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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 1970

[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. visited7815
Persons X-rayed - Males9712,7023,673
- Females3997891,188
- Total1,3703,4914,861
No. referred for further investigation431053
Toynbee Hall
- persons x-rayed4,306-4,306
- referred for further investigation145-145
Abnormalities discovered in 1970 Surveys:
Total persons x-rayed5,676
Tuberculosis requiring immediate treatment8Not available
clinic supervision33
Cancer of lung13
Other74
Active tuberculosis cases discovered
per 1,000 examined1.4

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

TABLE 15

TUBERCULIN TEST AND R. C. G. VACCINATION

ContactsSchoolchildren and StudentsTotal
No. of skin tests2211,9892,210
No. found positive89146235
No. found negative1321,6971,829
No. vaccinated1291,6971,826