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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL CLINIC
AT
QUEEN MARY'S HOSPITAL FOR THE EAST END
DURING THE YEAR.
by Dr.F,G.Macdonald, Consultant Venereologist.
I am indebted to Dr.Macdonald for the following interesting report.
The corresponding figures for 1952 are in brackets.
The total number of patients who attended was 513 (463). This figure includes 139
who were already under treatment or observation at the beginning of the year.
New patients ( 315)
Total attendances 3308 (3285)
The diagnosis was as follows:-
Syphilis in primary or secondary stage 2 (0)
Syphilis in the early latent stage 0 (4)
Syphilis in later (non-infective) stages 16 (19)
Congenital Syphilis 10 (10)
Gonorrhoea 46 (24)
Soft Sore 1 (0)
Urethritis 38 (20)
Other Conditions 249 (199)
Cases previously treated elsewhere 18 (14)
Return Cases 24 (25)
Attention is drawn to the small but definite increase in the number of cases in the
early infective stage. A possible cause of this increase was the inflow of visitors from
overseas during the Coronation festivities.
The syphilis cases included 4 (9) pregnant women whose condition was revealed as the
results of routine ante-natal tests. One of these cases was found to be of congenital origin.
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