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Wandsworth 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year 2,604 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 of such
examination.
TABLE XLI.
| Clapham. | Putney. | Balham. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Whole Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria :— | |||||||
| Negative | 334 | 326 | 269 | 228 | 151 | 882 | 2190 |
| Positive | 61 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 184 | 379 |
| Enteric Fever :— | |||||||
| Negative | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| Positive | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis :— | |||||||
| Negative | 3 | 1 | 3 | -- | - | 2 | 9 |
| Positive | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Total .. | 402 | 382 | 314 | 256 | 178 | 1072 | 2604 |
Examinations of Sputum made at the Dispensary are not
included in the above figures.
Disinfection.
The total number of rooms disinfected after the occurrence
of cases of infectious disease was 3,270 :—534 in Clapham,