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During the first two weeks of November, Mass X-Ray
Unit No. 5B of the North West Regional Hospital Board visited
Friern Barnet for the second year in succession. By
arrangement with the Unit the Public Health Department
invited the staffs of local factories, shops and other organisations
to visit the Unit by appointment for chest X-Ray and
acted as a booking centre for the public. The facilities
whereby persons attending were X-rayed rapidly and without
personal inconvenience were most acceptable and the sessions
were well supported. During this period a total of 2486
persons attended.
In view of the importance of early diagnosis and treatment
of unsuspected cases the Mass X-Ray Unit makes a valuable
contribution to the campaign against Tuberculosis and we hoped
that it may be possible to arrange further and regular visits
of a Unit to Friern Barnet.
Diphtheria.
For the fourth successive year there was no Diphtheria
in the District. No excuse need be made for repeating
that the control of this disease can be attributed very
largely to immunisation, but it must be appreciated that this
control is conditioned by support of the immunisation program.
It might be recalled here that in the years 1938,1939,1940 and
1941, immediately preceding the introduction of a scheme of
immunisation in Friern Barnet, the notified cases of Diphtheria
were 48, 8, 31 and 49 respectively and resulted in 4 deaths.
The local scheme is arranged by the Middlesex County
Council as the Local Health Authority and provides for
immunisation sessions at the various Welfare Clinics in the
District, for special sessions at the schools, and for
children to be immunised by their own medical attendant.
During the year 341 were immunised against Diphtheria
191 at the Clinics organised by the County Council and 150
by their family doctors. In addition 425 children of
school age received re-inforcing injections.
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