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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 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table III.Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

Table III.

Croydon Cases attending London Hospitals.

HospitalCases seen for the first time.Conditions other than VenerealTotal No. of AttendancesAggregate No. of Inpatient DaysNo. of doses of N.A.B. compounds
SyphilisGonorrhoeaSoft Chancre
St. Thomas's36...4111932557
Guy's47...115751032
King's College.........3103......
Great Ormond Street.........1183......
Royal Free............7......
S.London Hospital for Women............5......
Whitechapel Clinic (L.C.C.)...l...2167......
St. Paul's............24......
Westminster Hospital...2......55......
Children's Home, Waddon...2.........364...
Total728...68222239989

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

Table IV.

Bacteriological Examinations carried out at London Hospitals for Croydon Patients.

HospitalDetection of SpirochetesDetection of GonococciWassermann Re-actionOther Exams.Total
For ClinicFor Priv. Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac.For ClinicFor Prac
St. Thomas's1...26099131...60...552
Great Ormond Street......1...24230...57
South London HosPital for Women......14132......20
Royal Free............8...1...9
King's College......18...19.........37
Whitechapel Clinic, L.C.C.......59...1...4...64
Westminster Hosp.......5......5...212
Guys Hospital1...19693278711131222053
Seame's1...18...22.........41
Total3...57110322867211081242845