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Wandsworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
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TABLE XXI.
ANNUAL RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE DISPENSARIES DURING THE YEAR 1927.
| Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Totals. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||
| m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | m | f | |
| A. New Cases examined during the year (excluding contacts) | ||||||||||||
| (a.) Definitely Tuberculous | 121 | 85 | 2 | - | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 128 | 94 | 11 | 6 |
| (b.) Doubtfully Tuberculous | - | 27 | 33 | 7 | 11 | |||||||
| (c.) Non-Tuberculous | - | - | - | -- | - | 66 | 149 | 203 | 248 | |||
| B. Contacts examined during the year :— | ||||||||||||
| (a.) Definitely Tuberculous | 9 | 13 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| (b.) Doubtfully Tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
| (c.) Non-Tuberculous | - | - | - | - | - | __ | - | 73 | 128 | 141 | 146 | |
| C. Cases written off Dispensary Register as :— | ||||||||||||
| (a.) Cured | 53 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 63 | 49 | 25 | 28 |
| (b.) Diagnosis not confirmed, including cancellation of Cases notified in error | - | - | - | 199 | 292 | 354 | 399 | |||||
| D. Number of persons on Dispensary Register on December 31st:— | ||||||||||||
| (a.) Diagnosis completed | 534 | 363 | 16 | 21 | 63 | 50 | 78 | 67 | 597 | 413 | 94 | 88 |
| (b.) Diagnosis not completed | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||