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Wandsworth 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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42
TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARIES.
The times at which Sessions are held at the two Tuberculosis
Dispensaries are as follows:—
(a.) At the Main Dispensary, 79, East Hill, Wandsworth,
which serves the areas Putney, Southfield, Fairfield, Springfield
and North Clapham :—
Monday : Morning and Afternoon.
Tuesday : Evening (7 p.m.), for those at work.
Thursday : Morning and Afternoon.
Saturday : Morning (for school children).
(b.) At the Branch Dispensary, 114, Gosberton Road'
Balham, which serves the areas Streatham, Tooting, Balham
and South Clapham :—
Tuesday : Morning and Afternoon.
Thursday : Evening (7 p.m.), for those at work.
Friday: Morning.
New Cases in 1934.—The following Table shows the number
of new cases which attended during the year classified into
adults and children and according to the diagnosis arrived at.
| Tuberculous. | Suspected Tuberculosis | Non-Tuber-culous | Totals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||||
| — | |||||||
Included in the above are 53 cases who were either
transferred from other Districts where they had been under
treatment or had re-appeared after having been removed from
the Dispensary Register.