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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

West Ham 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Particulars of examinations carried out on specimens
submitted by general practitioners will be found in Table III.

Table: Table III. Pathological examinations.

Table III. Pathological examinations.

For practitioners.No. of examinations.
Spirochaetes—
Gonococci6
Wassermann25
Others35
Total66

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For reference purposes the work carried out at the various
hospitals and institutions of the scheme are set out in Tables
IV. to VIII.

Table: Table VI.Venereal diseases (joint scheme). Utilisation of facilities at hostels,1937.

Table VI.

Venereal diseases (joint scheme). Utilisation of facilities at hostels,1937.

Area.No. of patients.Aggregate No. of days in residence.Percentage (days).
London County12813,91249.6
Middlesex343,99814.2
Essex202,4128.6
Surrey152,5569.1
Kent223,69113.2
Herts98513.0
Bucks96552.3
East Ham———
West Ham———
Croydon———
23728,075100%