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Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
I am indebted to Dr. F. J. H. Walters, the Medical Director
of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Mass Radiography
Unit, for the following information:—
TOTAL NUMBER X-RAYED IN CROYDON DURING
JANUARY—DECEMBER, 1948.
Male 0,045
Female 4,347
10,392
ABNORMALITIES.
Abnormalities of bony thorax 82
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema 90
Bronchopneumonia 3
Bronchiectasis 12
Pulmonary fibrosis, non-tuberculous 7
Pneumokoniosis, etc. 1
Basal pleural fibrosis, etc. 138
Spontaneous pneumothorax, non-tuberculous I
Intrathoracic new growth 2
Congenital heart lesions 0
Acquired heart lesions 43
Miscellaneous 21
Tuberculous inactive primary lesions 248
Tuberculous active post-primary unilateral
(with symptoms) 11
(without symptoms) 10
Tuberculous active post-primary bilateral
(with symptoms) 1
(without symptoms) 7
Tuberculous—inactive post-primary 129
Abscess of lung 2
MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE.
Notification of Births.
Notifications were received from—
Live Births. Still Births. Total.
Midwives 3,667 72 3,739
Doctors, Parents and others 1,272 26 1,298
4,939 98 5,037
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