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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
| 1913 Cases. | 1914 Cases. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposed of in 1913. | Disposed of in 1914. | Disposed of in 1914. | ||
| Under no treatment:— | ||||
| Discharged recovered | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| Lack of interest in treatment | 13 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| Lost sight of | 4 | 30 | – | 34 |
| Left the Borough | 35 | 22 | 39 | 96 |
| Died | 15 | 43 | 41 | 99 |
| Totals | 73 | 98 | 86 | 257 |
| 171 | ||||
| Under treatment:— | ||||
| At Dispensaries | 146 | 154 | 300 | |
| In Sanatoria | 8 | 47 | 55 | |
| At Hospitals | 10 | 19 | 29 | |
| In Poor Law Institutions | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| By Medical Practitioners | 10 | 68 | 78 | |
| Totals | 176 | 293 | 469 | |
| Grand Totals | *347 | 379 | 726 | |
* Includes four cases included with the Non-Tuberculous in 1913 who have
developed tuberculosis during 1914.
The former includes 10 discharged as recovered, 148 who have
left the Borough or lost interest in treatment, and 99 who have died.
The 10 discharged as recovered suffered from the disease
several years ago and showed no evidence of the disease when discharged.