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8 WELL-WOMAN CLINIC
This service is provided under Section 28 of the National
Health Service Act 1946.
Facilities are available at Ravenor Park. Cherington
House and Pierrepoint Road Clinics. Business and
industrial premises are also visited. Women are seen by
a doctor on the Council's staff and a history is
obtained, breast, abdominal and pelvic examinations
made and a cervical smear taken from the neck of the
womb for microscopic examination. This examination is
carried out by the laboratory staff at King Edward
Memorial Hospital, Hillingdon Hospital and the Central
Middlesex Hospital.
During the year, 1633 first examinations were made, 453
of these in the four business and industrial premises
visited. 453 recall examinations were undertaken on
women first examined 3-4 years ago and a further 297
repeat examinations made, usually on the advice of the
cytologist.
The initial findings shQwed:-

Follow up of women having possible major pathology is
not yet complete though six of those having suspicious
or positive smears have been found not to have cancer.
However, seven having suspected breast abnormalities
were found to have cancerous lesions and received
treatment.