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Croydon 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: Table V.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treat ment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1937.

Table V.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treat ment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1937.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls
1.Number of cases on 1st January under treatment or observation6660......7645187160112272
2.Number of cases removed from the register during my previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection11.........1......123
3.Number of cases dealt with for the first time during (he year under report (exclusive of cases under Item 4) suffering from :—
Syphilis, primary92..................9211
„ secondary52..................527
„ latent in 1st year of infection36..................369
„ all later stages1915..................191534
„ congenital910..................91019
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............16836......16836204
„ later............1211......121123
Conditions other than venereal..................170102170102272
4.Number of cases dealt with for the first time during to year under report known to have received treatment at other Centres for the same infection513......309......352257
Totals of Items 1,2, 3 and 4117109......286102188109591320911
5.Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal201......10671839130999408
6.Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from :—
Syphilis, primary2.....................2...2
,, secondary1.....................1...1
,, latent in 1st year of infection3.....................3...3
,, all later stages72..................729
,, congenital1.....................1...1
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............414......41445
,, later.........21......213
7.Number of cases which ceased to attend after completion of treatment but before final tests of cure11......115......12618
8. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners85......125......201030
9.Number of cases remaining under treatment or "Novation on 31st December74100......11480518193198391
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Tese totals should agree with those of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4)117109......286102188109591320911
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.................................
,, latent in 1st year of infection.................................
,, all later stages22..................224
,, Congenitiol1.....................1...1
11.Number of attendances:-
(a) for individual attention of the medical officers10851234......1724490655278346420025466
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing............49413003205400514634038549
Total Attendances10851234......666534938606788610540514015