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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Dispensaries. 51
The districts of the Borough in which these 1,516 persons
resided, together with the authorities who recommended them
to attend, are given in Table XXIII.
TABLE XXIII.
| Recommended to attend Dispensary by | Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Department | 90 | 43 | 56 | 52 | 79 | 112 | 432 |
| Private Practitioners | 63 | 49 | 42 | 53 | 58 | 129 | 394 |
| Charitable Societies | 16 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 86 | 197 |
| Other Dispensaries | 55 | 29 | 24 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 245 |
| L.C.C. Schools | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ministry of Pensions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Existing Dispensary Patients | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 24 |
| Other Sources | 14 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 34 | 104 | 219 |
| Totals | 239 | 178 | 172 | 175 | 254 | 498 | 1,516 |
Contacts.—Of the 1,516 new cases examined, 495 were
contacts. 25 of these were found to be suffering from Tuberculosis.
Dispensary Register.—Table XXIV. shows the number
of cases remaining on the Dispensary Register at the end of the
year compared with the number at the end of the previous year.
TABLE XXIV.
| Tuberculosis | Remaining 31st Dec., 1937 | New Cases | Removed from Register | Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 1147 | 392 | 409 | 1130 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 259 | 67 | 82 | 244 |
| Suspected cases | 49 | 123 | 127 | 45 |
| Totals | 1455 | 582 | 618 | 1419 |
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