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Croydon 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Table: T ableV.Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1938.

T ableV.

Return relating to all persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Croydon General Hospital during the year ended the 31st December, 1938.

SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMFTtls
1. Number of cases on 1st January under treatmentor observation74100......11480518193198391
2. umber of cases removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the me infection13..................134
3. Number of cases dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of cases under item 4) suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary32..................325
„ secondary4..................44
„ latent in 1st year of infection2"2..................224
„ all later stages2412..................241236
„ congenital616..................61622
Soft Chancre.................................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............15946......15946205
„ later............75......7512
Conditions other than venereal............211174211174385
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 infection75......146......251136
Totals of Items 1, 2, 3 and 4121140......294137?2201926354691104
5. Number of cases discharged after completion of treatment and final tests of cure or after diagnosis as non-venereal615......15170202170359255614
6. Number of cases which ceased to attend before completion of treatment and were, on first attendance suffering from:—
Syphilis, primary31..................314
,, secondary...5...............55
„ latent in 1st year of infection25..................257
„ all later stages1413...............v141327
,, congenital39..................3912
Softchancre..............................
Gonorrhoea, 1st year of infection............5620......582078
later............2.........2...2
Number of cases which ceased to attend after com pletion of treatment but before final tests of cure31......163......19423
7. Number of cases transferred to other centres or to institutions, or to care of private practitioners1412......109...1242246
8. Number of cases remaining under treatment or observation on 31st December7679......57351821151135286
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9totals should agree with those of Items I, 2,121140......2941372201926354691104
9. Number or cases in the following stages of syphilis included in Item 6 which failed to complete one course of treatment:-
syphilis, primary21..................213
,, secondary..............................
,, latent in 1st year of infection13..................13
,, all later stages...3.....................34
,, congenital...5.....................53 5
10. Number of attendances:-(a) for individual attention of the medical officers13391452......1600436648442358723305917
(b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigation, dressing...1......34382267293767373130356766
Total Attendances13391453......5038270394112097318536512683