Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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X-Raj service
It is necessary for all members of the staff of the Corporation
whose duties bring them into contact with children to
have an X-ray examination of the chest on their appointment and
thereafter annually. In this connection 303 examinations were
carried out in 1958.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY
I am also indebted to the Medical Director of the Surrey Area of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board Mass Radiography Service for the following particulars of persons examined and of abnormalities foun:-
No. of Persons Examined | Tuberculosis Re qui ri ng Treatment | Tuberculosi s Requiring Close Clinic Supervision | Pritarj Carclnoia of Lung | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 4. 369 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Female | 6. 155 | 1 | 3 | |
10, 524 | 5 | 1 | 6 |