Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table XXII. gives further details of the year's work.
TABLE XXII.
1. Number of patients under treatment or supervision (excluding persons under observation or domiciliary treatment) on the 31st December, 1923 | 1228 |
2. Total number of attendances of patients at the Dispensary during the year:— | |
Insured | 3487 |
Uninsured | 3624 |
3. Number of complete examinations of patients made | 3356 |
4. Number of persons placed during the year under observation for the purpose of diagnosis | 45 |
5. Number of cases in which the period of observation exceeded two months | 32 |
6. Number of insured patients under domiciliary treatment on 31st December, 1923 | 544 |
7. Number of reports received from Insurance Practitioners in respect of insured patients under domiciliary treatment during the year | 22 |
8. Number of persons referred to St. Thomas's Hospital for consultation | 48 |
9. Number of consultations with medical practitioners at the homes of patients:— | |
Insured | 10 |
Uninsured | 19 |
10. Number of other visits paid by Tuberculosis Officer to the homes of patients | 241 |
11. Number of visits paid by Nurses to the homes of patients | 5348 |
12. Number of specimens of sputum examined | 1720 |
13. Number of written reports made | 4516 |
Table XXIII. gives the numbers of new cases living in each
of the five sub-districts, and shows on whose recommendation they
made the first attendance.