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Wandsworth 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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54 Report of the Medical Officer of Health for 1929.
TABLE XXX.
| Classification on Initial attendance at the Dispensaries. | Condition at the end of 1929. | Total cases where condition is known. | Removed and lost sight of. | Total cases who have attended. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged as cured. | Disease arrested. | Disease not arrested. | Died. | ||||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Adults, M. | 374 | 37 | 111 | 179 | 701 | 1591 | 555 | 2146 |
| Class T.B. Minus. | Adults, F. | 428 | 25 | 115 | 171 | 739 | |||
| Children | 105 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 151 | ||||
| Class T.B. Plus. | Adults, M. | 85 | G3 | 428 | 1101 | 1677 | 2901 | 677 | 3578 |
| Adults, F. | 53 | 22 | 288 | 831 | 1194 | ||||
| Children | 6 | — | 4 | 20 | 30 | ||||
Care Committee.
Constitution.—The Tuberculosis Care Committee was
appointed by the Borough Council, and the Council's representatives
on the Committee are: Councillors T. Harding,
Mrs. J. Dewar Robertson, and H. M. Jones. The Tuberculosis
Officers, and Tuberculosis Visitors, assist the Committee to
the fullest possible extent.
The following agencies, public and charitable, are represented:—
L.C.C. School Medical Service. Board of Guardians.
British Red Cross Society. Soldiers' and Sailors' Help Assn .
London Insurance Committee. United Services Fund.
War Pensions Committee. Charity Organisation Society.
Invalid Children's Aid Assn. Ranyard Nurses' Association.
Brompton Hospital. St. Thomas's Hospital.
Several unattached members interested in Tuberculosis work
are also co-opted.
The Officers of the Committee are:—
Chairman: Councillor T. Harding.
Vice-Chairman: Miss J. M. Duff.
Acting Hon. Secretary: Mrs. Nicol.
Hon. Treasurer: Mr. H. B. Harvey.