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MASS RADIOGRAPHY
A Mass Radiography Unit of the Surrey County Council
was stationed at the Public Hall, Sutton, from 31st March to
17th April, 1948.
Three thousand five hundred and seventy-six persons
attended for examination. The final results were as follows,
1. Newly discovered cases of active Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
(a) Requiring Sanatorium treatment 4
(b) Requiring observation at Chest Clinic 4
2. Cases of arrested Pulmonary Tuberculosis 62
3. Other abnormalities
(a) Cardio vascular 14
(b) Non-Tuberculous Chest conditions 38
These figures confirm the general experience with
Mass Radiography that two or three people in every thousand
of the adult population are suffering from early unreoognised
active Pulmonary Tuberculosis. The frequency of Tuberculous
infection with spontaneous healing is shown by the finding of
sixty-two cases of arrested disease. The finding of other
abnormalities of the heart and lungs gives an opportunity for
appropriate treatment and for adjustment of ways of life to
prevent future disability. The advantages of this'service
to the individual and to the community are apparent.
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