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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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Of the 106 certificates, 90 were received from Superintending
Officers of the Wandsworth Union, three from Relieving Officers,
five from Oueen Mary's Hospital, Carshalton, two from the Croydon
Union, two from the Chelsea Workhouse, and one each from Bradford
Workhouse, Exeter Workhouse, St. Pancras Workhouse and
Paddington Infirmary.
Of the 90 certificates from Superintending Officers in the
Wandsworth Union, 35 were received from the St. James's Infirmary,
45 from the Tooting Home, and 10 from the Union Workhouse.
The 106 certificates received related to 97 cases, nine cases
having been notified twice.
20 cases were notified as having gone to addresses in Clapham,
two to Putney, 20 to Streatham, 13 to Tooting, and 42 to Wandsworth.
Four cases in Clapham and four in Wandsworth were
•discharged to Common Lodging Houses.
Notification of Cases under Tuberculosis in Hospitals
Regulations, 1911.
The above Regulations came into force on the 1st May, 1911,
and applied to all hospitals, dispensaries, or similar Institutions
for the treatment of the sick which are partially or wholly supported
otherwise than by the contributions of the persons treated therein
or of their relatives or guardians, and otherwise than from rates
and taxes.
During the year, 187 cases were notified, 51 relating to persons
residing in Clapham, 15 in Putney, 50 in Streatham, 23 in Tooting,
and 48 in Wandsworth.
Of the 187 cases, two were from one to five years, 20 from five
to 15 years, 44 from 15 to 25 years, 106 from 25 to 45 years, 14 from
45 to 65 years, and one over 65 years.
From the following Table it will be seen that 161 cases were
notified once, 23 twice, and three three times, making a total of
216 notifications received.