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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
Brent 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 15
TUBERCULOSIS: SUMMARY OF WORK OF WILLESDEN CHEST CLINIC
| Pulmonary | Non-pulmonary | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Total number of persons examined for the first time during the year, including new contacts shown below- | ||||||
| (a) Persons who were given a full medical examination | - | - | - | - | 1,179 | 828 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 2,092 | 1,673 |
| Number of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 105 | 58 | 11 | 15 | 116 | 73 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | - | - | - | - | 277 | 249 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only | - | - | - | - | 382 | 361 |
| Number found to be tuberculous | 7 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | - | - | - | - | 220 | 157 |