The London Lock Hospital was the first venereal disease clinic, being the most famous and first of the Lock Hospitals opening on January 31st1747. The 'Lock Hospitals' were developed for the treatment of syphilis following the end of the use of lazar hospitals, as leprosy declined.[1][2] Sexually-transmitted infections (STIs), also known as sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), are diseases that are commonly transmitted between partners through some form of sexual activity, most commonly vaginal intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Syphilis (historically called lues) is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is caused by a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum. ... A leper colony is a place to quarantine people with leprosy from the rest of the population. ... For the malady found in the Hebrew Bible, see the article Tzaraath. ...
It later developed maternity & gynaecology services before being incorporated into the National Health Service in 1948 and it finally closed in 1953. The logo of the NHS for England. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...
Continuation of the name
The memory of the hospital continues with the London Lock Hospital Memorial Prize in Sexually Transmitted Diseases which was established by bequest in 1965, by an old student and staff member of the school. It is awarded annually to final year medical students.[3] 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
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