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The average death rate from all forms of Tuberculosis in Finsbury
for the past five years was 15 per 100,000 of the population, the
average for the whole country being about 10.0. For 1960 the rate was
12 as against the national of 8.5 (1959).
I should like to acknowledge the willing co-operation and facilities
in the interchange of information, which has been provided by the
Chest Physician Dr. W.D.R.Thompson, and his staff
WHOOPING COUGH:
Whooping cough has continued throughout the period under review
the highest incidence having been in 1956, when there were 146 cases
and six of whom were very severe and 84 moderately severe
In 1957 there were 47 cases; in 1958 29 cases; in 1959 17 cases
and in 1960 79 cases, of which 46 were regarded as moderately severe,
and 33 as mild. These figures include two adults, one of whom had
previously suffered from the disease in childhood. 5 cases of Bronchitis
and one of Broncho-pneumonia occurred as complications but
otherwise progress was satisfactory.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT 6D:
A mass radiography unit has continued to operate in the district
during the whole of the period 1956-1960. There has been little
variation from year to year in the number of persons examined, or of
those found to be suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis
In 1956 a number of Public Sessions were held in the Health Centre
at which no appointments were required, but the response was not great
From 1958 cases referred by General Practitioners have been
examined without appointment, and considerable use has been made of
this facility.
The Medical Director of the Unit - Dr. W. D.R.Thompson, has kindly
provided me with the following summary of its activities during 1960.
During 1960 the Mass Radiography Unit examined 37,948 males and
26,408 females making a total of 64,356 which was somewhat lower
than the average for the past few years Up to the end of 1960 the
Unit has examined 625,464 persons since it commenced operations in
May 1950
Sixty-three cases with significant tuberculous lesions have been
discovered during the year, as well as twenty cases of carcinoma of
the lung. All clinics have recorded their sputum findings and twenty
cases had a positive sputum
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