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17.
LASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY
I am indebted, to Dr. Thompson, Medical Director of Unit 6D for the
following report
"Introduction During 1961 the Unit examined 43,004 males and 23,569 females,
making a total of 66,573. Up to the end of 1961 the Unit has
examined 412,361 males and 279,676 females - making a grand total of 692,037
since it commenced operations in May 1950.
Fifty-four cases with a significant tuberculous lesion have been
discovered which gives an overall rate of .83 per 1,000 examinees. Seventeen
cases of carcinoma of the lung (l6 men and 1 woman) were discovered during the
year. These results are slightly lower than for previous years. The highest
incidence of tubercle was discovered in men between the ages of 45 - 54, with
those between the ages of 25 - 34 and 55 - 59 running them very close. The
greatest incidence in women was found in the 25 - 34 Age Group.
The zone of the Unit has remained the City of London, and the
Metropolitan Boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch. The unit operated for about
eight months during the year at the Mass Radiography Centre, 20 Golden Lane,
E.C.I, while for the remaining period (excluding a three week period for
annual leave) the Unit visited various firms and organisations within its
zone, including a co-operative Survey at the Geffrye Museum, Kingsland Road,
E.2. - by kind permission of the Museum's Curator, Mrs.M. Harrison - for the
benefit of Shoreditch firms unable to attend the Mass Radiography Centre.
About one hundred and twenty firms participated in this Survey. Whenever the
Unit visits a firm permission is usually sought and granted for firms in the
vicinity to participate, thus when the Unit operated on the premises of
Associated Newspapers a large number of firms unconnected with Associated
Newspapers were also X-rayed to the general benefit of all concerned. New
firms are continually being added to the Unit's Register, and the demand for
our services is on the increase.
Doctors' Referrals Not so many General Practitioners use the Unit's services
as one would wish or expect even though they are fully
advised of the Unit's movements. Doctor's cases however have produced an
incident rate of 11.56 per 1,000 examined.
Medical Procedure As has been our practice in the past abnormal cases (after
an interview with the Medical Director) are referred
through the examinee's own.dactor to the appropriate Chest Clinic. Clinics have
recorded their sputum findings and twenty-one cases with a positive sputum
have been reported of which 14 were male and 7 female. Cases outside the
purview of a Chest Clinic have been referred to St. Bartholomew1s Hospital
and I gratefully acknowledge the willing co-operation offered by Dr. N.C,
Oswald and Dr. Graham Hayward and their colleagues.
Conclusion During the year under review there were several changes in the
clerical staff. I gratefully acknowledge the loyalty and
conscientiousness of all members of the staff.