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For the larger part of the year the Unit operated at the Mass
Radiography Centre, 20 Golden Lane, E.C.1. During its mobile period
the Unit visited various firms and organisations which, in turn, were
generally co-operative efforts. Thus when the Unit was centred on
the 'Evening Standard' premises the staffs from over eighty firms in
the vicinity participated. To offer firms in Shoreditch a convenient
centre for Chest X-ray examination the Unit was sited at the Geffrye
Museum in Kingsland Road, London, E.2. for some weeks.
General practitioners in the Borough of Finsbury have continued to
use the facilities offered by the Unit.
Anyone wishing to obtain information on the Mass Radiography Service
should communicate with the organising Secretary, Mass Radiography Unit
6D, Finsbury Health Centre,Pine Street,E.C.1. (Tel. No. TERminus 0031,
Ext.9).
(Information kindly provided by Dr. V.D.R. Thompson, Chest Physician).
Finsbury Chest Clinic:
(Information kindly provided by Dr. W.d.R. Thompson, Chest Physician).
During the year 1963 the total number of attendances at the Chest
Clinic was 2,431. Of this total, 558 attendances were made by contacts
of notified cases of tuberculosis; 208 contacts attending for the first
time.
The number of new cases of tuberculosis taken on the Clinic Register
during the year amounted to 20, of which 19 cases were pulmonary and
1 non-pulmonary; 9 of these pulmonary cases proved to be infectious.
In addition to these cases a further 16 notified cases (15 pulmonary
and lnon-pulmonary)were transferred into the Borough from other clinics
and hospitals.

The previous year's total was 259.
During 1963 there were 9 deaths of notified cases (7 males and 2
females), 4 lower than in 1962.
A total of 35 cases were removed from the Register during 1963;
9 cases on account of death, 20 cases transferred out to other areas,
and the remaining 6 cases removed from the Register as 'lost sight of'.
The total number of cases X-rayed during the year was 975.
The London County Council Tuberculosis Health Visitor,seconded to
the Chest Clinic, made 704 visits to homes in the Borough during the
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