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 Wood Green]
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The Secretary, Mrs. Waters, informed me that the Unit was very
pleased with the response they enjoyed in Wood Green and with the
assistance they received from this Department. We now look forward
to their next visit in the early Autumn of 1962.
I attach on the following page in the form of a table the
Mass Radiography Unit's analysis of their survey showing the
number of cases of tuberculosis found and the number of other
abnormalities discovered.
Male | Female | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Bronchial Carcinoma | 1 | - | 1 |
Congenital abnormalities of heart and vessels | - | 2 | 2 |
Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels | - | 1 | 1 |
Sarcoidosis | - | 1 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 2 | - | 2 |
Abnormalities of the diaphragm | - | 2 | 2 |
Pneumoconiosis | 1 | - | 1 |
Pulmonary Fibrosis- non-tuberculous | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Acquired abnormalities of bony thorax | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Congenital abnormality of bony thorax | - | 1 | 1 |
6 | 9 | 15 |
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
The number of articles dealt with at the Disinfection Station
was as follows:-
Articles disinfected 43
Articles destroyed 58 and 2 dogs
6 rooms were disinfected on account of infectious disease,
10 premises were disinfested on account of the presence of
vermin, which involved the disinfestation of 25 rooms.
64 premises were treated for infestations of cockroaches,
wasps, ants, flies, bluebottles, fleas, beetles, and
maggots.
67 library books were brought to the Department during the
year for disinfection on account of being in contact with
cases of infectious disease.
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