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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
Barking 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Mass Miniature Radiography (Contd.) GROUPS ATTENDING | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Practitioner Referrals | 148 | 88 | 236 |
| General Public | 2,138 | 1,987 | 4,125 |
| Organised Groups | 2,354 | 1,790 | 4,144 |
| PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | |||
| Requiring immediate treatment | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Requiring close clinic supervision | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Requiring occasional clinic supervision | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Presumed healed, no further action required | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| AMONG OTHER ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED WERE:- | |||
| Bronchial Carcinoma | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital abnormalities of heart & vessels | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acquired abnormalities of heart & vessels | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Neurofibroma | - | 1 | 1 |
| Lipoma | - | 1 | 1 |
| Substernal thyroid | - | 1 | 1 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis - Non T.B. | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Emphysema | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Bronchiectasis | 2 | - | 2 |
| Honeycomb lung | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pneumoconiosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pleural thickening or calcification -non T.B. | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Abnormalities of the diaphragm & oesophagus | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Pneumatocele | 1 | - | 1 |
| Congenital abnormalities of the bony & soft issues | 4 | - | 4 |
| Acquired abnormalities of the bony thorax & soft tissues | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Did not attend for further investigation | 2 | 2 | 4 |