London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Greenwich 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Non-Tuberculous Cases
| Men | |
| Carcinoma of bronchus | 6 |
| Carcinoma of bronchus (previously known) | 1 |
| Suspect Carcinoma of bronchus—refused investigation.. | 1 |
| Secondary deposits from Hypernephroma | 1 |
| Bronchiectasis | 1 |
| Pneumonitis | 13 |
| Ch. Bronchitis and Emphysema | 4 |
| Pleural thickening | 3 |
| Cystic disease of lung | 1 |
| Eventration of diaphragm | 1 |
| Kyphosis | 1 |
| Abnormal rib | 2 |
| Total | 35 |
| Women | |
| Carcinoma of bronchus | 1 |
| Neurofibroma | 2 |
| Sarcoidosis | 2 |
| Bronchiectasis | 1 |
| Pneumonitis | 3 |
| Ch. Bronchitis | 1 |
| Pleural thickening | 1 |
| Diaphragmatic hernia | 3 |
| L.L.L. collapse—cause unknown | 1 |
| Funnel chest | 1 |
| Sub-sternal goitre | 2 |
| Total | 18 |
Notes: Incidence of significant tuberculous cases remains at slightly over one
per 1,000 in those NOT previously X-rayed and at 0.7 per 1,000 among
those X-rayed within the last 5 years. There is thus a substantial gain
to be effected by examining as many as possible of the population not
previously X-rayed.
Venereal Diseases
The term 'venereal' is given to a group of diseases acquired
during sexual intercourse of which, in England, syphilis and gonorrhoea
are the most common. Other complaints, usually acquired
sexually, such as non-gonococcal urethritis and trichomonal infection
have recently been taking progressively more of the venereologist's
time but, fortunately, although in some instances these can
produce serious complications, in the main, they do not present the
difficulties associated with syphilis and gonorrhoea.