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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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| Totals | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. LOCALITIES IN WHICH INFECTIONS TOOK PLACE | |||
| (i) Primary or secondary Syphilis | |||
| (a) In locality of Centre | - | - | - |
| (b) Elsewhere in Great Britain and* | |||
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 2 | - |
| (c) Outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland | - | . | . |
| (d) Not known | 1 | 1 | - |
| (ii) Gonorrhœa | |||
| (a) In locality of Centre | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| (b) Elsewhere in Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 32 | 23 | 9 |
| (c) Outside Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 6 | 6 | - |
| (d) Not known | 49 | 36 | 13 |
| 16. ATTENDANCES AND DIAGNOSES OF CONTACTS | |||
| (i) Contact slips issued to patients with (a) syphilis, primary and secondary | - | - | - |
| (b) Gonorrhœa | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| (ii) Contacts attending with | |||
| (a) syphilis, primary and secondary | - | - | - |
| (b) Gonorrhœa | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| (c) Other conditions | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 17. TOTAL ATTENDANCES OF ALL PATIENTS | |||
| (i) Syphilis | 824 | 585 | 239 |
| (ii) Gonorrhœa | 444 | 275 | 169 |
| (Hi) Other conditions | 2. 533 | 1,708 | 825 |
| (ir) ALL CONDITIONS (TOTAL OF 17(i). (ii) and (iii) | 3,801 | 2, 568 | 1,233 |
| 18. Cultures for the Gonococcus | 446 | 8 | 438 |
Services Rendered at the Treatment Centre during the Year showing the Areas in «hich Patients dealt with for the First Time (Items 2, 6 and 11) resided.
| County, County Borough (England and Vales) and Others | Syphilis | Gonorrhœa | Other Conditions | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon | 14 | 67 | 325 | 406 |
| Surrey | 2 | 18 | 124 | 144 |
| Kent | 1 | 7 | 50 | 58 |
| London | 2 | 13 | 46 | 61 |
| Totals (to agree with Items 2,6 and 11) | 19 | 105 | 545 | 669 |