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VISIT OF MASS X-RAY UNITS
The four units of the S. E. and S. W. Regional Hospital Boards
united to carry out a survey of the borough from the 17th
October to the 19th December. Assistance was given in selecting
premises for booking centres which were sited at the Town Hall,
at the Council's Libraries, and at five local shops and stores.
The units were set up at the Town Hall, St. Luke's Parish Hall,
West Norwood and Alford House, Kennington, and the most mobile
unit visited factories, schools and other sites in various parts
of the area.
Number photographed 31,589
Number recalled for large
photograph 1, 478
Number normal on large film 413
Number abnormal on large film. 1,041
On analysis of these last, 230 were probably significant new
cases of tuberculosis, 48 were to be followed up by mass x-ray
later, 150 were non tuberculous cases for further investigation
40 were previously known cases, 73 were heart lesions, 462 were
abnormalities requiring no action and 38 cases were still under
examination.
DISINFECTING DEPARTMENT
3,057 rooms and 4,006 articles of bedding and clothing were
disinfected during the year, among them being the rooms and
articles used by the 474 cases of various forms of infectious
disease taken to hospital; 235 certificates of disinfection were
issued, and 119 library books dealt with from the 4,536 premises
visited during the year. The clean van was used regularly for
the delivery of stores to the day nurseries and to the welfare
Centres.
531 houses were treated for bed bugs and in them 1,436
separate rooms were sprayed with Vermicine, a preparation of
5 per cent. D. D. T. with Pyrethrum as a 'Knock out*. It was
necessary to treat 85 houses a second time.
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