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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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| Syphilis | Soft Chancre | Gonorrhoea | Non-venereal or undiagnosed condition | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M , | F | M F | M | F | M | F | |||
| 10. Number of attendances | 836 | 1641 | - | - | 424 | 969 | 483 | 996 | 1743 | 3606 | (2 |
| (b) for intermediate treatment, e.g., irrigtion, dressing | — | — | — | — | 233 | 10 | 238 | 410 | 471 | 420 | |
| Total Attendances | 836 | 1641 | — | - | 657 | 979 | 721 | 1406 | 2214 | 4026 | |
| 11. In patients:- | |||||||||||
| (a) Total number of persons admitted for treatment during the year | 16 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 | 6 | |
| 38 | 5 | — | - | 26 | 16 | — | — | 64 | 21 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12. Number of cases of congenital syphilis in Item 3 above classified according to age periods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | ||
| Microscopical. | Others for diagno of Venereal Disea | ||||||||||
| 13. Pathological Work :— | for Syphilis | for Gonorrhoea | |||||||||
| Number of specimens examined at, and by the medical officer of, the Treatment Centre | — | — | - | ||||||||
Figures in brackets refer to Service Cases.
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. | Croydon | Surrey | Kent | London | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Number of cases from each area included under the following headings in Item 3 | |||||
| Syphilis | 46 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 75 |
| Soft Chancre | — | — | — | — | |
| Gonorrhoea | 98 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 177 |
| Non-venereal and undiagnosed conditions | 299 | 152 | 18 | 7 | 476 |
| Total | 443 | 233 | 38 | 14 | 728 |
| B. Total number of attendances of all patients residing in each area | 3770 | 1878 | 377 | 215 | 6243 |