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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 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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VENEREAL DISEASES
| SYPHILIS | Totals | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYPHILIS. | ||||
| 1, NEW CASES OF SYPHILIS | ||||
| (i) Primary | 3 | 3 | - | |
| (ii) secondary | - | - | ||
| (iii) Latent in the first year of infection | 1 | - | 1 | |
| (iv) Cardio-vascular | - | - | - | |
| (r) of the nervous system | - | - | - | |
| (ri) All other late and latent stages | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| (rii) Congenital aged under 1 year | - | - | - | |
| (riii) " " 1 but under 5 years | - | - | - | |
| (ix) " " 5 but under 15 years | - | - | - | |
| (x) " " 15 and over | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 2. TOTAL OF LINES INCLUDED IN 1 | 19 | 11 | 8 | |
| 3. AGE GROUPS OF CASES IN ITEM 1 (i) and (ii ) ABOVE AGE GROUPS | ||||
| Onder 16 | - | - | • | |
| 16 and 17 | - | - | - | |
| 18 and 19 | - | - | - | |
| 20-24 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 26 and over | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 4. CASES TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER CENTRES IN ENGLA1V AND WALES AFTER DIAGNOSIS | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 5. CASES IN WHICH TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION WERE COMPLETED | - | - | - | |
| GONORRHOEA | 6. NEW CASES OF GONORRHOEA | 105 | 75 | 30 |
| 7. AGE GROUPS OF CASES IN ITEM 6 ABOVE AGE GROUPS | ||||
| Onder 16 | - | - | - | |
| 16 and 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 18 and 19 | 15 | 8 | 7 | |
| 20 - 24 | 38 | 31 | 7 | |
| 25 and over | 44 | 35 | 9 | |
| 8. CASES TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER CENTRES IN ENGLAND AND WALES AFTER DIAGNOSIS | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 9- CASES IN WHICH TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION WERE COMPLETED | 68 | 58 | 10 |