[Report 1974] / Medical Officer of Health, Guernsey.

  • Guernsey (Channel Islands). Council.
Date:
1974
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    Special Treatment Clinic—Male Section 1974 Venereologist: Dr- J. E. T. Strickland, MB, BS, MRCS, LRCP. 1974 1973 1972 1. Number of attendances 974 1003 1114 2. New infections 194 176 211 Syphilis 2 1 1 Contracted locally 1 1 I J 9 elsewhere 1 A Gonorrhoea 66 45 68 Contracted locally 38 36 28 yy elsewhere 28 9 40 Non specific venereal conditions 93 97 95 Contracted locally 54 87 56 y y elsewhere 39 10 39 Non veneral conditions 33 33 47 Contracted locally 21 32 28 y y elsewhere 12 1 19 3. Reinfections 13 15 9 4. Total cases receiving treatment during year 214 199 229 5. Discharges during the year 196 179 206 Syphilis ~ 2 2 Gonorrhoea 67 46 71 Non specific venereal conditions 91 96 92 Non venerea] conditions 36 37 41 Discharges as a percentage of total cases 92% 90% 90% 6. Classifications by condition—new infections Syphilis G.C. NS.V NV Total % Local persons 1 38 54 21 114 59 Visiting seamen — 3 7 1 11 6 Imported labour hotel staff 1 18 26 9 54 28 horticulture 3 2 1 6 3 other — 4 4 1 9 4 Totals 2 66 93 33 194 % i 34 48 17 100 7. Classification by age group—new infections — Age groups Ui ider 16 16-19 20-29 30-39 40 + T otal % Syphilis — 1 ___ 1 — 2 1 Gonorrhoea — 7 58 1 — 66 34 N.S.V. — 21 64 6 2 93 48 N.V. 1 17 6 9 — 33 17 Totals 1 46 128 17 2 194 % i 231 66 9 1 100