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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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VENEREAL DISEASE
Under the National Health Act of 1946 diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases
became a responsibility of the Regional Hospital Boards and the functions of the local health
authorities were limited to those of prevention. This involves the tracing of contacts wherever
possible, and health education.
There are no treatment centres for these diseases within the Borough.
I am indebted to the physicians at the undermentioned treatment centres for the
following statistics for 1972:-
New Cases of Residents treated during 1972:
| Treatment Centre | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Genital Infections | Other Conditions | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary and Secondary | Other | |||||
| Croydon General Hospital | 1 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 60 | 227 |
| Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich | - | - | 10 | 26 | 25 | 65 |
| Greenwich District Hospital | - | - | 9 | 21 | 23 | 53 |
| Middlesex Hospital | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | - | - | 2 | 30 | 9 | 41 |
| St. Giles's Hospital | - | - | 5 | 22 | 16 | 43 |
| St. John's Hospital | - | - | 25 | 180 | 87 | 292 |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | - | - | 16 | 41 | 19 | 76 |
| Westminster Hospital | - | - | 5 | 18 | 6 | 29 |
| Whitechapel Clinic The London Hospital | - | - | 9 | 31 | 13 | 53 |
| 1 | 3 | 99 | 519 | 264 | 886 | |