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One schoolgirl who was referred to the Clinic because she
had a positive tuberculin test was found to have active pulmonary
tuberculosis.
Most of the Chest Clinic work now is the investigation and
treatment of patients with non-tuberculous pulmonary diseases,
especially asthma, bronchitis, neoplasm and industrial diseases.
Where indicated they are kept under supervision.
Many personal, social and economic problems were dealt with
by our Welfare Officer who has a close liaison with our Health
Visitors.
Our Occupational Therapist held two Diversional Therapy
classes weekly and also visited and instructed housebound patients in interesting and profitable hobbies."
Mass Radiography
Introduced primarily for the early detection of tuberculosis,
the Mass Radiography service is responsible for revealing many
other chest malformations and disabilities which would doubtless
have remained undetected perhaps for years.
As a direct consequence of the diagnosis of these ailments
treatment is made possible at a very early stage, thereby enabling
a much more favourable prognosis to be entertained.
Despite imposed restrictions, surveys continued to be carried
out in the Borough during the year by the South East London
Mass Radiography Unit. Dr. J. M. Morgan, the Director of this
Unit to whom I am indebted for the following analysis of the
results, observes that "the total cases of tuberculosis in the year
reached 0.9 per 1,000 and carcinoma of lung reached 1.1 per
1,000. These figures show an increase over the previous year.
One tuberculous case of outstanding interest was a 49 year old