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Redbridge 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Redbridge]
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APPENDIX 2 (continued).
The number of patients from Redbridge sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Hoard Tuberculosis Scheme during 1966 was as follows:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | ||
| Adults | 38 | 25 | — | 1 | 64 |
| Children | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
APPENDIX 3
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The mass radiography unit stationed at the Thompson Rooms continued to
operate on Mondays from 4th January to 11th July, 1966 and again from 5th September to the end of the year.
The service is still in operation and Dr. H. Ramsay, the Medical Director, has kindly supplied me with the following preliminary figures relating to the period under review.
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referred by General Practitioners | 1,850 | 1,594 | 3,444 |
| General Public | 2,465 | 2,850 | 5,315 |
| Organised Groups | 519 | 2,005 | 2,524 |
| Total numbers X-rayed | 4,834 | 6,449 | 11,283 |
APPENDIX 4
VENEREAL DISEASES
Number of New Cases from Redbridge treated at various Treatment Centres during 1966
| Name of Centre | Syphilis | Gonorrhoea | Other Conditions | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *The Whitechapel Clinic London Hospital, E.l. | 8 | 39 | 313 | 360 |
| Homerton Grove Clinic, Eastern Hospital, E.9. | - | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| Special Clinic, Queen Mary's Hospital E.15. | 1 | 7 | 49 | 57 |
| The Middlesex Hospital, W.l. | - | - | 21 | 21 |
| Albert Dock Seamen's Hospital, E.16. | — | 4 | 21 | 25 |
| Totals | 9 | 55 | 422 | 486 |
| *Details for April to December 1966 only. | ||||