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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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GONORRHOEA
SYPHILIS
VENEREAL DISEASES
| 1. New Cases of Syphilis | Totals | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Primary | 3 | 3 | - |
| (ii) Secondary | 1 | - | 1 |
| (iii) TOTAL OF LINES 1 (i) and 1 (ii) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| (iv) Latent in the first year of infection | 1 | 1 | - |
| (v) Cardio-vascular | - | - | - |
| (vi) Of the nervpus system | 2 | 2 | - |
| (vii) All other late and latent stages | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| (viii) Congenital, aged under 1 year | - | - | - |
| (ix) Congenital, aged 1 but under 5 years | - | - | - |
| (x) Congenital, aged 5 but under 15 years | - | - | - |
| (xi) Congenital','aged 15 and over | 4 | - | 4 |
| (xii) TOTAL OF LINES 1 (Hi) to 1 (xi) | 28 | 15 | 13 |
| 2. Age Groups of Cases in Item 1 (i) & 1 (ii) Above | |||
| (i) Under 16 | - | - | - |
| (ii) 16 and 17 | - | - | - |
| (iii) 18 and 19 | - | - | - |
| (iv) 20 - 24 | 1 | 1 | - |
| (v) 25 and over | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. Cases Transferred from other Centres in England | |||
| and Wales after Diagnosis | - | - | - |
| 4. Cases in Which Treatment and Observation were Completed | 7 | 7 | - |
| 5. New Cases of Gonorrhoea | |||
| (i) Post-pubertal infections | 150 | 110 | 40 |
| (ii) Vulvo-vaginitis | 1 | - | 1 |
| (iii) Ophthalmia neonatorum | - | - | - |
| (iv) TOTAL OF LINES 5 (i) to 5 (iii) | 151 | 110 | 41 |
| 6. Age Groups of Cases in Item 5 (i) Above | |||
| (i) Under 16 | 1 | 1 | - |
| (ii) 16 and 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (iii) 18 and 19 | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| (iv) 20 -.24 | 61 | 48 | 13 |
| (v) 25 and over | 69 | 53 | 16 |
| 7. Cases Transferred from Other Centres in England and Wales after Diagnosis | – | – | – |
| 8. Cases in Which Treatment and Observation were Completed | 82 | 70 | 12 |