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MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY
I am indebted to Dr. Thompson, Medical Director of Unit 6D for the
following report:-
"Introduction During 1963 the Unit examined 44,200 males and 23,636 females
making a total of 67,836s Up to the end of 1963 the Unit has examined 497>267
males and 330, 368 females-making a grand total of 827,635 since it commenced
operations in May 1950.
Thirty-six cases (22 males and 14 females) with a significant
tuberculous lesion have been discovered which gives an overall rate of .531
per 1,000 examinees. While the number of men X-rayed during 1963 was 5.8%
above the average of the past few years, the females showed a 5.3% decrease on
the average figure. The rate of significant cases for men was .498 and for
women it was .592 per 1,000.
The highest incidence of tubercle was discovered in men within the
60-64 and 65 plus Age Groups which was contrary to our visual experience, as
the highest incidence has, for the past few years, been found in the 45-54
Age Group. The highest incidence for women was found in the 15-19 and 20-24
Age Groups which confirms our usual findings.
Sixteen cases of carcinoma of the bronchus (all males) were discovered
during the year, which is a considerable increase on the previous year's
results when five cases only were found.
Unit's Operations The zone of the Unit has remained the City of London and the
Metropolitan Boroughs of Finsbury and Shoreditch. The Unit operated for a large
part of the year at the Mass Radiography Centre, 20, Golden Lane, E.C.1., while
for the remaining period it visited various firms, etc®, which could offer
appropriate accommodation. This included a 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. When the Unit was operating at the"Evening Standard" over
eighty firms in the vicinity participated. This co-operative method is generally
adopted when the Unit visits firms and organisations.
The Unit has continued to approach, and encourage, new firms to use
the services offered by the Unit, and a considerable number of new firms have
been added to the Unit's register.
Doctors' Referrals. It is gratifying to report that the year under review has
shown an increase in Doctors' referrals® Such referrals have produced an
incident rate of 10.38l per 1,000.
Medical Procedure The Unit has continued its procedure of referring abnormal
cases to the appropriate Chest Clinic through the examinee's own doctor. Clinics
have recorded their sputum findings and twelve cases with a positive sputum
have been reported, of which nine were male and three were female.