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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

Sutton and Cheam 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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MASS RADIOGRAPHY

Table: A Mass Miniature Radiography Unit visited the Borough from 21st November to 1st December I960, and was stationed at Green Lane, Worcester Park. One thousand, five hundred and fifty five persons were examined. The results were as follows:-

A Mass Miniature Radiography Unit visited the Borough from 21st November to 1st December I960, and was stationed at Green Lane, Worcester Park. One thousand, five hundred and fifty five persons were examined. The results were as follows:-

MaleFemaleTotal
Number of persons examined 6359201555
Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Cases requiring treatment or close clinic supervision 213
Primary lung cancer--
The incidence of active Pulmonary Tuberculosis was 1.9 per thousand persons examined. The findings are an index of infection in a sample of the population. They show the value of Mass Radiography in securing diagnosis and treatment.