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Figures in brackets are the conparative figures for 1960
REPORT FROM THE SOUTH WEST LONDON MASS X-RAY SERVICE
(SUPPLIED BY COURTESY OP DR. P A NASH MEDICAL DIRECTOR)
The Mass X Ray Centre at Western Hospital, Seagrave Road. Fulham, from which the
South West London Mass X-Ray Service operates three mobile Chest X-Ray Units, continued
to provide a regular one day a week service for the public. This Centre is open to
everyone over the age of fifteen, regardless of where they work and/or live, and people
from all parts of South West London attend there, including a great number from the
borough of Fulham, In addition to private individuals, who can come without previous
appointment any time between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesdays,
many patients are referred there by general practitioners in Fulham; and employees of
local firms and organisations attend by arrangement of the Managements concerned, In
1961 14,133 persons were x-rayed at this Centre, of whom 5,366 were sent by their own
doctors. Figures relating to cases discovered are not kept separately for this Centre,
or for those attending from the borough of Fulham. but it may be of interest to note that
the last available figures (which are for 1960). show that of the 98,570 people examined
by the South West London Mass X-Ray Units that year, the incidence of active pulmonary
tuberculosis found was 92 per 1,000 in members of the general public, 1.01 in Industrial
Groups, and 6.09 in patients referred by general practitioners. In all groups combined,
the rate per thousand was men: 1.94, women: 1.63, giving an overall rate of 1.83,
This Centre also provides a special Large Film Service for patients sent by the Ante
Natal Clinics in the borough: and arrangements are made through the Divisional Medical
Officer for parties of schoolchildren, who are positive reactors to tuberculin skin
tests, given in connection with the London County Council B.C.G. Inoculation scheme, to
be brought here to be x-rayed.
The mobile Unit made nine visits to firms and organisations in Fulham, as a result
of which 2,093 employees were x-rayed and three cases referred to Chest Clinics.
In January a Mass X-Ray Unit was at St. James Church Hall, Moore Park Road, where in
response to a house to house delivery of leaflets. 263 residents in the vicinity came for
x-ray, This was followed by a similar three day visit to the Munster Park Methodist
Church Hall Chesilton Road, where the local Girl Guide and Boy Scout Troops gave valuable
assistance with the distribution of leaflets, and 322 people were x-rayed. A third
visit was made in February, to St. Andrews Church Hall, May Street, West Kensington, for
two days, as a result of which over 400 attended for x-ray.
Nine Fulham firms and organisations are now co-operating in the South London six
monthly chest x ray service, by allowing their male employees over forty five years of
age, to attend the Mobile Unit which visits their premises twice a year. This service,
which was started in 1958, in an attempt to afford some protection against the hazards of
lung cancer, is now x raying regularly over seventeen thousand men. It is used by many
men in the older age groups who live in Fulham. a considerable number of whom receive
appointments to attend every six months at the Western Hospital Mass X-Ray Centre. Any
man over 45 who wishes to be included in this service can obtain a leaflet, and all
particulars, on application to the South West London Mass X-Ray Service, or by attending
the Mass X Ray Centre on any Wednesday during the times stated above.