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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
Merton and Morden 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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The Committee uses these funds to improve conditions for
individuals and families. It gives financial support to the
Children's Holiday Camp, which provides a holiday for child
contacts, and provides various domestic equipment on loan. It
provides pocket money allowances to patients in hospital or
sanatoria who are not eligible for National Health Insurance
benefit or grant from the National Assistance Board or whose
families have no income other than that supplied from these
sources. It assists with fares for relatives to visit patients in
hospital or sanatoria and provides raw materials in certain cases
for home industry and has a scheme for assisting with the
marketing of the manufactured goods. It also elfects a most
invaluable liaison between the patient and the unfamiliar
complicated system of agencies which the State has set up to
carry out its statutory schemes.
MASS RADIOGRAPHY.
The Mass Radiography Unit visited this district during
the year and was set up at the Baptist Hall, Crown Lane,
Morden, for three weeks during October.
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I am indebted to Dr. Walters, the Medical Director of the Mass Radiography Centre of the South-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board, for the following summary of the findings of the Unit:—
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Total number examined | 1,439 | 2,374 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Active | 4 | 7 |
| „ „ Inactive | 49 | 62 |
| Congenital abnormalities of bony-thorax | 7 | 11 |
| Emphysema | 16 | 2 |
| Bronchiectasis | 4 | 3 |
| Pleural changes | 22 | 8 |
| Interlobar effusion | 1 | — |
| Acquired cardiovascular lesions | 2 | 8 |
| Miscellaneous (i.e., old fractures, postoperative changes, etc.) | 6 | 2 |
| Cases not yet diagnosed | 18 | 6 |
| It is pointed out that as the service is available to all members of the general public the above figures probably include some persons living outside our area. | ||