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MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The Mass Radiography Service continues to play a great
part in the discovery of cases of tuberculosis and is helping
considerably in draining the unknown pool of infection. It is
unfortunate that the proportion of males over the age of 60 who
volunteer for examination is so small, for this age group is the
most important source of the spread of infection today.
The South East London Mass Radiography Service has
produced an excellent report of the findings of the three mass
radiography units operating in South East London and North
Kent during 1956, which includes tables showing numbers
examined in different age groups together with the incidence of
significant tuberculosis found. These tables show quite clearly
that, as expected, the highest incidence of cases is in males over
60, whilst the numbers examined in this age group are far lower
than at any other adult age.
The importance of concentrating on groups which are
liable to give the highest yield is well demonstrated in another
table which shows that the incidence amongst cases referred to
the Units by doctors is more than four times that of those found
among the general public.