London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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48 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1930.
Table XXVIII. gives further details of the work carried
out during the year.
TABLE XXVIII.
| 1. Number of patients transferred from other areas and " lost sight of " cases returned | 16 |
| Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight of " | 131 |
| 3. Died during the year | 197 |
| 4. Number of observation cases in which period of observation exceeded 2 months | 35 |
| 5. Number of attendances at the dispensaries | 4571 |
| 6. Total number of reports, etc., made in connection with the dispensaries | 5172 |
| 7. Number of attendances at General Hospitals or Institutions of patients for:— | |
| 177 | |
| 290 | |
| 8. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given in connection with the Dispensary | 46 |
| 9. Number of consultations with Medical Pratitioners:— | |
| 118 | |
| (b.) Otherwise | 2423 |
| 10. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers at homes | 174 |
| 11. Number of visits by Health Visitors or Nurses to homes for dispensary purposes | 4747 |
| 12. Number of:— | |
| 1944 | |
| 50 | |
The number of patients who received institutional treatment
in the special beds allocated by the London County Council
for their Tuberculosis Scheme during 1980 was as follows:—
(a.) In Hospitals for observation 41
(b.) In Sanatoria 864
(c.) In Hospitals for Advanced Cases 26
Total 481
In addition to these many other patients received treatment
in private or general hospitals.
As in former years great difficulty was experienced in
arranging for the institutional treatment of advanced cases.