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A Note on the Wassermann Reaction in the Blood-Serum of Male Admissions to Hanwell Mental Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

G. A. Lilly  and
E. L. Hopkins
G. A. Lilly
Affiliation:
Banstead Mental Hospital
E. L. Hopkins
Affiliation:
Hanwell Mental Hospital
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In a series of 412 cases admitted between December 20, 1923, and December 29, 1925, the blood-serum was tested, and of these, 105, or 25.48%, were found to be positive. This shows the distinctly high incidence of syphilis of I in every 4 admissions.

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Clinical Notes and Cases
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 73 , Issue 300 , January 1927 , pp. 108 - 111
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1927 
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