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Croydon 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: TableV.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the TreatmentCentreatCroydon General Hospital during the year endedthe31stDecember, 1925.

TableV.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the TreatmentCentreatCroydon General Hospital during the year endedthe31stDecember, 1925.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation4455......4435229092182
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 infection11......22......336
3, Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary41..................415
„ secondary21..................213
latent in 1st year of infection26..................268
„ all later stages1612..................161228
„ congenital79..................7916
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea,1 st year of infection............11949......11949168
„ later............94......9413
Conditions other than venereal..................9810898108206
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 infection1811......1212......202353
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 49496......186_ 102100110380308688
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure (see Item 15)1215......903698108200159359
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary4.....................4...4
„ secondary23..................235
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages1010..................101020
„ congenital...5.....................55
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............2814......281442
„ later............13......134
7 Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure (see Item 15)1......128......13821
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners.65......36......91120
9 Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December5958......52352211395208
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2,9496......186102100110380308688
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:-
Syphilis, primary1.....................1...1
„ secondary...1.....................11
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages65..................6511
„ congenital...2.....................22
11.Number of attendances:—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers9971131......1218591208155242318774300
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing711......309640502239312541007225
Total Attendances10041142...431446412301945548597711525