Venereal disease in England and Wales.

Immigration and venereal disease in England and Wales.

It is traditional to blame the spread of venereal diseases on immigrants as the theories on the early dissemination of syphilis in Europe and elsewhere bear witness. Nevertheless, male immigrants, removed as they are from the restraining influences of the home and of normal female partners, are certainly more prone to contract these infections than are those of the same age group in the host co...

The Prevalence of Syphilis in England and Wales on the Eve of the Great War: Re-visiting the Estimates of the Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases 1913–1916

Public fears of widespread venereal disease led in 1913 to the appointment of The Royal Commission on Venereal Diseases (RCVD). In 1916 its Final Report offered only a single cautious and somewhat imprecise summary statement about the likely prevalence of venereal diseases in England and Wales. Although the significance of contemporary attitudes to venereal disease has attracted a good deal of ...

The problem of gonorrhoea with special reference to England and Wales.

Age Group and Country of Origin of Cases of Gonorrhoea in England and Wales: with a Comparison of the Incidence of Gonorrhoea in Denmark.

Denmark, like England, is a small country, and yet the extensive influence she wields far exceeds her size. Particularly does this apply to the field of venereology. It is regarded, therefore, as a particular privilege to speak in this great city of Copenhagen which, with its State Serum Institute and Neisseria Centre contributing to the technical aspects of diagnosis throughout the world, and ...

Diagnostic, treatment, and reporting criteria for non-specific genital infection in sexually transmitted disease clinics in England and Wales. 2: Treatment and reporting criteria.

The current methods of treating and reporting non-specific genital infection (NSGI) are described. The most commonly used drug was tetracycline in one or other form. Epidemiological treatment was widely used, particularly for female sexual contacts. There was considerable variation in the reporting criteria for the quarterly returns. The establishment of acceptable and uniform criteria for noti...

Study of STD clinic attenders in England and Wales, 1978. 2. Patterns of diagnosis.

A study of diagnostic patterns in patients attending sexually transmitted disease clinics in England and Wales during 1978 showed that homosexuals contributed 10% of all male cases but 15% of gonococcal infections. In heterosexual and homosexual men only 6% of disease episodes included more than one positive diagnosis compared with 16% in women. One or more diseases occurred concurrently in ov...