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Croydon 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: T able LXXXIV.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year endedthe 31st December, 1931.

T able LXXXIV.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended

the 31st December, 1931.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
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1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation9095......208111......298206504
2. Number of cases removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection3.........1672...21728
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from :— Syphilis, primary62..................628
„ secondary912..................91221
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages1411..................141125
„ congenital37..................310
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............10939......10939148
„ later............3340......334073
Conditions other than venereal..................54795479133
4. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report known to have received treatment at other Centres for the same infection912......263......351550
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4134139......39220056795824181000
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)...2......311156798792179
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from :— Syphilis, primary.................................
„ secondary...2.....................22
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages149..................14923
„ congenital.................................
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............8353......8353136
„ later............3727......372764
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure (see Item 15).................................
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners25......3214......341953
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December118121......20995......327216543
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4)134139......39220056795824181000
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:— Syphilis, primary.................................
„ secondary.................................
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages12..................123
„ congenital.................................
11. Number of attendances:— (a) for individual attention of the medical officers1092868......115152294110233715003837
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing7539......247917113221258617714357
Total Attendances1167907......36302233126131492332718194