London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
sputum occurred. Most of them would be positive if this had
been done.
1913-1918 Cases after Three Years' Treatment.
| Total Cases, | Untraced. | Net Cases. | Dead. | Case Mortality. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL CASES. | 1613 | 313 | 1300 | 649 | Per cent 49 9 |
| Males | 874 | 181 | 693 | 372 | 53.7 |
| Females | 739 | 132 | 607 | 277 | 45.6 |
| Sputum Positive | 889 | 155 | 734 | 445 | 60.6 |
| Sputum Negative | 494 | 111 | 383 | 61 | 16.0 |
| No Record of Sputum | 230 | 47 | 183 | 143 | 78.1 |
| Received Sanatorium Treatment | 627 | 119 | 508 | 243 | 47.8 |
| Not Treated in Sanatorium | 986 | 194 | 792 | 406 | 51.2 |
| Treated with Tuberculin | 219 | 34 | 185 | 83 | 44.9 |
Suspected Tuberculosis.—Table LVII. shows the condition
to date of the 94 suspected cases examined during the nine
years.
| Results to Date. | Removed. | Died | Advanced. | Stationary. | Improved. | Recovered | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspected Tuberculosis | 21 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 94 |
| Vaccine Treatment. | |||||||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Non-Tubercular | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 42 |