Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VENEREAL DISEASES.
Return relating to nil persons who were treated at the Treatment Centre at Special Clinic, General Hospital, Croydon, during the year ended the 31st December, 1951.
Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Totals | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | Ttls. | |
Number of patients on 1st January under treatment or observation | 49 | 84 | 1 | - | 18 | 46 | 68 | 130 | 198 |
2. Number of patients removed from the register during any previous year which returned during the year under report for treatment or observation of the same infection | - | - | - | - | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 38 |
3.Number of patients dealt with for the first time during the year under report (exclusive of those under Item 4) suffering from:— (a) Syphilis, primary | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 8 |
(b) „ secondary | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
(c) „ latent in 1st year of infection | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 9 |
1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
(e) ,, of the nervous system | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 8 |
(f) ,, all other late or latent stages | 6 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
(g) „ congenital (under 1 year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(h) ,, ,, (over 1 year) | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
(i) Gonorrhoea | - | - | 32 | 6 | - | - | 32 | 6 | 38 |
Other conditions :— (j) Chancroid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(k) Lymphogranuloma inguinale | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(l) Granuloma venereum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(m) Non-gonococcal urethritis(males only) | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | 51 | - | 51 |
(n) Any other conditions requiring treatment | - | - | - | - | 25 | 81 | 25 | 81 | 106 |
(o) Conditions not requiring treatment | - | - | - | - | 201 | 505 | 201 | 505 | 706 |
(p) Conditions remaining undiagnosed at 31st December | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
4. Number of patients dealt with for the first time who have been transferred from other Centres (civil or Service) or from practitioners ap proved under Ministry of Health Circular 2226 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Totals op Items I, 2, 3 and 4 | 77 | 109 | 33 | 6 | 317 | 652 | 427 | 767 | 1194 |
5.Number of patients suffering from syphilis and gonorrhoea discharged after completion of treatment and the final tests of cure, or who were diagnosed as "other conditions " | 35 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 307 | 621 | 363 | 655 | 1023 |
Number of patients suffering from :— | |||||||||
(a) Syphilis who defaulted after completion of treatment, but before final discharge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) Gonorrhoea who defaulted before 3 months | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(c) Gonorrhoea who defaulted after 3 months | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of patients who ceased to attend Wore completion of treatment and were suffering from:— (a) Acquired syphilis of less than 1 year's duration | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
(b) Acquired syphilis of more than 1 year's duration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(c) Congenital syphilis (under 1 year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(d) ,, ,, (over 1 year) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(e) Gonorrhoea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Number of patients under treatment or observationknown to have died :— (a) From syphilis . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(b) From treatment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
(c) From other causes | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Totals of Items 5, 6, 7 and 8 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 4 | 307 | 621 | 370 | 656 | 1026 |