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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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SyphilisSoft ChancreGonorrhoeaConditions other than venerealTotals
MFMFMFMFMF
12. In-Patients:—
(a) Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year32......1.........42
(b) Aggregate number of " in-patient days" of treatment given12767......20.........14767 I
13. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periodsUnder 1 year1 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 years and overTotals
MFMFMFMFMF
............224146If
14. Chief preparations used in treatment of Syphilis :Approved Arsenobenzene CompoundsMercuryBismutt
(a) Names of preparationsSulphostab Stabilarsan...Bismostat Throbism
(b) Total number of injections given (outpatients and in-patients)1329...1821
15. Pathological WorkMicroscopicalCultural for gonorrhoeaSerumOthers for diagnosis of
for syphilisfor gonorrhoeafor Syphilisfor Gonorrhoea
(a) Number of specimens examined at and by the medical officer of the treatment centre118............
(6) Number of specimens from patients attending at the treatment centre sent for examination to an approved laboratory587337W.R.758 Kahn744610...

Table: Table VI.Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.

Table VI.

Statement showing the services rendered at the Treatment Centre during the year, classified according to the areas in which the patients resided.

Name of County or County Borough (or Country in the case of persons residing elsewhere than in England and Wales) to be inserted in these headings.CroydonSurreyKentLondonTotal
A. Number of cases in Item 3 and 4 from each area:—
Syphilis46221271
Soft Chancre.........
Gonorrhoea146511010217
Conditions other than venereal246942520385
Total4381673632673
B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area9051279035848412683
C. Aggregate number of " In-patient days" of all patients residing in each area12094......214