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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
Holborn 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Mass Radiography.
The campaign for the early detection of Tuberculosis was continued during the
year by Mass X-Ray Unit II of the North-West Regional Hospital Board. Facilities were
afforded to persons living or working in Holborn for X-ray examination of chest and
lungs on two occasions during the year, from 4th January to 3rd February, and from 5th
to 22nd December. On each occasion a large number of firms in the Borough were
invited to allow their employees to undergo examination by the Unit, and the managements
proved very co-operative. So great was the response that on each occasion it was
impossible to include all the volunteers in the particular programme and it was necessary
to fit them into subsequent programmes when the Unit visited adjacent Boroughs.
The following are particulars giving the results of the examinations:—
| Programme 1949. | No. examined. | Referred for large film. | Failed to attend | No abnormality. | Referred to Chest Clinic. | For re-check at later date. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th. January to 3rd February | Males 1524 | 29 | 1 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Females 1176 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 5th to 22nd December | Males 1430 | 29 | — | 20 | 7 | ||
| Females 1170 | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||