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Enfield 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]
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No. of cases transferred into the District from other areas :
Respiratory 18
Other Forms 1
19
No. of cases restored to Register during the year:—
Respiratory —
Other Forms —
The following table shows the incidence of Tuberculosis and death-rates from this disease in the various Wards in the Borough during the year.
| Ward. | Estimated Population. | No. of Cases. | Tuberculosis Case-rate. | Tuberculosis Death-rate. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Other Forms | Respiratory | Other Forms | Respiratory | Other Forms | ||
| - | - | - | - | ||||
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| - | - | - | - | ||||
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| - | _ | _ | - | ||||
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The Mass Radiography Unit of the North East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board was in operation in the Borough for a
period under the direction of Dr. Hugh Ramsay, Medical Director,
and Mrs. E. Waters, Organising Secretary.
Arrangements were made for the Unit to be set up in various
factories for examination of organised groups, and at other sites for
the general public.
A total of 15,996 persons were examined, 4,039 taking advantage
of the sessions available to the general public.
A detailed summary of the findings of the survey is given below.
This shows that there were more cases of lung cancer discovered
than cases of pulmonary tuberculosis requiring immediate
treatment.