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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 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table LXX.Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

Table LXX.

Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

HospitalCases seen for the first time.Conditions other than VenerealTotal No. of AttendancesAggregate No of In-Patitemt DaysNo. of doses of N.A. B. compounds
SyphilisGonorrhoeaSoft ChancreTo InpatientsTo Out-Patients
St. Thomas's331131162322...8
Guy's111...7917......10
King's College35...327888...
Great Ormond Street21...127340310
Royal London Ophthalmic11......3929111
S. London Hospital for Women...2......34.........
Westminster11......22.........
Whitechapel Clinic (L.C.C.) (half-year)............12......4
London Hospital (half-year)............6.........
Seamen's Hospital...1......1559......
1153153301915812215

Table: Table LXXI.Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

Table LXXI.

Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

HospitalDetection of SpirochatesDetection of GonococciWassermann Re-actionOther Exams.2870
For ClinicFor Priv. Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.Total
St. Thomas's......118947102168l1221386
Great Ormond Street......469168952
South London Hospital for Women......6......1......7
Westminster......2...13......6
Seamen's Hospital......8.........3...11
......13895311236921311462