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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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52 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
Table XXV. gives further details of the work carried out
during the year.
TABLE XXV.
| 1. | Number of patients transferred from other areas and "lost sight of" cases returned | 153 |
| 2. | Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases "lost sight of" | 225 |
| 3. | Died during the year | 175 |
| 4. | Number of cases recovered | 91 |
| 5. | Number of observation cases in which a period of observation exceeds two months | 30 |
| 6. | Number of attendances at the Dispensaries | 4815 |
| 7. | Total number of reports, etc., made in connection with the Dispensaries | 4541 |
| 8. | Number of attendances at General Hospitals or Institutions of patients for:— | |
| (a) Light treatment | 190 | |
| (b) Other special forms of treatment | 2151 | |
| 9. | Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given in connection with the Dispensary | 29 |
| 10. | Number of Personal Consultations with Medical Practitioners— | |
| (a) At Homes cf Patients | 242 | |
| (b) Otherwise | 2420 | |
| 11. | Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes | 413 |
| 12. | Number of visits by Health Visitors or Nurses to homes for Dispensary purposes | 5617 |
| 13. | Number of— | |
| (a) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined | 1412 | |
| (b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work | 247 | |
The number of patients who received institutional treatment under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme during 1938 was as follows:—
| (a.) In Hospitals for observation | 23 |
| (b.) In Sanatoria | 420 |
| (c.) In L.C.C. General Hospitals | 125 |
| 568 |
In addition to these many other patients received treatment
in private or general hospitals.
In August two Wards were opened up in St. John's Hospital,
St. John's Hill, S.W. 11, for the accommodation of Tuberculous