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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 LXXIII.Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.

Table LXXIII.

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 else where than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings.CroydonSurreyKentLondonSussex WestCardiffTotal.
A.Number of cases from each area dealt with during the year for the first time and found to be suffering from: -
Syphilis4414...1......59
Sort Chancre.....................
Gonorrhœa141456321198
Conditions other than venereal9019...1......110
TOTAL275786521367
B.Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area6159168618446318079
C.Aggregate number of "In patient days" of all patients residing in each area.....................
d.Number of doses of arsenobenzene compounds given in the:—1. Out-patient Clinic8553874......1246
2. In-patient Dept. to patients residing in each area......................
e.Give the names of arsenobenzene compounds used in the treatment of Syphilis and the usual initial and final does.N.A.B. 0.3 gr. 0.6 gr. Salpharsenol Stabilaisan 0.3 0.45 0.6 gr.
f.State the amount and kind of treatmen usually administered to a case of Syphilis of each of the types usually dealt with at the Treatment Centre.1st course. 8 weekly coses Salvarsan substitute followed by 8 weekly doses Bismuth and then Pil. Hyd gr. II o.n.g. 3 months—then 3 such courses in 2 years. Test 1 month and repeat if VV. r.+ after one course yearly.
G.State the nature of tests ap lied in deciding as to dischrrge of patients referred to in Item 5 on previous page.Syphilis W.R. at interval 3 months first year and 6 months 2nd. Negative pro. injection.
Gonorrhœa. Smears and discharge of prostate secretion after massage micros, exam also ditto after alcohol. Sound and argent, rit. inj. Urethroscope if indicated Pro. inj. Gon. Proteose followed by smear.