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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
Bexley 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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patients between 45 and 55 years. These women who were somewhat conspicuous by their
absence from the lists of those being tested in the first year of the scheme were then given
the invitation to attend a Borough cytology clinic. Most general practitioners took part in
the scheme and it was these doctors who gave out the invitations.
The frequency of testing as far as the local health authority scheme in Bexley was concerned
was improved from once every three years to once every two years. It must be emphasised that
this increased frequency was possible without prejudice to those requiring first tests.
The numbers examined in 1969 and 1970 at the three cytology clinics were
| Local Authority Clinics | 1969 | 1970 |
|---|---|---|
| Colyers Lane | 1,076 | 1,271 |
| The Oval, Sidcup | 958 | 1,165 |
| Sidcup Hill, Sidcup | 784 | 778 |
| TOTALS | 2,318 | 3,214 |
| Other (non-local authority Clinics, G.P.'s, industry) | 3,085 | 3,512 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 5,903 | 6726 |
Distribution of tests according to age groups
| Under 25 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55 and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colyers Lane, Erith | 47 | 148 | 223 | 210 | 197 | 217 | 130 | 99 |
| The Oval, Sidcup | 35 | 112 | 195 | 191 | 211 | 173 | 128 | 120 |
| Sidcup Hill, Sidcup | 12 | 61 | 111 | 122 | 128 | 146 | 99 | 99 |
| TOTALS | 94 | 321 | 529 | 523 | 536 | 536 | 357 | 318 |
| GRAND TOTAL 3214 | ||||||||
The following results were obtained:—
| 1969 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total smears examined | 2798 | 3,161 |
| Positive for cancer | 6 | 9 |
| Revealing other conditions | 725 | 885 |
| Normal | 2067 | 2267 |
| No smear taken | 20 | 53 |