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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 153
The non-insured cases of Tuberculosis showed more females than
males, with a higher average attendance for the females.
593 non-tuberculous cases made 1,350 attendances, an average
of 2.28 attendances per case. These attendances were made for
the purpose of diagnosis and observation.
| Cases. | Attendances. | Case Attendance. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | |
| Tuberculous Cases— | |||||||||
| Insured | 80 | 56 | 136 | 1340 | 384 | 1724 | 16.75 | 6.86 | 12.68 |
| Non-Insured | 78 | 129 | 207 | 759 | 1669 | 2428 | 9.73 | 10.94 | 11.73 |
| Totals | 158 | 185 | 343 | 2099 | 2053 | 4152 | 13.22 | 11.10 | 12.10 |
| Non-Tuberculous Cases— Insured | 24 | 23 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 2.00 | 2.09 | 2.04 |
| Non-insured | 223 | 323 | 546 | 528 | 726 | 1254 | 2.37 | 2.25 | 2.29 |
| Total | 247 | 346 | 593 | 576 | 774 | 1350 | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.28 |
| Totals— | |||||||||
| Insured | 104 | 79 | 183 | 1388 | 432 | 1820 | 13.34 | 5.47 | 9.95 |
| Non-Insured | 301 | 452 | 753 | 1287 | 2395 | 3682 | 4.27 | 5.30 | 4.89 |
| Totals | 405 | 531 | 936 | 2675 | 2827 | 5502 | 6.60 | 5.32 | 5.88 |