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Harrow 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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The following is a summary of the changes which have taken place in the register during the year:—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | |
| No. on register January 1st 1966 | 1,031 | 886 | 110 | 147 |
| No. of new cases added | 28 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| No. of cases other than on a Form "A" | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| No. of cases restored to register | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| No. of cases removed | 102 | 75 | 9 | 5 |
| No. on register December 31st 1966 | 975 | 846 | 105 | 149 |
Details of cases removed from register
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | |
| Left District | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Deaths | 14 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 52 | 41 | 3 | 3 |
| De-notified | — | — | — | — |
| Lost Sight Of | 7 | 5 | — | — |
Deaths
Tuberculosis caused the death of 5 male and 3 female local residents.
Prevention
The satisfactory slight but steady decline in the number of notifications
continued during the year. In this context the work of the Chest Clinics and
Mass X-ray unit must be mentioned as early recognition of infection in a
person is of paramount importance.
A permanent Mass X-ray Unit is available at the Central Middlesex
Hospital, Park Royal, N.W. 10. and is open between 9-5 p.m. on Mondays
to Fridays and 9-12 on Saturdays. Here any person over 14 years can
attend without appointment or medical note and without the payment of a
fee. In addition, the Chest Clinics at Station Road, Harrow, and Edgware
General Hospital provide ready facilities for the examination of all
patients referred on suspicion of some chest trouble by hospital departments
and also by their own doctors.
A vital factor in the control of the disease is the routine examination
and re-examination of contacts, especially family contacts of a known case.
This has been undertaken by the Chest Clinic and here one would like to
record appreciation and grateful thanks to Dr. Grenville-Mathers and Dr.
Trenchard, for their co-operation, help and advice which has been given
so willingly at all times.