[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford] page 43

Ilford 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table: Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Visitors. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors once during the year; 1,247 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:—

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Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Visitors. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors once during the year; 1,247 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:—

	Pulmonary Cases	Other Cases
Condition good	750	76
Condition fairly good	172	18
Condition poorly	28	1
In sanatoria	121	7
No information as to present condition	20	3
Removed from district, etc.	50	1
	1,141	106

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The treatment of Tuberculosis is now under the control of the Regional
Hospital Board. On the 31st December, 1954, there were 1,126 patients on
the register of the Ilford Clinic.

Table: The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1954 was as follows:

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The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1954 was as follows:

	Pulmonary		Non-Pulmonary		Total
	Males	Females	Males	Females	Total
Adults	80	44	5	3	132
Children	—	2	—	5	7

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Mass Radiography.
During the year, in March and October, the Mass Radiography Unit
of the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board operated from
centres set up within the Borough situated at the Thompson Rooms,
Manford Way Clinic, the Drill Hall, Horns Road, and at two factories.

Table: Dr. Hugh Ramsay, the Medical Director, kindly supplied me with particulars as follows:—Number of films taken:—

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Dr. Hugh Ramsay, the Medical Director, kindly supplied me with particulars as follows:—

Number of films taken:—

	Miniature		Large
	Male	Female	Male	Female
Organised Groups (including Factory Staffs)	2,941	2,135	125	71
School Children	1,049	1,013	31	32
School Staff	104	109	3	3
General Public	3,426	5,745	222	318
	7,500	9,002	381	424
Totals	16,522		805

Table: Findings with regard to Tuberculosis in the above groups:—

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Findings with regard to Tuberculosis in the above groups:—

Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—	Males	Females
Organised Groups	2	1
School Children	—	1
General Public	5	5
Totals	7	7
Inactive Pulmonary Tuberculosis:—
Organised Groups	37	14
School Children	1	—
General Public	58	89
Totals	96	103

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Ilford 1954

Table: Cases of Tuberculosis, on notification, are visited by the Tuberculosis Visitors. Cases of longer standing are visited by the Sanitary Inspectors once during the year; 1,247 persons were visited during the year. The following reports were obtained:—

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Table: The number of patients from Ilford sent to Institutions under the Regional Hospital Board Tuberculosis Scheme during 1954 was as follows:

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Table: Dr. Hugh Ramsay, the Medical Director, kindly supplied me with particulars as follows:—Number of films taken:—

Table: Findings with regard to Tuberculosis in the above groups:—