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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Syphilis | Soft Chancre | Gonorrhoea | Conditions other than venereal | Totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls | |||
| |2, In-patients | |||||||||||||
| (a)Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (b)Aggregate number of "in-patient days" of treatment given | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 23 | 67 | ||
| Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 years | 15 years and over | Totals | |||||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
| 13.Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Approved Arsenobenzene Compounds | Mercury | Bismuth | |||||||||||
| 14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis: | |||||||||||||
| (a)Names of preparations | Stabilarsan Sulphostab | Bismostab Quinostab | |||||||||||
| (b) Total number of injections given (outpatients and in-patients) | 1044 | ... | 1759 | ||||||||||
| Microscopical | Serum | ||||||||||||
| for syphilis | for gonococci | for Syphilis | for Gonorrhoea | ||||||||||
| 15. Pathological Work | |||||||||||||
| (a)Number of specimens examined at and by the medical officer of the treatment centre | ... | 834 | 602 | 325 | |||||||||
| (b)Number of specimens from patients attending at the treatment centre sent for examina tion to an approved laboratory | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.
| Name of Country or Country Borough (or Country in the case of residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings. | Croydon | Surrey | Kent | London | F. | M. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Number of cases in Item 3 and 4 from each area:— | |||||||
| Syphilis | 35 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 36 | 70 |
| Soft Chancre | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gonorrhoea | 195 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 136 | 180 |
| Conditions other than venereal ... | 11 | 83 | 7 | 33 | 110 | 124 | 234 |
| Total | 241 | 171 | 19 | 53 | 188 | 296 | 484 |
| B.Total number of attendances of all patients re siding in each area | 6280 | 4631 | 470 | 1370 | 5226 | 7525 | 12751 |
| number of In-patient days" of all patients residing in each area | 23 | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 |