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QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITALSPECIAL
TREATMENT CENTRE
Report by Director, Dr. F. G. MacDonald, for the year 1945
The centre was opened on September 18th, 1944, the staff
consisting of the Director, a whole-time sister and a whole-time
orderly. The Director attends for 12 hours each week. This
is divided into six sessions of 2 hours each—3 male and 3
female. The centre is also open at certain times every day,
except Sunday, for patients requiring intermediate treatment.
Pathological specimens are dealt with according to their
nature. Those requiring dark ground examinations are examined
at the centre. Smears and cultures are identified in the
Pathological Department of the hospital. Blood specimens are
at present sent to one of the E.M.S. Laboratories.
The following statistics are sent to the Medical Officer of
Health:
Monthly attendances.
Copy of the quarterly return to the Ministry showing
the cases of early infective syphillis and gonorrhoea.
Copy of the Annual Return to the Ministry, which
embodies complete statistics of attendances, by
diagnosis and by area, and all work done.
Owing to the increased attendances of female patients and
the longer time it takes to examine and give treatment to a
woman compared with a man, it was found advisable a few
months ago to engage a staff nurse to work with the sister.
There is evidence that, if the Director were available at
more sessions, the number of new patients would increase still
more. Not infrequently it happens that intending patients apply
for advice or treatment outside the advertised sessions. They
do not always attend again when invited to do so at an
appropriate time.
The Year 1945-
Director Intermediate Totals
3,272 (411) 1,263 4,535
Director—patients seen by the Director.
Intermediate—patients attending for intermediate treatment
only.
New patients are shown in brackets.
Total Attendances by Areas for 1945—
West Ham East Ham Essex L.C.C. Other Areas
2,654 173 1,296 405 7
Total 4,535.
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