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Prevention of Tuberculosis
Mass Radiography Unit 6B of the North East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board revisited the Borough during the year
in order to complete the survey taken in 1968. A total of 3630
persons (1615 male and 2015 female) were examined at these
sessions which were held at two factories and at five other
locations in the Borough.
In late September 1969 a regular weekly Chest X-Ray
Service was instituted by this Unit being stationed at the Health
& Welfare Department Offices in Billet Lane, Hornchurch on
Mondays from 10.00 a. m. to 2.00 p. m. 14 of these sessions had
been held by the end of the year at which 1206 persons (479
male and 727 female) had been x-rayed. Dr. Shoulman, Medical
Director of the Unit, reports that at these weekly sessions two
active cases of Tuberculosis were discovered, both male. In
addition, three cases of Tuberculosis (one male and two female)
requiring occasional supervision were also detected, and he
points out that the rate of Tuberculosis cases detected at these
regular sessions was much higher than those detected under the
normal system of visiting Factories and holding public sessions
in each area at intervals of two or three years. Dr. Shoulman
adds that it will be interesting to see whether the yield of significant
abnormalities is maintained in these regular sessions during
1970.