Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]
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I am indebted to Dr. J. R. Mikhail, Medical Director of Mass X-ray Unit 5B for the following Statistics relating to Surveys carried out in the Hendon Area by the Unit during 1956 at Open Public Sessions and in organised Factory Groups.
| Years since last X-ray. | AGE GROUP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-19 | 20-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65 plus | TOTAL | |
| No previous X-ray. | 177 | 150 | 264 | 259 | 171 | 106 | 60 | 1,187 |
| Under1 year | 14 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 90 |
| l | 29 | 82 | 112 | 48 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 328 |
| 2 | 108 | 185 | 600 | 612 | 550 | 244 | 49 | 2,348 |
| 3 | 17 | 69 | 89 | 71 | 97 | 53 | 21 | 417 |
| 4 | 3 | 24 | 49 | 30 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 147 |
| 5 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 91 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 79 |
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 86 |
| Total | 352 | 573 | 1,216 | 1,109 | 950 | 454 | 146 | 4,800 |
| No previous X-ray. | 124 | 136 | 246 | 270 | 196 | 115 | 45 | 1,132 |
| Under 1 yr. | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| 1 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| 2 | 16 | 57 | 84 | 62 | 68 | 21 | 1 | 309 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 99 |
| 4 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 50 |
| Total | 171 | 283 | 481 | 443 | 340 | 169 | 51 | 1,938 |
| No previous X-ray | 301 | 286 | 510 | 529 | 367 | 221 | 105 | 2,319 |
| Under 1 yr. | 18 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 144 |
| l | 39 | 114 | 155 | 72 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 454 |
| 2 | 124 | 242 | 684 | 674 | 618 | 265 | 50 | 2,657 |
| 3 | 24 | 83 | 118 | 90 | 117 | 63 | 21 | 516 |
| 4 | 6 | 44 | 74 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 227 |
| 5 | 2 | 21 | 38 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 125 |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 118 |
| 7 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 42 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 136 |
| Total | 523 | 856 | 1,697 | 1,552 | 1,290 | 623 | 197 | 6,738 |
Out of the total number X-rayed, 6 acute cases, 4 males and 2 females were
discovered, and 6 cases, 5 males and 1 female, were referred for occasional supervision
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