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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
Orpington 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Orpington]
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MASS X-RAY
Details of the results of the surveys undertaken in Orpington during 1963.
| Numbers examined | Cases of tuberculosis requiring treatment or close supervision | Not previously examined Numbers Cases | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | |
| Public Surveys | 2515 | 3411 | 5926 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1056 | 1770 | 2826 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Public Surveys — examnation of special groups | 489 | 67 | 556 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 28 | 75 | — | — | — | |
| Firms — full scale visits | 465 | 105 | 570 | — | — | — | 191 | 44 | 235 | — | — | — |
| Firms — examination of special groups | 76 | — | 76 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| TOTAL | 3545 | 3583 | 7128 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1296 | 1842 | 3138 | 1 | 1 | 2 |