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Wandsworth 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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56 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1938.
TABLE XXVII.
| Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries. | Condition at end of 1938. | Total cases where condition is known. | Removed and lost sight of. | Total cases who have attended. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged as cured. | Disease arrested. | Disease not arrested. | Died. | ||||||
| Non-Pumonary Tuberculosis. Bones and Joints | Adults, M. | 57 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 115 | 313 | 174 | 487 |
| Adults, F. | 28 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 62 | ||||
| Children | 78 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 136 | ||||
| Abdominal | Adults, M. | 13 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 105 | 75 | 180 |
| Adults, F. | 16 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 34 | ||||
| Children | 32 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 47 | ||||
| Peripheral Glands | Adults, M. | 24 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 368 | 170 | 538 |
| Adults, F. | 45 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 68 | ||||
| Children | 222 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 264 | ||||
| Other Organs. | Adults, M. | 22 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 41 | 138 | 67 | 205 |
| Adults, F. | 23 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 61 | ||||
| Children | 11 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 36 | ||||