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Wandsworth 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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77
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 1,222 bacteriological examinations were
made at the Lister Institute.
The following Table shows the number of examinations in
each sub-district and for the whole Borough, also the disease for
which the examination was made, and the result in each case.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria :— | |||||||
| Enteric Fever | |||||||
| — | I | — | |||||
| 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| Tuberculosis :— | |||||||
| — | 1 | — | |||||
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Total |
Examinations of Sputum made at the Tuberculosis Dispensary
are not included in the above figures.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 4,141 :—687 in Clapham, 315
in Putney, 641 in Balham, 570 in Streatham, 545 in Tooting, and
1,383 in Wandsworth.
Two public and two private elementary schools were also
disinfected for infectious diseases.