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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
Holborn 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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Mass Radiography
Mass Radiography Unit 5B carried out X-ray examinations on twenty-three different sites in Holborn throughout the year, and a total of 14,063 volunteers were examined with the following results:—
| No. X-rayed | Ordinary Surveys | Special Surveys (Men's Common Lodging House) 73 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males 7,962 | Females 6,028 | Total 13,990 | ||
| No. Active Pulmonary Tuber-culosis | 14 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 55.0 |
| No. Observation Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 16 | 5 | 21 | 1 |
| Bronchial Carcinoma | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Pneumonitis | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Benign Tumours | — | 1 | 1 | — |