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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
Hackney 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In these 156 cases, X-ray films of the usual size were taken, with the following results:—
| Men. | Women. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Failed to attend for re-examination | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| (2) | Persons not needing further attention: (a) No abnormality found | 34 | 28 | 62 |
| (b) Number with minor abnormality requiring no further action | 26 | 17 | 43 | |
| (3) | Referred to General Practitioners: Tuberculous lesions:— (a) Healed lesions | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| (b) Probable active lesions | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Cardio-vascular lesions | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Other abnormalities | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Totals | 91 | 65 | 156 | |
This is the third occasion on which the unit has been made available to the borough, since mass radiography was first introduced, and comparative figures, in relation to attendances and the results of the X-ray examinations, are set out in the following statistical summary:—
| Year. | Total Attendances. | Referred for further Investigations and Results of Investigations. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failed to Attend. | Not Needing Further Attention. | Referred to General Practitioner | Total. | Percentage | ||
| 1944 | Men 1,131 Women 1,134 | Men 4 Women 9 | Men 51 Women 34 | Men 22 Women 21 | 77 64 | 6.2 |
| 2,265 | 13 | 85 | 43 | 141 | ||
| 1947 | Men 706 Women 705 | Men Women 1 | Men 14 Women 16 | Men 2 Women 13 | 16 30 | 3.26 |
| 1,411 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 46 | ||
| 1949 | Men 1,130 Women 976 | Men 1 Women 1 | Men 60 Women 45 | Men 30 Women 19 | 91 65 | 7.4 |
| 2,106 | 2 | 105 | 49 | 156 | ||
SCABIES AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
The decline in the incidence of scabies continued throughout
the year and there was also a marked reduction in the number of
persons attending at the Council's Cleansing Station for treatment
for head and body lice.