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Venereal Diseases
Returns from the Treatment Centre at Oldchurch Hospital
showed that new cases attending the Centre again increased but
only slightly compared with the previous year. In 1971 the
increase in the number of new cases compared with 1970 was
26%, but the relative figure for 1972 when compared with 1971
was 5.3%. Details of the number of new cases in 1972 are as
follows:-
Syphi I is - Primary and Secondary 4
— Others 1
Gonorrhoea 175
Other genital conditions 1105
Other conditions 639
1924
In 1971 there were 10newcases of syphilis, 179gonorrhoea
and 1638 other conditions.
890 of the total of 1924 cases mentioned above resided in
Havering. Returns received from other Treatment Centres in
London showed that 227 Havering residents attended as new
cases The total number of new cases from Havering included
in the returns in 1972 was therefore 1117 as follows:-
Syphilis — Primary and Secondary 3
— Other —
Gonorrhoea 95
Other genital conditions 714
Other conditions 305
The 1971 total of 1097 included 4 syphilis, 109 gonorrhoea
and 959 other conditions.
In August 1972 a V.D. Telephone Answering Service was
inaugurated inHavering to give a pre-recorded message regarding
venereal diseases, together with details of the Treatment Centre
at Oldchurch Hospital. In December, the Department of Health
and Social Security inaugurated a telephone advice service on
Venereal Diseases for the London area, which was also available
at local call rates to Havering residents Whilst the number of
calls received by the Havering service varied, it is quite apparent
that regular advertising is necessary to keep the service
constantly in use Any slackening of publicity quickly shows
in the reduced number of telephone calls received.
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