London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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42 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXIII.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Outside Borough. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Department | 53 | 37 | 55 | 140 | 225 | 4 | 514 |
| Private Practitioners | 62 | 23 | 52 | 64 | 156 | 6 | 363 |
| Charitable Societies | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 19 | 2 | 33 |
| Transfers from other Dispensaries | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 25 |
| London County Council | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | — | 56 |
| Existing Dispensary Patients | 18 | 2 | 16 | 32 | 28 | — | 96 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 14 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 61 |
| Other Sources | 21 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 133 | 2 | 192 |
| Totals | 183 | 91 | 165 | 281 | 605 | 15 | 1340 |
TABLE XXIV. Particulars relating to Discharged Soldiers attending at the Dispensaries.
| New Cases. | Old Cases. | Total Attendances. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculous | 36 | 301 | 1716 |
| Non-Tuberculous | 21 | 22 | 78 |
| Totals | 57 | 323 | 1794 |
632 visits were made by the Dispensary Nurses in connection
with these cases during the year.
Contacts.—Of the 1,340 new cases examined, 389 were contacts.
15 of these were found to be suffering from Tuberculosis.