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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 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: T able LXXIII.Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

T able LXXIII.

Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

HospitalCases seen for the first time.Conditions other than VenerealTotal No. of AttendanresAggregate No of In- Patient DaysNo. of doses n.A.b. compounds
SyphilisGonorrhoeaSoft Chancre
St. Theman's51213812189937
Guy's48...10628...84
King's College...2...82011525
Great Ormond Street2......147312132
Royal London Ophthalmic............7...1
Royal Free.........131......
S.London Hospital for Women...3...272......
Whitcchapel Clinic (l.C.C.)...1......16......
St. Paul's...2...3526...15
Westminster Hospital11......51...22
Seamen's Hospital.........12......
S. A. Mothers............1049...
Children's Home, Waddon.....................
Total12291772835254216

Table: T able LXXIV.Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

T able LXXIV.

Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

HospitalDetection of SpirochetesDetection of Gonococciwessermann He-actionOther Exams.Total
For ClinicFor Priv, Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac
St. Thomas's5...19715I05...46...368
Great Orinond Street......17129225...74
South London Hospital for Women......18...6.........24
Royal Free......10...7...7...24
Rpyal London Ophthalmic............1.........1
Anil's College......27...16.........43
Whitechapel Clinic, L.C.C.......4...127115
Westminster Hospital......2...233111
St. Paul's......8...41.....13
Hospital6...20497966357773182007
Total11...4879952373651653202580