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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brent]
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Table 14
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 | — | — | — | — | 1,284 | 942 |
| (b) Persons who were given X-ray examination only | — | — | — | — | 2,239 | 1,850 |
| Number of persons found to be tuberculous during the year, including new contacts shown below | 74 | 50 | 32 | 20 | 106 | 70 |
| Number of new contacts seen for the first time during the year and included above | ||||||
| (a) Contacts who were given a full medical examination | — | — | — | — | 281 | 264 |
| (b) Contacts who were given X-ray examination only Number found to be tuberculous | 6 | 6 | — | — | 362 6 | 315 6 |
| Number of cases not on the register but who are under observation at the chest clinic | - | _ | _ | _ | 312 | 207 |