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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The total number of visits made was 2,771 in cases of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 526 in Clapham, 176 in Putney, 568 in
Streatham, 398 in Tooting, and 1,103 in Wandsworth, and 723 in
cases of other forms of Tuberculosis, 119 in Clapham, 40 in Putney,
133 in Streatham, 107 in Tooting, and 324 in Wandsworth. In
addition to these visits by the Health Visitor, 1,482 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 13 sputum flasks have been supplied, and
in eight of the cases visited the patients already had one.
During the year disinfection was carried out at 346 premises
either after the death or removal of the patient. 74 of the premises
disinfected were in Clapham, 13 in Putney, 98 in Streatham, 38 in
Tooting, and 123 in Wandsworth.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The work of the two Dispensaries shows a considerable
increase on previous years. The number of new cases examined
was 1,214 compared with 1,081 in 1916, 716 in 1915, 971 in 1914,
and 936 in 1913. The attendances at the two Dispensaries number
12,755 compared with 9,519 the previous year. The increase is
shared almost equally between the two Dispensaries as will be seen
in Table XXVIII.
Table XXVIII. shows the new cases divided into Tuberculous
and Non-Tuberculous for each Dispensary. These figures are the
largest in any year since the opening of the Dispensaries. The
number of examinations made was 2,032, and 306 examinations of
sputum.
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