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Mass X-ray.
A very close and satisfactory liaison exists between this department
and Dr. J. M. Morgan, the Director of the Mass X-ray Unit of
the South-East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, which operates
from time to time in the area, and I am very grateful to him and his
staff, especially for supplying me with the statistics upon which the
following information is based.
During the year, 4,513 people were x-rayed, of whom 2,687 were
women and 1,826 men. Of the grand total, as many as 2,127 had
previously taken advantage of this service.
Of the 95 abnormalities discovered, 29 were considered tuberculous,
18 required treatment and 11 occasional supervision only. The
rest of the 95 consisted of non-tuberculous chest conditions, cardiac
abnormalities and a few previously known tuberculous cases.
Whilst these figures show that there would appear to be some
2,127 persons who have recognised the value of regular examination
of this type, there were only 2,386 new converts, and it is safe to say
that a much higher percentage of people will have to be encouraged
to co-operate with this service if we are to succeed in our aim of the
eventual elimination of the scourge of tuberculosis from our midst.
For information, the number of people x-rayed at previous visits
of the unit were:—-
Year. Number.
1953 4,318
1951 1,954