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Wandsworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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40 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1937.
are free. Ambulances are also provided by the same Authority
for the conveyance of other cases on payment.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 3,424 bacteriological examinations were
made at the Lister Institute.
The following Table shows the number of examinations
in each sub-district and for the whcle Borough, also the disease
for which the examination was made, and the result.
TABLE XVI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria:— | |||||||
| Negative | 329 | 375 | 361 | 659 | 522 | 769 | 3015 |
| Positive | 34 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 45 | 54 | 194 |
| Enteric Fever:— | |||||||
| Negative | 2 | 13 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 31 |
| Positive | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Other Diseases:— | |||||||
| Negative | 5 | 3 | 59 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 85 |
| Positive | 3 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 92 |
| Total | 374 | 440 | 461 | 721 | 584 | 844 | 3424 |
Examinations of Sputum made at the Dispensary are not
included in the above figures.