Table.
Numbers of women treated for syphilis in United Kingdom, 1994-7. Numbers detected by antenatal screening in parentheses
| Detail | Congenitally transmissible* | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 31 (27) | 108 (94) | 139 (121) |
| Diagnostic category: | |||
| Primary syphilis | 1 (1) | — | 1 (1) |
| Secondary syphilis | 4 (3) | — | 4 (3) |
| Early latent syphilis | 26 (23) | — | 26 (23) |
| Late latent syphilis | — | 84 (71) | 84 (71) |
| Treated syphilis | — | 10 (10) | 10 (10) |
| Other† or uncategorised | — | 14 (13) | 14 (13) |
| Location‡: | |||
| Thames region | 20 (17) | 81 (68) | 101 (85) |
| Elsewhere in UK | 11 (10) | 27 (26) | 38 (36) |
| Ethnic group of mother§: | |||
| White | 11 (11) | 22 (22) | 33 (33) |
| Black Caribbean | 2 (2) | 24 (20) | 26 (22) |
| Black African | 2 (2) | 39 (33) | 41 (35) |
| Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi | 8 (7) | 5 (5) | 13 (12) |
| Chinese | 2 (1) | 4 (3) | 6 (4) |
| Other | 5 (4) | 10 (8) | 15 (12) |
| Not known | 1 (0) | 4 (3) | 5 (3) |
| Country of birth of mother¶: | |||
| UK | 9 (8) | 18 (18) | 27 (26) |
| Rest of Europe | 4 (4) | 2 (2) | 6 (6) |
| Russia | — | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
| Africa | 3 (3) | 42 (36) | 45 (39) |
| Caribbean | 1 (1) | 21 (17) | 22 (18) |
| Indian subcontinent | 6 (3) | 3 (3) | 9 (6) |
| Other Asia | 6 (6) | 13 (11) | 19 (17) |
| North America | — | 1 (0) | 1 (0) |
| South America | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | 5 (5) |
| Not known | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) |
UK=United Kingdom.
*
Primary, secondary, and early latent syphilis (definite or likely).
†
Other includes cases of maternal congenital syphilis (2), non-venereal treparomatoses (5).
‡
National proportion of births to mothers in the Thames region=24% (data from Office for National Statistics).
§
National proportion of women aged 15-44 years of non-white ethnic groups=6.5% (1991 census).
¶
National percentage of births born to mothers themselves born abroad=13% (data from Office for National Statistics).