[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough.

  • Barnsley (England : Unitary authority). County Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Venereal Diseases : The figures for new cases attending the Barnsley Special Treatment Centre and giving addresses within the County Borough of Barnsley were :— Syphilis 7 Gonorrhoea 48 Other conditions (including 80 not requiring treatment) 170 In the absence of any return from the Royal Hospital, Sheffield, it can be assumed that no Barnsley cases (giving a Barnsley address) attended that Hospital in 1960. New cases of gonorrhoea reported in 1958 amounted to 45 and in 1959 to 60. It will be seen that the increase in the incidence of gonorrhoea reported during the last 2 years was not maintained during 1960 in Barnsley. It will also be noted that an increased number of patients suffering from non specific conditions sought advice at the Special Treatment Centre. This is a particularly satisfactory feature of these returns as it indicates that an increasing use is being made of early diagnosis and treatment as a means of combating Venereal Disease. Scabies : Figures relating to Scabies in Barnsley in 1960 are as follows :— Children Number treated 43 Number of attendances 89 Adults Number treated 29 Number of attendances 52