[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Aberdeen City.

  • Aberdeen (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1938
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    '.'0„ New Cases of Venereal Infections according to Age. (All Areas) Age. XSyphilis Gono rrhoea Soft Chancre -Ffon- specific Total. Congenital Syphilis. M. p. M. F. M. F. M. F. F. M. : F. Under 1 year 4 «« _ _ 4 4 1 - 5 years 3 4 - 1 ^ - - - - 3 8 3 4 5-15 4 8 - 2 - - 2 7 6 17 4 8 15-25 35 27 121 29 3 - 41 39 200 95 5 3 25 years and up. 100 68 287 139 5 - 71 27 463 134 3 7 Total 142 111 408 i 74 8 - 114 73 672 258 15 26 x Includes cases of Congenital Syphilis. Attendances for Treatment. As will be seen from Table XI» in Appendix, the total number of attendances of cases from all areas at both Centres during 1938 was 37,612, as against 47,712 in 1937 and an average of 50,029 for the quinquennium 1933-1937. As regards the City of Aberdeen alone, the number of attendances during 1938 was also less than in preceding years, being 31,451 in 1938 as compared with 41,674 in 1937 and an average of 43,736 for the quinquennium 1933-1937. The following details show the number of defaulters and dismissals during 1938:- Number of cases who ceased to attend the centre - (a) before completing course of treatment 78 (b) after completing course of treatment, but before final tests as to cure . 60 Number of cases discharged cured 634 J772 It may be noted that the 634 cases discharged cured repredent 82 per cent, of the above total of 772. Defaulters numbering 138 form only 18 per cent, of the total. In Scotland in 1937 - the last year for which complete statistics are available - no fewer than 4,098 cases, or 43 Per cent., were defaulters. In-Patients; Appendix Table XII. shows the number of cases dealt with in hospital. During the year, 163 cases from all areas were admitted for in-patient treatment. The average number admitted during the 1933-37 quinquennium was 125. A total of 70 cases was admitted from the City as compared with an average of 52 in the preceding quinquennium. Laboratory Examinations• The total examinations carried out ’under the Joint Scheme during 1938 was 28,579, as compared with 2^,910 in 1937.