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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
Merton and Morden 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The non-tuberculosis abnormalities comprise the following conditions:—
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Congenital abnormalities of bony thorax and lungs | 12 | 16 |
| Chronic bronchitis and emphysema | 20 | 9 |
| Bronchiectasis | 3 | 2 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis — non T.B. | — | 1 |
| Obliterated costophrenic angle and basal pleural changes | 39 | 28 |
| Pleural thickening | 3 | 3 |
| Cardiovascular lesions — acquired (e.g. Rheumatic heart disease) | 7 | 10 |
| Acquired conditions of the ribs. (e.g. old resection and old rib fractures) | 5 | 3 |
I am indebted to Dr. Walters, the Medical Director of the
Mass Radiography Centre of the S.W. Metropolitan Region,
for this detailed information, and I would like to take this
opportunity of thanking him and Mr. Lewis, the Secretary, for
their efforts in this achievement in our district and also for the
invariable and ready co-operation in examining cases that are
referred to them from time to time from the Ante-Natal and
other Clinics in the area.
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