Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 83 pages of information about Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922).

Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 83 pages of information about Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922).

PART II.—­PREVALENCE OF VENEREAL DISEASE IN NEW ZEALAND.

Section 1.—­Medical Statistics (A):  Medical Practitioners, Special
Returns from, Cases reported, Gonorrhoea and Syphilis:  Chancroid;
Prevalence.  Clinic Statistics (B):  Department of Health Data; Clinic
Distribution; Age Distribution; Marital Condition.  Mental Hospital
Statistics (C):  Syphilis and Dementia Paralytica; Computations as to
Prevalence of Syphilis based on Fournier’s Estimate.  Incidence among
Maoris (D):  Early Days, Miscarriages; Prevalence at Present, Origin. 
Death-certificates (E):  Two Certificates, one for Relatives, other for
Registrar; British Empire Statistical Conference, Resolutions passed;
Committee’s Conclusion 9

Section 2.—­Causes of the Prevalence of Venereal Diseases in New
Zealand:  Infected Individuals, neglect to undergo or continue Treatment;
Chiropractors; Herbalists:  Overseas Introduction; Promiscuous Sexual
Intercourse; Professional Prostitution; Police Evidence; “Amateur”
Prostitution; Social Distribution; Extra-marital Sexual Intercourse,
Result of; Parental Control; Sex Education; Housing and Living
Conditions; Hostels, Advantages of; Moral Imbeciles, Danger from;
Delayed Marriages; Alcohol; Accidental Infections; Dances; Cinema;
Returned Soldiers 11

PART III.—­BEST MEANS OF COMBATING AND PREVENTING VENEREAL DISEASES.

Section 1.—­Education and Moral Control:  Chastity, Value of;
Relationship between Sexes; Infected Persons, Responsibility; Church and
Press influence; Parents duty to Children; Pamphlet for Parents; Sex
Hygiene in Schools, Mode of Teaching; School Mothers, Value of, in
Girls’ School; Instruction in Sex Hygiene; Adolescents; Moral Standard,
Value of 12

Section 2.—­Clinics for the Treatment of Venereal Disease:  Distribution; Work performed; Male and Female Attendance; Locality of Clinics; Hours of Attendance; Lady Doctors; Supply of Apparatus and Drugs for certain Cases; Advertising Clinics; Extension of Clinics; Training at Clinics for Nurses, Students, &c.; Cases attending until non-infective; Male and Female; Lady Patrols; Social Hygiene Society, Work of; Laboratories and Free Treatment:  Complement Fixation Test for Gonorrhoea 14 Page Section 3.—­Licensed Brothels:  Observations on; Dangers of Infection from; Statistics; North European Conference’s Resolution; Flexner’s Views; American Opinion. 15

Section 4.—­Exclusion of Venereal Cases from Overseas:  Health Act, 1920, Provisions; Attendances at Clinics; Recommendations; Immigration Restriction Act and Syphilis. 16

Section 5.—­Prophylaxis:  Packet System; Early Treatment; Inter-departmental Committee on Infectious Diseases, Conclusions; Notices in Public Conveniences; Prophylaxis, Efficiency of 16

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