[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1943
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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VENEREAL DISEASES. The attendances of Somerset cases at the various clinics for the past three years have been as follows:— Clinic. New Cases. Attendances. 1941 1942 1943 Increase or decrease during 1943. 1 1941 1942 1943 Increase or decrease during 1943. Bath 37 (17) 59 (30) 79 (48) + 20 442 440 664 +224 Bristol ... 45 (20) 87 (27) 92 (45) + 5 640 910 1,001 + 91 Taunton 43 (27) 47 (25) 92 (37) + 45 1,169 1,348 1,337 - 11 Yeovil ... 56 (34) 78 (34) 141 (80) + 63 729 909 998 + 89 Bridgwater 42 (19) 103 (64) 143 (80) + 40 589 772 1,049 +277 Frome ... 7 (5) 41 (24) 67 (30) + 26 332 428 550 + 122 Minehead 8 (6) 13 (8) 22 (16) + 9 86 85 178 + 93 Weston-super-Mare ... 60 (27) 64 (43) 83 (63) + 19 1,233 1,028 1,303 +275 All Clinics 298(155) 492(255) 719(399) +227 5,220 5,920 7,080 + 1,160 The table now distinguishes between the cases which are definitely venereal and those non- venereal who attended for investigation and diagnosis, the second group figures being in brackets. It will be seen that the figures show a material increase both in cases and attendances. The increases are both for gonorrhoea and for syphilis. During the year the following examinations were made:— Samples. For Clinics and Hospitals. For Medical Practitioners. Total. Wasserman 794 597 1,391 Gonococcus 7 17 24 Spirochetes Fixation and other 2 0 2 tests 300 20 320 1,103 634 1,737
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