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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
Dagenham 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Dagenham]
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| Group | Number Examined | Recalled for Large Film | Recalled for Clinical Interview | Did not attend for Large Film or Interview | Carcinoma of Bronchus | PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | Cardiovascular lesions | Other Abnormalities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presumed Healed | Suspect T.B. Not yet Confirmed | Occasional Clinic Supervision | Close Clinic Supervision | Requiring Immediate Treatment | ||||||||
| Organised Groups: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 440 | 21 | 10 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 5 |
| Femlae | 361 | 12 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Public Sessions: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 835 | 26 | 14 | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Female | 1,367 | 32 | 19 | – | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Refferrals by General Practitioners: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 219 | 19 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Female | 237 | 12 | 5 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| School Children: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 217 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Female | 146 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 8,685 | 239 | 132 | 8 | 4 | 51 | – | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 63 |
| Female | 2,063 | 48 | 22 | – | – | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 | 7 |
| Totals: | ||||||||||||
| Male | 10,414 | 309 | 169 | 8 | 5 | 56 | – | 25 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 87 |
| Female | 4,174 | 106 | 51 | 1 | – | 21 | – | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Grand Totals | 14,588 | 415 | 220 | 9 | 5 | 77 | – | 31 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 103 |