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32 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The total number of visits made was 2,646 in cases of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 426 in Clapham, 191 in Putney, 637 in
Streatham, 337 in Tooting, and 1,055 in Wandsworth, and 715 in
cases of other forms of Tuberculosis, 109 in Clapham, 53 in Putney,
124 in Streatham, 94 in Tooting, and 335 in Wandsworth. In
addition to these visits by the Health Visitor, 1,626 visits were
made by the Dispensary Nurse, these visits being made by the
instruction of the Tuberculosis Officer to cases under his care at the
Dispensary.
During the year 23 sputum flasks have been supplied, and
in 20 of the cases visited the patients already had one.
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During the year disinfection was carried out at 374 premises
either after the death or removal of the patient. 62 of the premises
disinfected were in Clapham, 36 in Putney, 97 in Streatham, 47 in
Touting, and 132 in Wandsworth.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The work of the two Dispensaries shows a considerable
increase on last year, and is more than in any previous year.
The number of new cases examined was 1,081, compared with
716 in 1915, 971 in 1914, and 936 in 1913. The attendances at
the two Dispensaries number 9,519, compared with 6,580 the
previous year. The increase is shared almost equally between
the two Dispensaries as will be seen in Table XXVII.