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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
Shoreditch 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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20.
MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY.
The following details, for which I am indebted to the Unit nay be of interest.
| PERIOD | CENTRE | GROUPS EXAMINED | NO. OF PERSONS EXAMINED | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Total | |||
| 15 May 13 June. | Blades, East & Blades, Ltd., Leonard Street, E. C. 2. | Factory employees & office staff of Messrs. Blades, and firms in t he vicinity. | 669 | 671 | 1,540 |
| 4 Sept. 14 Sept. | Canda Manufacturing Co: Ltd, Shepherdess Walk, N.l. | Employees and office staff (including employees from their Goswell Road Factory). | 151 | 792 | 943 |
| 3 Oct. -10 Oct. | Allied Suppliers Ltd. 179 City Road, E. C. 1. | Office staff | 188 | 225 | 413 |
| TOTAL | 1,008 | 1,688 | 2,696 | ||
The analysis of the Group in which these factories were included, showed the following results-
| Recalls. | Percentage of all persons examined. |
|---|---|
| Number recalled for Large Films. | 4.03 |
| Number interviewed by Medical Director. | 1.20 |
| DISEASE CLASSIFICATION. | |
| Abnormalities of bony thorax and lungs | 0.08 |
| Chronic bronchitis and emphysema | 0.09 |
| Bronchiectasis | 0.02 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis (non-tuberculous e.g. post-pneumonic) | 0.07 |
| Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, asbestosis, coal-miner's pneumokonios is, at c.) | 0.008 |
| Basal fibrosis (e.g. obliterated costo-phrenic angle & diaphragmatic tenting) | 0.04 |
| Pleural thickening. | 0.16. |