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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

Bermondsey 1947

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1947

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VII.-CONSULTATION AND
OTHER CLINICS.
X-RAY DEPARTMENT.

Table: X-RAY DEPARTMENT. The following table shows the work done during 1947:—

X-RAY DEPARTMENT. The following table shows the work done during 1947:—

Total number of Attendances7,386
Number of Individual Cases6,921
Number of New Cases4,717
Number of Screenings2,165
Analysis of Films :—
Bones403
Gastro-intestinal Tract255
Chests6,160
Other Examinations103

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POST-NATAL AND SPECIAL CLINICS FOR WOMEN.
The total number of attendances during the year, in which 50
sessions were held, was 438. There were 136 new cases, the majority
of whom were suffering from menopausal or menstruation disorders;
13 were investigated for sterility; 9 were found to be pregnant;
1 case of carcinoma was found. Suitable cases were treated at the
Clinic, others being referred to their own doctors or to hospitals.