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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

Enfield 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Enfield]

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PREVENTION OF ILLNESS, CARE AND AFTER CARE

Table: Table 20 Attendance at Mass Radiography

Table 20 Attendance at Mass Radiography

Persons AttendingMaleFemaleTotal
General Public2,2432,7685,011
Organized groups8.3353,38311,718
Contact groups385195580
Totals10.9636.34617.309
Requiring further investigation15552207

Table: Table 21Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis found at Mass Radiography

Table 21

Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis found at Mass Radiography

ClassificationMaleFemaleTotal
Requiring immediate treatment8210
Requiring close clinic supervision2—2
Requiring occasional clinic supervision29 (3pk)13 (5pk)42
Presumed healed—no further action16 (2pk)11 (4pk)27
Totals552681

Table: Table22Other Abnormalities found at Mass Radiography

Table22

Other Abnormalities found at Mass Radiography

TypeMaleFemaleTotal
Bronchial Carcinoma617
Metastases in the lung and mediastinum112
Pleural effusion—not tuberculous—11
Pleural thickening or calcification—non tuberculous14115
Congenital abnormalities of the heart and vessels358
Acquired abnormalities of the heart and vessels15217
Sarcoidosis415
Pneumoconiosis1—1
Bacterial and virus infections of the lungs628
Bronchiectasis4—4
Congenital malformation of the lungs2—2
Emphysema22
Pulmonary fibrosis—non tuberculous11415
Abnormalities of the diaphragm and oesophagus7512
Congenital abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues3-3
Acquired abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues55
Miscellaneous abnormalities123
Totals8525110
Did not attend for further investigation426

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120
(pk) — previously known.