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City of London 1938

[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, 1938.—continued.

Under 1 year.1 and under 6 years.6 and under 16 years.1ft years and over.Totals.
M.FM.FM.FM.FM.F.
13. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods112....656....157
Arsenical.Mercury.Bismuth.
Approved Arsenobenrene Compounds.Others.
14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis:—
(a) Names of preparationsNeosalvarsan. Neokharsavan. Novarsenobillon. Silver salvarsan.Collosal Mercury Sulp. &Oxychloride &Collosal Metal.
(b) Total number of injections given (out-patients and in-patients)4,1956669,430
15. Pathological Work:—MicroscopicalCultural for Gonorrhœa.SerumCerebro- spinal fluid.Others for diagnosis of Venereal Disease.
for Syphilis.for Gonorrhœa.for rphilis.for Gonorrhœa.
(a) Number of specimens examined at, and by the medical officer of, the Treatment Centre21........................
(b) Number of specimens from patients attending at the Treatment Centre sent for examination to an approved laboratory....1,590651,550523........

Statement showing the Services rendered at the Treatment Centre during theyear, 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.Herts.Essex.Surrey.Kent.Bucks.Total.
a. Number of cases from each area included under the following headings in Item 3:—
Syphilis184....474............199
Soft Chancre4............................4
Gonorrhœa27416442........291
Conditions other than venereal42928129............460
Total89131823172........954
B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area28,7743723224828621........29,598
C. Aggregate number of "In-patient daysof all patients residing in each area360............................360

24th Jan., 1939. (Signed) KENNETH M. WALKER,
Medical Officer of the Treatment Centre
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