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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
Finchley 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths during the past 10 years:—
| Year | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 1949 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| 1950 | 37 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | _ |
| 1951 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 1952 | 43 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 | - | - |
| 1953 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| 1954 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 1955 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - |
| 1957 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 1958 | 19 | 10 | — | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Mass Radiography
No open or public surveys were carried out in Finchley in 1958,
but there was one closed survey which was arranged for the employees
of a firm in East Finchley by the Mass X-ray Unit 5B. One thousand
and ninety-seven persons were X-rayed, and of these 8 were referred
to Chest Clinics, and one case of lung cancer and one case of
sarcoidosis were detected. No case of active tuberculosis was found.
Medical Examinations
Twenty-four persons were examined on appointment to the
Council's staff and 12 workmen were examined with a view to their
admission to the Council's Sickness Pay Scheme.
In addition, 8 employees were examined for the purpose of
extending sick pay, and, in the case of elderly employees, for proposed
extension of service.
Housing Applications
During the year, 11 housing applications, accompanied by
medical certificates, were submitted by the Borough Housing and
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