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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

Hillingdon 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The Standing Medical Advisory Committee has recommended that the number of mass miniature
radiography units should be reduced. Changes in policy with regard to the deployment of
mobile units were implemented in the north-west metropolitan hospital region during 1972.
The headquarters of the service was moved to St. Albans in December 1972 and the establishment
of mobile units was reduced by two. Although it is planned that the routine three-yearly community
and factory surveys will cease, a unit from the mass miniature radiography service did visit the Hayes
area in March/April 1972 and the following table gives details of the places visited, number of
persons X-rayed and the results obtained.

Table: Visit of Mass X-ray Unit to Hayes—March/April 1972

Visit of Mass X-ray Unit to Hayes—March/April 1972

SiteNumber X-rayed1969 visit
Factories etc.4,1224,270
Public: Belmore Parade726
Working Men's Club822
Manor Parade129
Kingshill Avenue490
Bourne Avenue297
Poplar Parade252=2,7163,652
Findings:
Active T.B.1
To chest clinic for observation2
Healed T.B.5
Heart conditions10
Carcinoma3
Sarcoid3
Thyroid abnormality1
Bronchiectasis1
Pneumonia7

Table: CHEST X-RAYStatic X-ray Centres

CHEST X-RAY

Static X-ray Centres

Central Middlesex Hospital Acton Lane, Park Royal (nearest LTB Station—Park Royal)Monday to Friday9.30 a.m.-4.30 p.m.
Saturday9.30 a.m.-11.30 a.m.
West Middlesex Hospital Isleworth, MiddlesexMonday to Friday9.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.
closed 12.30-1.30 p.m.
Mobile Units
Northcote Clinic, Northcote Avenue, SouthallWeekly—on Tuesdays10.30 a.m.-noon
Car Park, Grant Road, Wealdstone2nd and 4th Thursday of each month10.00 a.m.-noon
Police Station Forecourt (near Uxbridge Road Roundabout) RickmansworthWeekly—on Mondays2.45 p.m.-3.15 p.m.