London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Ealing 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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7. CERVICAL CYTOLOGY
This service is provided under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act, 1946.
Cervical cytology facilities are available at Cherington House, Ravenor Park and
Pierrepoint Road Clinics. Smears are taken by a doctor on the Council's staff and the
cytology work is undertaken by the laboratory staffs at King Edward Memorial Hospital,
Hillingdon Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital.
During the year 2,140 smears were taken.
In the year two further large factories were visited when 527 women were screened,
of whom 79 required surgical intervention or treatment.
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