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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
Chingford 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chingford]
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48.
Mass Radiography
The mass radiography unit visited the borough during September. The following chart gives the full details of this survey:-
| Total number X-rayed | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 838 | 1147 | 1985 | |
| LOCATION | |||
| Royston Arms | 105 | 104 | 209 |
| Prince Albert | 335 | 428 | 763 |
| Prince of Wales | 104 | 122 | 226 |
| Bull & Crown | 294 | 493 | 787 |
| 838 | 1147 | 1985 | |
| PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS | |||
| Requiring immediate treatment | 4 | - | 4 |
| Requiring occasional clinic supervision | - | 1 | 1 |
| Presumed healed, no further action required | 1 | 1 | 2 |
AMONG- OTHER ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED WERE:
| Cancer of the bronchus | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Congenital abnormalities of heart & vessels | - | 1 | 1 |
| Acquired abnormalities of heart & vessels | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis - non tuberculous | 2 | - | 2 |
| Pleural thickening or calcification | - | 1 | 1 |
| Congenital abnormalities of bony thorax | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Abnormality of diaphragm | 1 | - | 1 |
Dysentery
The annual prevalence of this condition - there were 43 cases
compared to 16 in 1959 - indicates, as I have stressed in several previous
reports, that a serious lack of personal hygiene exists in these instances,
more especially a failure to wash the hands after each visit to the toilet
or before preparing and eating food. This condition, which is very
infectious, can be controlled - or very largely controlled - by the simple
procedure I have indicated.
Food Poisoning
Only one case was notified. It was not possible to discover the
organism concerned.