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 Chigwell]
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PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | MALE | FEMALE | TOTAL |
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Requiring immediate treatment | 2 | - | 2 |
Requiring close clinic supervision | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Requiring occasional clinic supervision only | 3 | (2 pk)* 6 | 9 |
Presumed healed - no further action needed | (2 pK)* 6 | (1 PK)* 3 | 9 |
GROUPS IN WHICH SIGNIFICANT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS WAS DISCOVERED | |||
Requiring immediate treatment - General Public | 1 | - | 1 |
Organised Groups | 1 | - | 1 |
Requiring close clinic supervision - General Public | 1 | 1 | 2 |
AMONG OTHER ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED WERE:- | |||
Bronchial carcinoma | 2 | - | 2 |
Sarcoidosis | 1 | - | 1 |
Bacterial and virus infections of the lungs | 2 | - | 2 |
Pulmonary fibrosis- non tubeioilous | 2 | - | 2 |
Emphysema | - | 2 | 2 |
Pleural thickening or calcification - non T.B* | 3 | - | 3 |
Abnormalities of the diaphragm and oesophagus | - | 2 | 2 |
Congenital abnormalities of heart and vessels | 1 | - | 1 |
Acquired abnormalities of heart and vessels | - | 6 | 6 |
Miscellaneous abnormalities | 2 | - | 2 |
Did not attend for further investigation | 2 | - | 2 |
Not yet classified (? heart lesion) | - | 1 | 1 |
* P.K = PREVIOUSLY KNOWN, |