London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Sutton 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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MASS RADIOGRAPHY
The Director of the Mass Radiography Unit has supplied the following statistics
| 1971 | 1970 |
| Total x-rayed 1158 | 3018 |
| Cases of Lung Cancer 1 M. 1 F. | 2 M. -F. |
| Cases of Pulmonary T.B. - M. - F. | -M.-F. |
It will be noted that there is a considerable reduction in the total number x-rayed
in 1971 compared with 1970.
During 1970 the Regional Hospital Board reduced the facilities available for the
general public to attend the Mass Radiography Unit, as a result of which sessions for
the general public only were not held during 1971.
There was considerable resistance by members of the Health Committees and
Medical Officers of Health to the new policy of the Regional Hospital Board and it is
hoped that their policy will be reversed during 1972.
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