||||||||||
| (6) Total number of injections given (out-patients and in-patients) | 3,132 | 1,508 | 6,264 | ||||||||||||
| 16. Pathological Work:— | Microscopical | Cultural for Gonorrhcea. | Serum | Cerebrospinal fluid. | Others for diagnosis of Venereal Disease. | ||||||||||
| for Syphilis. | for Gonorrhoea. | for Syphilis. | for Gonorrhoea. | ||||||||||||
| .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | |||||||||
| (6) Number of specimens from patients attending at the Treatment Centre sent for examination to an approved laboratory | 30 | 1,188 | .... | 2,436 | 3 | .... | .... | ||||||||
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. | Kent. | Bucks. | Total. | |||
| a. Number of cases from each area included under the following headings in Item 3:— Syphilis | 150 | .... | 3 | 2 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 157 |
| Soft Chancre | 22 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 22 |
| Gonorrhoea | 320 | 3 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 330 | |
| Conditions other than venereal | 419 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | .... | .... | .... | 443 |
| Total | 911 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | .... | .... | .... | 952 |
| B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area | 31,047 | 42 | 220 | 185 | 71 | .... | .... | .... | 31,565 |
| C. Aggregate number of " In-patient days" of all patients residing in each area | 138 | .... | 23 | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 161 |
1st Jan., 1937. [Signed) KENNETH M. WALKER,
Medical Officer of the Treatment Centre.