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Mass Radiography.—The Medical Director, Dr. J. R. Mikhail,
of the Mass X-Ray Unit No. 5B has kindly supplied the following
information:
Establishments visited :
Ministry of Transport, Hereford Road
Paddington Borough Council, Cleansing Department
Paddington Borough Council—Staff and employees
British Railways—Paddington Goods and Station staff
Paddington Hospital staff
Wm. Whiteleys Limited
United Dairies Limited
Paddington Chest Clinic—Contacts.
Statistics:
No. of people X-rayed—Men 1,283
Women 2,938
Total 4,221
No. of cases requiring further treatment 5
No. of cases requiring occasional supervision 6
No. of cases showing healed scars 8
Out of all the cases X-rayed, five active cases were located, all
men, aged 29, 48, 53, 56 and 59 years.
SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK.—Following is a summary of
the work of the male Sanitary Inspectors, excluding work in
connection with factories.
Dwelling houses inspected:—
Premises inspected as a result of complaints 4,130(4,066)
Premises inspected in house to house visits 59 (638)*
Premises inspected in connection with Closing,
Demolition or Compulsory Repair action
under the Housing Acts 353 (876)
Premises inspected other than those noted above 725 (1,312)
*570 of these premises were inspected in connection with a
Slum Clearance survey.
Visits made in connection with:—
Aged persons 66(48)
Bakehouses 145(219)
Basement occupation 500(215)
Canal boats 20(40)
Dwelling houses 22,676(22,414)
Fireguards Act 3(69)
Infectious disease 83(44)
Miscellaneous calls 473(104)
Rodent control 263(328)
Pet Animals Act 8(30)
Rag and bone stores 6(—)
Rag Flock Act 4(4)
Re-housing applications 697(860)
Smoke observations 64(45)
Town Planning 81(71)
Vermin investigations 538(425)