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Croydon 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table LXXV.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year endedthe 31st December, 1932.

Table LXXV.

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

the 31st December, 1932.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTotals.
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation118121......20995......327216543
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 infection5.........1861124731
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from :—
Syphilis, primary95..................9514
„ secondary1110..................111021
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages1713...................171330
„ congenital76..................7613
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............10139......10138139
„ later............2134...213455
Conditions other than venereal..................3612036120156
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 infection810......255......331548
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4175165......374178371215864641050
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)...3......34163712171140211
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary3.....................3......
„ secondary23..................235
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages1210..................121022
„ congenital.................................
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............7931......7931110
,, later............3223......322355
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 practitioners ...56......3510......401656
9. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December153143......19498......347241588
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 91751651...374178371215864641050
(These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 41
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 stages21..................213
congenital....................................
11. Number of attendances:—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers1131807......886382359209237613983774
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing8635......214212578755231513473662
Total Attendances1217842......30281639446264__ 469127457435