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Wandsworth 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 3,128 bacteriological examinations were
made at the Lister Institute.
The following Table shows the number of examinations
in each sub-district and for the whole Borough, also the disease
for which the examination was made, and the result.

TABLE XVII.

Clapham.Putney.Balham.Streatham.Tooting.Wandsworth..Whole Borough..
Diphtheria :—
Negative3423895306502417942946
Positive261532261851168
Enteric Fever :—
Negative1522313
Positive1---~-1
Total3704095646782598483128

Examinations of Sputum made at the Dispensary are not
included in the above figures.