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Pour new notifications came from homes already returning one or more cases
of tuberculosis.
22 cases were inward transfers from other districts and, therefore, had
not developed their illness while resident in Brentford and Chiswick.
Of the three families previously reported in 1961 as living in old property,
subject to dampness, two were rehoused by the Council, and a similar case reported
in 1960, moved away from the district.
Mass X-Ray
During 1962, the mobile Mass X-ray unit made short visits to certain factories
in the Borough and a more prolonged visit was made in the autumn with much
publicity and an invitation to citizens to take the opportunity of attending
during public sessions.
One Brentford and Chiswick resident was found to be an active case of tuberculosis,
another found to be a lung cancer case, and a further three were observation
cases.
It is now possible to send persons desirous of availing themselves of the
facility, to a static Mass X-ray Unit at West Middlesex Hospital without an
appointment on any day of the week, to have an X-ray of the chest. This is a
very valuable addition to the armaments of preventive medicine and is made use
of by many who need reassurance because of vague suspicions of contact. It is
particularly useful to the Public Health Department for the obtaining of quick
reports on candidates for employment on the Borough Council staff.
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