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Apart from the day-time Diagnostic and Kehll sessions, a
Refill Clinic is held on Tuesday evenings to accommodate those
patients who are working.
Mass X-Ray.
During the course of the year under review, a total of 4,720
individual Mass X-Ray photographs were taken in the district. Of
these 1,746 had previously been X-rayed, so approximately 3,000
new volunteers were found. In this large total, only five fresh cases
of pulmonary tuberculosis were discovered requiring treatment,
and one case is still under investigation.
In addition, eight other abnormalities of the lungs were
discovered, fifteen cases of heart disease and sixty-seven
abnormalities requiring no action.
From the above figures, it is very obvious that although the
primary object of these visits is to assist in the early detection and
prevention of pulmonary tuberculosis, they are also taking a big
part in discovering other, often unsuspected, diseases within the
chest wall.
Once again I should like to stress that this service is worthy of
all the support and encouragement that it is within our province
to give.