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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VENEREAL DISEASES
| Totals | Males | Females | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYPHILIS | 1 Patients under treatment or observation on January 1st | 76 | 39 | 37 | |
| 2. Patients removed from the Register In previous years who returned during the year for treat-lent or observation of the same condition | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 3. Patients transferred from other centres after diagnosis | 6 | - | 6 | ||
| 4 Patients dealt vlth for the first time (excluding 2 and 3) suffering from:- | Syphilis, primary | 1 | 1 | - | |
| "secondary | - | - | - | ||
| " latent In the 1st year of Infection | - | - | - | ||
| "cardio-cascular of the nervous system | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| All other late or latent stages | 7 | - | 7 | ||
| Syphilis congenital: aged under 1 year | - | - | - | ||
| Syphilis congenital: (aged 1 but under 5 | - | - | - | ||
| Syphllls congenital: (aged 5 but under 15 | - | - | - | ||
| Syphilis congenital: aged 15 and over | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| TOTAL Item 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5. Patients completing treatment and/or observation | 19 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 6. Patients transferred elsewhere | - | - | - | ||
| 7. Patients not completing treatment and/or observation | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| 8. Patients under treatment or observation on December 31st (should equal Items 1 to 4 less Items 5 to 7) | 73 | 34 | 39 | ||
| GONORRHOEA | 9. Patients under treatment or observation on January 1st | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| 10. Patients removed from the register in previous years who returned during the year for treat-lent or observation of the same condition | 3 | 3 | - | ||
| U. Patients transferred from other centres after diagnosis | - | - | - | ||
| 12. Patients dealt with for the first time (excluding items 10 and 11) | 86 | 65 | 21 | ||
| 13. Patients completing treatment and/or observation | 79 | 63 | 16 | ||
| 14- Patients transferred elsewhere | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| 15- Patients not completing treatment and/or obser- vation | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 16 Patients under treatment or observation on December 31st (should equal Items 9 to 12 less Iteas 13 to 15) | 14 | 8 | 6 | ||