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Wandsworth 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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50 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1935.

Table: Table XXVI gives further details of the work carried out during the year.TABLE XXVI.

Table XXVI gives further details of the work carried out during the year.

TABLE XXVI.

1. Number of patients transferred from other areas and " lost sight of " cases returned106
2. Number of patients transferred to other areas and cases " lost sight of "200
3. Died during the year163
4. Number of cases recovered79
5. Number of observation cases in which a period of observation exceeded two months26
6. Number of attendances at the Dispensaries4933
7. Total number of reports, etc., made in connection with the Dispensaries4999
8. Number of attendances at General Hospitals or Institutions of patients for— (a) Light treatment249
(b) Other special forms of treatment1190
9. Number of patients to whom Dental Treatment was given in connection with the Dispensary18
10. Number of Personal Consultations with Medical Practitioners-fa) At Homes of Patients274
(b) Otherwise1471
11. Number of other visits by Tuberculosis Officers to Homes312
12. Number of visits by Health Visitors or Nurses to homes for Dispensary purposes4238
13. Number of— (a) Specimens of Sputum, etc., examined1367
(b) X-ray examinations made in connection with Dispensary work224

Table: The number of patients who received institutional treatment under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme during 1935 was as follows :—

The number of patients who received institutional treatment under the London County Council's Tuberculosis Scheme during 1935 was as follows :—

(a). In Hospitals for observation38
(b). In Sanatoria449
(c). In Hospitals for Advanced Cases4
491

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In addition to these many other patients received treatment
in private or general hospitals.