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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
Merton 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Rubella antibody titre negative 20
Rubella antibody titre 1 : 16 8
Rubella antibody titre 1 : 32 27
Rubella antibody titre 1 : 64 27
Rubella antibody titre 1 : 128 19
Rubella antibody titre 1 : 256 9
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On the advice of the pathologist, titres of 1:16 and below were
regarded as negative.
Results of all the blood tests were notified to the patients and
their general practitioners, and the 28 women who were seronegative
were advised to approach their doctors for vaccination against rubella.
We are indebted to Dr. Fleck and his staff at the Public Health
Laboratory, St. George's Hospital, S.W.17, for undertaking examination
of the sera for antibody estimation.
Smallpox
From 28th July, 1971, on the advice of the Department of Health
and Social Security, vaccination against smallpox was deleted from the
schedule of recommended routine procedures in early childhood.
SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED DISEASES
The table below is compiled from figures supplied by the clinics listed and shows the number of patients resident in Merton who were treated for the first time in 1972:—
| Clinic | Number of new cases seen during year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all Conditions | Syphilis | Gonorrhea | Other Genital Infections | Other Conditions | |||
| Primary & Secondary | Other | ||||||
| Croydon General Hospital | 64 | - | - | 6 | 44 | 14 | |
| Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| London Hospital | 17 | - | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | |
| Middlesex Hospital | 111 | - | 1 | 13 | 51 | 46 | |
| St. Bartholmew's Hospital | 52 | 1 | - | 5 | 36 | 10 | |
| St. Helier Hospital | 552 | 2 | - | 38 | 397 | 115 | |
| St. Thomas's Hospital | 75 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 47 | 11 | |
| Westminster Hospital | 29 | - | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | |
| Totals | 900 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 604 | 209 | |
In comparison with the figures for 1971, new cases of syphilis remained
the same at 9, new cases of gonorrhoea at 78 were 10 fewer
and other cases were 16 less than in 1971.
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