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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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cases only 15 were stated to have been immunised and in none
of these had a posterior-schick test been done. This test indicates
whether the immunisation injections have been effective. In some
children the usual course proves insufficient to create immunity.
Attendances at the Venereal Diseases Clinic showed a further
increase from 14,346 in 1945 to 21,196, and new cases from 994
to 1,143. The increase was greater for male than for female
patients, in fact there was a fall of 193 in the number of new
women patients. This increase in attendances may be accounted
for by the national propaganda which has been undertaken; it
does not mean an actual increase in the amount of V.D. in the
population, but a welcome recognition by those who may have
run the risk of infection of the value of early examination.
Contacts notified to the Medical Officer of Health during the period 1st January, 1946, to 31st December, 1946: —
| M. | F. | |
|---|---|---|
| (1) (a) Total number in respect of whom Form 1 was received | 2 | 15 |
| (b) Number in (a) transferred from other areas | — | 1 |
| (2) Number of cases in (1) in which attempts were made outside the scope of the Regulation to persuade the contact to be examined before the latter had been named on a Second Form 1— | ||
| Contacts found | 2 | 10 |
| Contacts examined | 2 | 9 |
| (3) (a) Number of those in (1) in respect of whom two or more Forms 1 were received | - | - |
| — | — | |
| - | ||
| (4) Number of those in 3 (a) who were | ||
| (a) found | — | — |
| (b) examined after persuasion | — | |
| (c) served with Form 2 | — | — |