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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
Croydon 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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25
VENEREAL DISEASES.
RETURN relating to persons residing in the County Borough of Croydon who were treated at the Croydon General
Hospital—1918.
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | Total. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Number of persons dealt with at or in connection with the out-patient Clinic for the first time and found to be— | ||||||||||
| Suffering from syphilis | — | 8 | — | 11 | — | 9 | 27 | – | 55 | |
| ,, soft chancre | — | – | — | – | — | — | – | – | — | — |
| ,, gonorrhœa | — | 4 | — | 7 | — | 1 | – | 7 | — | 19 |
| Not suffering from venereal diseases | — | — | — | – | — | 1 | – | 12 | — | 13 |
| — | 12 | — | 18 | — | 11 | – | 46 | — | 87 | |
| Number of persons discharged from the out-patient Clinic after completion of treatment for— | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | — | – | — | — | — | — | – | 5 | — | 5 |
| Soft chancre | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gonorrhœa | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 7 | |
| Number of persons who oeased to attend the out-patient Clinic without completing treatment and who were suffering from— | ||||||||||
| Syphilis | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 |
| Soft chancre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonorrhœa | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
| — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 13 | |