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Wandsworth 1940

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

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29
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
There are two Dispensaries in the Borough and sessions are
held on the days and at the times shown below.
(a) At the Main Dispensary, Municipal Buildings, Fairfield
Street, Wandsworth, which serves the areas Putney, Southfield,
Fairfield, Springfield and North Clapham.
Monday: Morning and afternoon.
Tuesday: Evening (7 p.m.) for those at work.
Thursday: Morning.
Saturday: Morning (for school children).
(b) At the Branch Dispensary, 11, Gosberton Road,
Balham, which serves the areas Streatham, Tooting, Balham
and South Clapham.
Tuesday: Morning and afternoon.
Thursday: Evening (7 p.m.) for those at work.
Friday: Morning.
The evening sessions at both Dispensaries were discontinued
during November and December owing to the sparse attendance
due to air raids.
New Cases in 1940. The following Table shows the number
of new cases which attended during the year, classified into adults
and children and according to the diagnosis arrived at.

TABLE IX.

TuberculosisSuspected Tuberculosis.Ncn Tuberculous.Totals.
Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.
AdultsMale1321014238401581
Female1171012726231384
ChildrenMale268589102
Female12357583
Totals25228280747961150