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City of London 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SECTION 27 - AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Greater London Council are responsible for the ambulance service in the Greater London
area.
SECTION 28 - PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTERCARE
City of London Chest Clinic
Dr. Neville C. Oswald, the Chest Physician, has reported as follows:-
"15 City Residents with Pulmonary Tuberculosis are under regular observation, 9 attended
for the first time in 1971. Of the 5 man who attended following Mass X-Ray examination at the
Salvation Army Hostel, 2 were found to have infectious Pulmonary Tuberculosis and were admitted
to Hospital. During 1971, 13 City Workers were notified as having infectious Tuberculosis. This
resulted in 139 contact examinations at the Chest Clinic, a further 93 were X-Rayed by the Mass
X-Ray Unit. None had active Tuberculosis. City Workers represent approximately 20%, or about
400 of the 2000 patients seen in the clinic during one year.
14 City Residents with non Tuberculosis chest disease attend regularly. 4 young persons
from the Guildhall School of Music and D'ama were seen on account of positive Tuberculosis
tests."
Mass Miniature Radiography
The Mass Miniature Radiography Unit of the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
at Milton Court was closed at the end of February. The figures below represent the work carried
out in January and February.
Total Number X-Rayed - 6,244 (3830 Males and 2414 Females)
25 persons (15 males and 10 Females) were referred forfurther investigation and the following abnormalities found:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requiring treatment | 1 | — | 1 |
| Requiring occasional supervision only | 1 | — | 1 |
| Presumed healed, discharged | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Carcinoma of Lung | 1 | - | 1 |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pneumonitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Acquired abnormalities of the heart | — | 2 | 2 |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pleural Thickening | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Anomaly of Abdominal Viscera | 1 | — | 1 |
| Abnormalities of Bony Thorax | 1 | — | 1 |
| Unclassified Abnormalities | 2 | - | 2 |
Special Hostels for Tuberculous Men
1970 1971
Men resident during the year 5 4
Loan of Nursing Aids
1970 1971
Supplied by Health Department 63 67
Supplied by British Red Cross SocietyCity
Branch 6 2
The provision of nursing aids for the sick patients nursed in their own homes and for elderly,
infirm and residents suffering from chronic illnesses has been steadily increasing over the past
seven years, chief ly because of referral by hospitals or general practitioners. The Local Authority
Health Staff with the nurses of the Metropolitan District Nursing Association have helped to
publicise widely the information on services available, either through patients and relatives or by
talks to various voluntary organisations and community groups. Selection of suitable aids requires
an increasing amount of knowledge and skills to ensure proper safety, particularly for those
elderly, infirm residents living alone.
Chiropody Service
The following reports have been received from Mr. R. Jones, M.Ch.S., S.R.Ch., and Mrs. M.
Graham, S.R.Ch., respectively:-
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