London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
Tuberculosis Dispensaries
43
New cases attending the Dispensaries.
TABLE XXV.
| Recommended to attend Dispensary by | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Outside Borough. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Department | 51 | 54 | 113 | 95 | 132 | 445 | |
| Private Practitioners | 98 | 56 | 135 | 119 | 254 | 4 | 666 |
| Charitable Societies | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | |
| Other Dispensaries | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 14 | - | 56 |
| L.C.C. Schools | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | |
| Ministry of Pensions | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Existing Dispensary Patients | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 52 |
| Other Sources | 18 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 122 | 12 | 249 |
| Total | 195 | 155 | 331 | 283 | 567 | 18 | 1549 |
Contacts.—Of the 1,549 new cases examined, 521 were
contacts. 25 of these were found to be suffering from Tuberculosis.
Bacteriological Examinations.—Below is shown the number of such examinations of sputum made at the Dispensary during the past five years.
| Year. | Total number of specimens examined. | No. of specimens sent by General Practitioners and St. James' Hosptl. | No. of specimens found to contain T.B. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 1720 | 722 | 384 |
| 1924 | 1789 | 1013 | 437 |
| 1925 | 1711 | 1066 | 384 |
| 1926 | 1865 | 1210 | 404 |
| 1927 | 2087 | 1417 | 447 |
Care Committee.
Constitution.—The Tuberculosis Care Committee was appointed
by the Borough Council, and the Council's