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Approximately 0.38 per cent of those persons X-rayed were found to
be suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. Other abnormalities discovered
included four cases of cancer of the bronchus.
In 1956, the number of persons X-rayed in the Borough by the unit was
3,260, of whom 112 were recalled for large films.
The Minister of Health states that Mass Radiography continues to
display its value as a diagnostic technique. Over 7,000 cases of
tuberculosis which would otherwise have been undiagnosed were revealed by
this means. This is nearly a fifth of the total number of cases notified.
Its value is not confined to the diagnosis of tuberculosis, for it is an
important discoverer of a number of abnormal chest conditions of which
cancer of the lung is the outstanding example.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations. 1925.
These egulations provide that persons suffering from tuberculosis
of the respiratory tract shall not be employed in the handling of milk or
milk receptacles. Power is given to the Council to cause such persons to
discontinue their employment. It was not found necessary during the year
to take action under the Regulations.
Tuberculosis Care Committee.
The Tuberculosis Care Committee, on which are represented voluntary
and official bodies, and whose meetings are attended by the Medical Officer
of Health, continues to supply help to tuberculous persons and to their
relatives who require assistance which cannot be obtained from official
sources, or where urgency or special circumstances indicate that the
voluntary sources of the Care Committee are preferable.
Although tuberculosis is slowly but surely being conquered, the public
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