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Croydon 1936

[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 Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the vear ended the 31st December, 1936.

TableV.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the vear ended the 31st December, 1936.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls
1.Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation5958......52352211395208
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 infection1............1......112
3.Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from :—
Syphilis, primary46..................4610
„ secondary44..................448
„ latent in 1st year of infection...5.....................55
„ all later stages2611..................261137
„ congenital28..................2810
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea,1st year of infection............13142......13142173
„ later............52......527
Conditions other than venereal..................128110128110238
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 infection129......3310...5452469
Totals of Items 1,2,3 and 4108101......22190130117459308767
5.Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal2116......8324112110216150366
6.Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from :—
Syphilis, primary21..................213
„ secondary22..................224
„ latent in 1st year of infection...1.....................11
„ all later stages141..................14115
„ congenital.................................
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............347......34741
„ later............1......
7. Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure...11......126......121729
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners39......168......191736
9.Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December6660......7645187160112272
Totals of Items 5,6,7,8 and 9 (These totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4)108101......22190130117459308767
10. Number of cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:—
Syphilis, primary.................................
„ secondary21..................213
„ latent in 1st year of infection.................................
„ all later stages11..................112
„ congenital.................................
11. Number of attendances :—
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers12471152......1550481381239317818725050
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing............41943211153143434733547701
Total Attendances12471152......57443692534382752552261275