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haemoglobin estimation
blood pressure
urine testing
vision
measurement of height and weight
cervical smear offered to women over 25 years
(3) general examination by a medical practitioner
(4) X-ray of chest—mass miniature radiography will be in attendance once per
week.
The purpose of these tests is to help identify those people who have health
problems amenable to some form of treatment. No treatment will be given at the
clinic, but the results of all tests will be notified to the general practitioner concerned.
The clinic itself will be a specially fitted 22-foot caravan comprising three
accommodation units; a waiting room, a nurse's working area and a doctor's consulting
room. It will be towed to various sites in Southwark remaining in the locality
for one week or more and will be immediately convenient to the dwellings of those
groups taking part.
It is anticipated that the survey will commence during 1968.
T.B. Care and After-Care—Adult Cases
In 1967 there was a reduction in the number of homeless infective tuberculous
men who required hostel accommodation. At 1st January 1967, 16 men were boarded
out; 3 were placed during the year, but only 11 were still in care at 31st December
1967.
Medical Arangements for Long Stay Immigrants
In order to deal with some of the special problems arising from the arrival of a
growing number of long term immigrants, the Ministry of Health in 1965 made
certain arrangements to ensure that they learned of the National Health Service and
how it should be used, including registering on the list of a general medical practitioner
in the area of intended residence and having a chest X-ray if necessary. A card, giving
this information in several languages is handed out to immigrants at sea and air ports
of arrival, where medical inspectors or port medical officers ascertain destination
addresses and notify the appropriate medical officers of health, so that follow-up
visits can be made. These are carried out by health visitors or in the case of single
male immigrants, by a public health inspector.
During the year, 624 advice notes of arrivals were received and 279 "first"
successful visits made.
Nursing Homes
The Abortion Act, 1967, requires that any treatment for the termination of
pregnancy must be carried out in a place approved by the Minister of Health. A
high proportion of such applicants are likely to be registered nursing homes and
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