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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
TABLE XXXI.
RETURN SHOWING SOURCE OF CASES AND SUB-DISTRICTS.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Outside Borough. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Department | 40 | 18 | 84 | 117 | 88 | ... | 347 |
| London Insurance Committee | 8 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | ... | 54 |
| Private Practitioners | 12 | 8 | 28 | 53 | 73 | 1 | 175 |
| Charitable Societies | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | ... | 24 |
| Transfers from other Dispensaries | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| London County Council | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | ... | 44 |
| Existing Dispensary Patients | 20 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 248 | 1 | 349 |
| Army Medical Boards | 30 | 10 | 43 | 21 | 51 | 1 | 156 |
| Other Sources | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 44 |
| Totals | 126 | 66 | 206 | 296 | 514 | 6 | 1214 |
Towards the latter part of the year the Army Medical Boards
commenced to send recruits for examination. 156 cases were
examined, and in each instance sputum examinations were made,
86 being found to be tuberculous. In each case a report was
sent to the Medical Board. The cases sent for examination were,
of course, only possible or probable cases of tuberculosis.