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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
Woolwich 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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examinations has been deducted from the total x-rayed. A breakdown of these figures is shown in the following Table:-
| Numbers examined | Cases found | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | |
| Beresford Square - regular fortnightly visits. | 2,692 (Incl. 1,432 "over 45's") | 1,047 | 3 (Incl. 1 "over 45's") | 3 |
| Firms - Routine visits | 4,854 | 1,301 | 10 | 2 |
| Firms - Visits mainly in connection with examination of men over forty-five. | 2,04l | 6 | 1 | _ |
| Hospitals, etc. | 148 | 602 | _ | _ |
| Brief public visits, mainly in connection with examination of men over forty-five. | 277 | 152 | _ | |
| 10,012 | 3,108 | 14 | 5 | |
| 13,120 | 19 | |||
Two interesting facts arise from this breakdown; first the
incidence of significant tuberculosis amongst women x-rayed at
Beresford Square, none of whom had been previously examined, was
2.9; and secondly the incidence of men x-rayed at routine visits
to firms (six of whom had not been previously examined), was 2.1
per thousand.
Of the total of 3,774 not previously x-rayed, 2,479 were men
and 1,204 women. Eight and five cases respectively of tuberculosis
were found in these groups, which gives an incidence of 3.2 amongst
men and 3.9 amongst women."
Other Non-Tuberculous Abnormalities included the following:
MEN
Carcinoma of bronchus 3
Carcinoma of segmoid
Secondaries in liver 1
Pneumoconiosis 1
WOMEN
Carcinoma of bronchus 1
Pneumonitis 2
Sarcoidosis 4
Bronchiectasis 1
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