[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority.

  • Port Health Authority of Liverpool. n 2014184020.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Liverpool Port Health Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Venereal Diseases. A very important subject which has close association with seafaring life is the prevalence of venereal diseases. As a result of the Report of the Royal Commission, the Public Health (Venereal Diseases) Regulations were passed in 191G, which came into force in Liverpool in 1917. The object of the regulations was to ensure that the treatment ol affected persons should be carried out so as to effect their cure and to prevent the further spread of infection. The various county and borough councils were required to prepare schemes for free treatment at or in hospitals or institutions of persons suffering from these diseases. The scheme has had an extensive trial and very good results may be claimed for it. The free facilities and supply of special drugs have been fully taken advantage of by many classes of patients and their medical advisers. The accompanying graph facing page 32 shows the total number of new cases of the two principal venereal diseases year by year. The clinics operated by the Corporation during 1938 were as follows: Seamen's Dispensary (Males only). Mill Road Infirmary Special Clinic (Males and Females). Royal Infirmary (Males and Females). Edge Lane Medical Home (Females only). The following summarises the work of the treatment centres for the year 1938:— Seamen’s Dispensary Males only. fRoyal Infirmary. 1-Mill Road Infirmary Spl. Clinic. tEdge Lane Medical Home. Females only. Total. Males and Females. Males. Females. Males. Females New cases ... 2.294 74(i 224 595 472 98 4,429 Old and new patients. Total attendances 37,024 32,205 7,381 12,325 16,052 — 104,987 In-patient Days... — 3 — 8,419 8,990 7,279 24,691 t Beds for In-patients are reserved at these Institutions.