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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.
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Shelters.—The two shelters have been in continuous use
during the year.
Details of Work during 1921.—Table LXVIII. shows the
cases examined for the first time during the year, classified into
definite cases of Tuberculosis, suspected cases, and those in
which no evidence of the disease was found. Each group has
been subdivided by sexes, into insured and non-insured.
| Cases. | Tuberculous. | Suspected Tuberculosis. | Non-Tuberculous. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Insured | 173 | 74 | 247 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 221 | 134 | 355 |
| Not Insured | 71 | 84 | 155 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 315 | 471 | 786 |
| Totals | 244 | 158 | 402 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 536 | 605 | 1141 |
Table XLIX shows the total of these new cases, and gives
the total attendances of all cases made during the year.
| Cases. | Male. | Female. | Total. | Attendances. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insured | 397 | 210 | 607 | 5218 |
| Not Insured | 390 | 558 | 948 | 5291 |
| Totals | 787 | 768 | 1555 | 10509 |
Table L. gives the numbers of new cases living in each of
the five sub-districts, and shows on whose recommendation they
made the first attendance. The number of cases referred to the
Dispensaries by Medical Practitioners has increased to 362,
compared with 307, 209, 234, and 175 for the four previous years.