Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY UNIT.
The Unit from the West Ham Hospital Management Committee operated
from Church Road Clinic from 29/11/50 to 3.8/1/51 and from the Drill Hall,
Vicarage Lane, from 24/1/51 to 5/2/51.
Dr. Lawless, the Medical Director, who kindly provided the following information, Intimated the response had been very disappointing.
Church Road Clinic | Drill Hall | Grand Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | F | Total | M | F | Total | ||
Factories, Workplaces &c | 951 | 774 | 1,725 | 567 | 532 | 1,099 | 2,824 |
Doctors' cases | 17 | 38 | 55 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 87 |
Public Sessions | 436 | 500 | 936 | 105 | 208 | 313 | 1,249 |
Totals | 1,404 | 1,312 | 2,716 | 683 | 761 | 1,444 | 4,160 |
Males | Females | Total | |||||
No. of attendances for miniature Xray | 2,087 | 2,073 | 4,160 | ||||
No. passed as normal on miniature or subsequent large film examination | 1,929 | 1,969 | 3,898 | ||||
Percentage normal | 92.43 | 94.98 | 93.7 | ||||
No. showing some abnormality | 158 | 104 | 262 | ||||
Percentage showing some abnormality | 7.57 | 5.02 | 6.3 | ||||
Classification of abnormalities noted | |||||||
Congenital bony abnormalities | 11 | 3 | 14 | ||||
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema | 24 | 6 | 30 | ||||
Other respiratory disease | 28 | 9 | 37 | ||||
Heart disease - congenital or acquired | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||||
Tuberculous lesions - all forms | 58 | 61 | 119 | ||||
Miscellaneous | 31 | 17 | 48 | ||||
Totals | 158 | 104 | 262 |
The 119 tuberculous lesions are further analysed as follows:-
Males | Females | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Inactive | Primary | 14 | 40 | |
Tuberculosis | Post primary | 35 | 63 | |
Totals | 49 | 54 | 103 | |
Radiologically | Primary | l | - | 1 |
Active Tuberculosis) | Post primary | 7 | 7 | 14 |
T.B. pleural effusion | 1 | - | l | |
Totals | 9 |
There were therefore, 16 cases of active tuberculosis discovered
by the survey a ratio of 3.84 per 1,000 examinations, which is slightly below
the national figure for Mass Radiography Surveys.
There was no untoward incidence of respiratory disease in any
group examined.
WATER SUPPLY.
(i) The water supply of the Borough in its several parts has been
satisfactory both in quality and quantity.