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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| Tuberculous. | Non-Tuberculous. | Totals. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| Cases— | |||||||||
| Insured | 48 | 27 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 82 |
| Non-Insured | 50 | 98 | 148 | 123 | 150 | 273 | 173 | 248 | 421 |
| Totals | 98 | 125 | 223 | 124 | 156 | 280 | 222 | 281 | 503 |
| Attendances— | |||||||||
| Insured | 687 | 232 | 919 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 688 | 241 | 929 |
| Non-Insured | 706 | 1,501 | 2,207 | 300 | 369 | 669 | 1,006 | 1,870 | 2,876 |
| Totals | 1,393 | 1,733 | 3,126 | 301 | 378 | 679 | 1,694 | 2,111 | 3,805 |
| Average Attendance Per Case. | 14.01 | 2.42 | 7.56 | ||||||
Table LXXIV. shows the number of new cases examined and
total attendances made at the two dispensaries.
| Dispensary. | Total Cases. | Total Attendances. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous. | Non-Tuberculous. | Total. | Tuberculous. | Non-Tuberculous. | Total. | |
| 129, East Hill, Wandsworth | 245 | 419 | 664 | 3,619 | 1,237 | 4,856 |
| Weir Dispensary, Balham | 134 | 173 | 307 | 2,055 | 736 | 2,801 |
| Totals | 379 | 592 | 971 | 5,674 | 1,983 | 7,657 |