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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
Edmonton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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EDMONTON SURVEY - 1961 ANGEL ROAD WARD RESIDENTS
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of residents x-rayed at Ward Sites, Factories and Public Sessions | 1,169 | 1,284 | 2,453 |
| Total number of residents recalled for further investigation | 26 | 21 | 47 |
| PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
| Requiring immediate treatment | – | 1 | 1 |
| Requiring occasional clinic supervision | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| (2) | |||
| Presumed healed, no further action required | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| (1) | (1) | ||
| (Previously known cases shown in brackets) | |||
| BRONCHIAL CARCINOMA | 1 | – | 1 |
| AMONG OTHER ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED WERE - | |||
| MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL | |
| Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Sarcoidosis | – | 1 | 1 |
| Retrosternal thyroid | – | 1 | 1 |
| Emphysema | 4 | – | 4 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis - Non T.B. | 1 | – | 1 |
| Pneumoconiosis | 1 | – | 1 |
| Pleural thickening or calcification | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Abnormalities of the diaphragm | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Congenital abnormalities of bony thorax and soft tissues | – | 1 | 1 |
| Acquired abnormalities of bony thorax and soft tissues | 1 | – | 1 |