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6
GENERAL HEALTH MATTERS, INCLUDING INFECTIOUS
DISEASE CONTROL
Tuberculosis
There was one death from tuberculosis during the year
and 30 new cases were notified. Eight of these new cases
occurred in the age group 15-24 years. This indicates the
vulnerability of the young adult to this disease and it is hoped
that the B.C.G. vaccination against tuberculosis now offered
to senior school pupils through the school health service will
help to reduce this high incidence.
Mass X-Ray Unit 5A visited the district from the 5th to
the 27th May, 1958, and, working in nine sites, X-rayed a total
of 6,762 persons.
Men Women Total
Attendances 4,015 2,747 6,762
Out of this number thirty-eight people were referred to
chest clinics for further investigation. From these, there were
eight cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis and four cases
of bronchial carcinoma.
Diphtheria
No cases occurred in the district during the year and, as
before, the Middlesex County Council at their clinics in the
district, together with the local general practitioners, continued
the immunising campaign against the disease.