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Tottenham Chest Clinic
This clinic which is in the grounds of St, Ann's General
Hospital serves the boroughs of Tottenham and Wood Green.
The Chest Physician Dr. T.A.C. McQuiston, has kindly supplied
the following report on the work during 1956 of the clinic and the
associated Chest Unit in St. Ann's General Hospital.
"No. of attendances during 1936 33,686
No. of patients seen for the first time 5,910
No. of "Contact" attendances 7,085
No. of "Contacts' diagnosed as tuberculous 19
No. of sessions held at the Clinic during 1956 1,259
No, of persons inoculated with B.C.G. during 1956 299
As wide use as possible is made of the diagnostic Miniature
film, and it is our wish that local practitioners use this service
as fully as possible. The total number referred in 1956, and the
findings are as follows:-
Miniature X rays
Total number of miniature films taken
on the Odelca Camera during 1956 7,349
Total number of above recalled for
large film and clinical examination 1,017
Total number of "recalls" Diagnosed as
(a) Pulmonary Tuberculosis 21
(b) Bronchial Carcinoma 10
The proven number of Bronchial Carcinomas seen in the year
and their disposal is given in the following table:-