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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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54 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The districts of the Borough in which these 1,865 persons
resided, together with the authorities who recommended them
to attend, are given in Table XXVI.
TABLE XXVI.
| Recommended to attend Dispensary by | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Outside Borough. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Department | 90 | 57 | 177 | 160 | 180 | 6 | 670 |
| Private Practitioners | 61 | 93 | 140 | 191 | 190 | 7 | 682 |
| Charitable Societies | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | - | 26 |
| Other Dispensaries | 18 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 37 | - | 125 |
| L.C.C. Schools | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | - | 38 |
| Ministry of Pensions | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | - | 30 |
| Existing Dispensary Patients | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 70 | |
| Other Sources | 30 | 22 | 41 | 39 | 90 | 2 | 224 |
| Total | 212 | 222 | 428 | 450 | 538 | 15 | 1,865 |
Contacts.—Of the 1,865 new cases examined, 456 were
contacts. 23 of these were found to be suffering from Tuberculosis.
Dispensary Register.—Table XXVII. shows the number
of cases remaining on the Dispensary Register at the end of
the year compared with the number at the end of the previous
year.
TABLE XXVII.
| Tuberculosis | Remaining 31st Dec., 1927 | New Cases | Removed from Register | Remaining on Register 31st Dec., 1928 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 934 | 239 | 174 | 999 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 258 | 40 | 31 | 267 |
| Suspected cases | 22 | 93 | 68 | 47 |
| Totals | 1,214 | 372 | 273 | 1,313 |