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TUBERCULOSIS.
535 new cases of Tuberculosis were reported and 221 deaths
were certified as due to this disease. The number of new cases
is the lowest recorded since notification became general and the
number of deaths is the lowest ever recorded.
Twenty of the deaths had not been notified prior to death.
The number of cases remaining on the Notification Register
at the end of the year was 2,195.
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The days and times of the sessions held at the two Tuberculosis
Dispensaries are as under:—
(a) At the Main Dispensary, Municipal Buildings, Fairfield
Street, 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.
1,377 new cases attended for examination. In 305 of these
a diagnosis of Tuberculosis was arrived at, 116 were suspected
cases and 956 were non-tuberculous.
Of the 1,377 new cases 304 were examined as contacts and
16 of these were found to be suffering from the disease.
There were 1,395 cases of Tuberculosis and 96 suspected cases
remaining on the Dispensary Register at the end of the year.