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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
Hendon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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A multiple layer tomography unit has been installed and has been found to work
satisfactorily. It not only saves time but diminishes considerably the amount of
radiation to which patients are submitted.
Attention is being given to certain chronic chest conditions such as bronchial
carcinoma and chronic bronchitis which cause much ill health. Liaison with the
Thoracic Surgical Units at Clare Hall, Harefield and St. Charles Hospitals has been
maintained, and surgeons from these units now hold out-patient consultative sessions
at the clinic. The medical staff also co operate with the assistant radiotherapist
from the Middlesex Hospital who visits Edgware General Hospital.
A number of doctors holding fellowships of the World Health Organisation and
postgraduate scholars of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis
have attended the clinic for long or short periods during the year. There have been
about. 30 such visitors from overseas during 1955.
statistics for 1955.
| General. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | |
| New patients referred to clinic. | 6,107 | 7,133 | 8,295 | 8,459 | 9,439 |
| Total attendances. | 30,046 | 30,183 | 30,644 | 30,841 | 32,454 |
| Total attendances for refills. | 11,443 | 10,114 | 9,523 | 8,652 | |
| Number of persons X-rayed. | 14,552 | 18,388 | 16,537 | 17,096 | 16,544 |
| Number of home visits by physicians. | 294 | 300 | 383 | 415 | 286 |
| CHEST CLINIC'S TUBERCULOSIS REGISTER | |||||
| New respiratory tuberculosis cases, | 178 | 184 | 171 | 180 | 147 |
| New non-respiratory tuberculosis cases. | 24 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 24 |
| Total new tuberculosis cases. | 202 | 212 | 187 | 206 | 171 |
| Tuberculosis cases on register at 31st December. | 1,753 | 1.761 | 1,764 | 1,767 | 1,788 |
| Removed from register because of death. | 40 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 24 |
| Removed from register as recovered. | 66 | 72 | 54 | 89 | 57 |
| Number of tuberculous patients awaiting hospital admission on 31st December. | 91 | 95 | 48 | 16 | 1 |
I am indebted to Dr. Trenchard for submitting this report.
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