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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

Tower Hamlets 1969

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 14MASS RADIOGRAPHY

TABLE 14

MASS RADIOGRAPHY

Unit 6AUnit 6BTotal
No. of factories, sites, etc. visited41721
Persons X-rayed - Males6494, 5035,152
- Females891, 8841, 973
- Total7386,3877,125
No. referred for further investigation215778
Toynbee Hall
- persons x-rayed3,433-3,433
- referred for further investigation119-119
Abnormalities discovered in 1968 Surveys;
Total persons x-rayed7,137Not available
Tuberculosis requiring immediate treatment13
" " clinic supervision29
Cancer of lung13
Other111
Active tuberculosis cases discovered per 1,000 examined1.8

Table: TABLE 15TUBERCULIN TEST AND B.C.G. VACCINATION

TABLE 15

TUBERCULIN TEST AND B.C.G. VACCINATION

ContactsSchoolchildren and StudentsTotal
No. of skin tests2391, 9112,150
No. found positive7261133
No. found negative1671, 5811, 748
No. vaccinated1751, 5811, 756

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