§ Dame Patricia Hornsby-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give, to the nearest convenient date, the incidence of venereal disease in the Greater London area compared with that 10 years ago.
§ Sir K. JosephThe numbers of new cases attending clinics in the Greater London area in 1969 the latest date for which figures are available were:
The numbers of new cases attending clinics in the Greater London area 10 years ago in 1961 were:
Syphilis … … … 1,715 Gonorrhoea … … … 21,503 Chancroid … … … 17 Total … … … 23,235 The corresponding figures for non-gono-coccal urethritis (males only) which is not statutorily defined as a venereal disease but which is sexually transmitted, were 1969–20,495; 1961–12,345.
Syphilis … … … 1,885 Gonorrhoea … … … 17,674 Chancroid … … … 55 Total … … … 19,614