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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
Shoreditch 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| DISEASE CLASSIFICATION (continued) | Percentage of all persons examined |
|---|---|
| Intrathoracic new growth (mediastinal, pulmonary, bronchial and pleural, primary and secondary, both benign and malignant) | 0.01 |
| Cardio vascular lesions - congenital | 0.03 |
| Cardio vascular lesion - acquired | 0.11 |
| Miscellaneous (including acquired conditions of ribs, abnormalities of the diaphragm, dextrocardia, dextrocardia with transposition of viscera, pulmonary mycosis, mediastinal effusions, etc.) | 0.03 |
| A. Tuberculosis - active primary lesions, including epi-tuberculosis, with symptoms | - |
| B. -do- without symptoms - | - |
| Tuberculosis - inactive primary lesions (e.g. Ghon's focus and/or calcified gland) | 0.20 |
| A.Tuberculosis - active, post-primary unilateral. With symptoms | 0.06 |
| B. -do- Without symptoms | 0.05 |
| A.Tuberculosis - active, post-primary bilateral With symptoms | 0.01 |
| B. do Without symptoms | 0.01 |
| Tuberculosis - inactive, post-primary | 1.34 |
| Tuberculosis - pleural effusion | 0.03 |
| Tuberculosis - spontaneous pneumothorax and hydropneumothorax | 0.008 |
| Abscess of lung | 0.008 |
| TOTAL ABNORMALITIES | 2.31 |
| Hissing repeat 35 mm. film | 0.34 |
| Missing large films | 0.04 |
When the Unit was established in its more permanent quarters at
20, Golden Lane, 1,583 firms in Shoreditch, including factories, warehouses,
cookshops, dairies, ice cream shops and public houses, were circulated
by this department and invited to send in numbers of employees wishing
to take advantage of this examination. Information was also passed to
residents in this Borough through the monthly "News Letter" issued by the
Public Libraries. As a result, arrangements were made for a further 2,000
persons to be X-rayed early in 1951.