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City of London 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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3. PARTICULARS OF OUTBREAKS
| Agent | No. of outbreaks | No. of Cases | Total No. of Cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Outbreaks | Other Outbreaks | Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Agent identified: | |||||
| (a) Chemical Poisons | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (b) Salmonella | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (c) Staphylococci (including toxin) | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (d) Cl.botulinum | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (e) Cl. welchii | Nil | 3 | Nil | 48 | 48 |
| (f) Other bacteria | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | Nil | 3 | Nil | 48 | 48 |
| Agent not identified | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
4. SINGLE CASES
| Agent | No. of Cases | Total No. of Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notified | Otherwise ascertained | ||
| Identified: | |||
| (a) Chemical Poisons | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (b) Salmonella | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (c) Staphylococci (including toxin) | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (d) Cl. botulinum | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (e) Cl. welchii | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| (f) Other bacteria | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Totals | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Agent not identified | Nil | Nil | Nil |
5. SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, NOT FOOD-BORNE
| Salmonella | Outbreaks | No. of Cases (outbreaks) | Single Cases | Total No. of Cases (outbreaks and single cases) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | Other | ||||
| Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The Mass Radiography Unit of the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board continued
to operate at the Corporation's premises at 20 Golden Lane, London, E.C.I., where 49,847
persons (30,870 men and 18,977 women) were X-rayed during the year. In addition 14,157 employees
of business organisations in the City (10,471 men and 3,686 women) were screened when
the Unit was "mobile", i.e. when operating at the premises of large firms where employees are
X-rayed at their place of work.
Although the Unit is also available to the Boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch, the majority
of examinees are employed in the City.
The following is a Report received from the Medical Director of the Unit, Dr. W.D.R.
Thompson.
NORTH EAST METROPOLITAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOARD
MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT 6D
During 1959 the Mass Radiography Unit examined 42,996 males and 24,114 females making
a total of 67,110. Up to the end of 1959 the Unit has examined 561,108 persons since it commenced
operations in May 1950.
Sixty-six cases of active tuberculosis were discovered during the year as well as fourteen cases
of carcinoma of the lung. All clinics have recorded their sputum findings and twenty-two had a
positive sputum.
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