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them and by the Public Health Department giving the piace and
times at which sessions were to be held Letters were sent by the
Public Health Department to local organizations general practic
tioners and the local press supplying full particulars and inviting
the public to take full advantage of the Unit s visit The
Unit Secretary also communicated with firms and organizations
throughout the district while posters were displayed on public
notice boards and in shop windows The London Co operative Society
provided a window for a fortnight in their High Road Branch for
the display of propaganda Facilities were also offered to us by
the Wood Green Horticultural Society at their Annual Show for
advance publicity
The Unit was sited at Spouters Corner the response being
even better than on previous visits A large caravan was obtained
and used as an office This was by way of being an experiment
which the Unit Organizer informs me proved so successful that
they are hoping to be able tc adopt this method as their estab
lished technique in the future
Set out below is an analysis of the survey On the previous
visit of the Unit in 1954 the total number attending public sessions
was 1,500: on this latest visit the figure was 4 219 an increase
of no less than 2,719 The prime factor in this larger attendance
was without doubt the central position from which the Unit operated
I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my sincere
thanks to Dr. Ramsey. Medical Director of Mass Radiography Unit
6A and to Mrs Waters Secretary of the Unit for the great help
which they have given Wood Green. Indeed all members of the Unit
staff deserve our gratitude It has always been a very real
pleasure to work with Unit 6A We now look forward eagerly to a
return visit, probably in 1958
Analysis of Mass Radiography Survey
From the tables set out on Pages 36 and 37 it will be clear
that cases of active and doubtful tuberculosis were brought to
light by the visit of Mass Radiography Unit 6A It will also be
noted that conditions other than tuberculosis were discovered
The Secretary of the Unit informs me that fewer cases were discovered
during the. recent visit, as compared with the previous
visit in 1954 This, of course, is very satisfactory
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