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Croydon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Number of cases written off the Chest Clinic Register during the year as:
| Recovered | 78 |
| Died | 49 |
| Removed to other areas | 106 |
| "Lost sight of" and other reasons | 14 |
| 247 | |
| Remaining on Register as at 31st December | 1,883 |
The following particulars give a summary of the work done in connection with the Clinic:
| Number of patients examined for the first time, excluding inward transfers, i.e. patients | |
| who have removed from other areas | 2,366 |
| Number of visits paid by Clinic doctors to homes of patients | 201 |
| Number of visits paid to homes of patients by Tuberculosis Health Visitors | 4, 100 |
| Attendances of patients at the Clinic:- | |
| At ordinary sessions | 14,319 |
| At refill sessions | 5,789 |
| 20, 108 | |
| Number of X-ray films taken | 14, 531 |
Rehousing of Tuberculosis Patients
25 families were re-housed specifically on the grounds of
the presence of infective tuberculosis, so that the patient could
have a separate bedroom.
X-Ray Service
It is now necessary for all members of the staff of the Corporation
whose duties bring them into contact with children to
have an X-ray examination of the chest on their appointment and
thereafter annually. In this connection 279 examinations were
carried out in 1955.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
I am also indebted to the Medical Director of the Surrey Area of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board Mass Radiography Service for the following particulars of persons examined and of abnormalities found:-
| No. of Persons examined | Active Pu tmonary Tuber-cu/osis | Inactive Pulmonary Tuber-culosis | Non-Tuberculous Conditions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon C.B. Area | 15,551 | 16 | 596 | 482 | |