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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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The Regulations require the Medical Officer of Health to
furnish the County Medical Officer of Health at the end of each
quarter with a statement compiled from the register of notifications.
The following is a summary of the quarterly returns under the Regulations during the year:—
| Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | |
| No. of cases on the Register of Notifications on 1st January | 942 | 78 1 | 115 | 118 |
| No. of cases notified for the first time during the year | 124 | 86 | 13 | 19 |
| No. of cases brought to notice otherwise than by notification | 45 | 37 | 3 | 4 |
| No. of cases transferred from "Non-Pulmonary" to "Pulmonary" | - | 2 | - | - |
| No. of cases reinstated to the Register | 5 | 3 | — | - |
| No. of cases removed from the Register during the year on account of having:— | ||||
| (a) recovered | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| (b) removed from the district | 65 | 48 | 5 | 6 |
| (c) died | 51 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| (d) been inaccurately diagnosed | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| No. of cases remaining on the Register on 31st December, 1950 | 986 | 836 | 119 | 131 |
MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY.
A Mass Radiography Unit of the North-East Metropolitan
Regional Hospital Board commenced operations in May, 1950,
from headquarters situated at the Finsbury Health Centre. The
Unit was responsible for the City of London and the Metropolitan
Boroughs of Finsbury, Hackney, Shoreditch, and Stoke Newington.
The staff of three firms in Hackney were examined during the year, and details of these examination are given hereunder:—
| Firm. | Number of Persons Examined. | Referred for Large Films. | Referred for further observation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |||
| No. 1 | 99 | 186 | 285 | 11 | - |
| No. 2 | 179 | 187 | 366 | 19 | 2 |
| No. 3 | 385 | 158 | 543 | 33 | 3 |
| Totals | 663 | 531 | 1,194 | 63 | 5 |
Mass radiography enables large groups of people to have their
chests X-rayed with a minimum of inconvenience. During 1949 a
Unit was installed in this Borough for several months, when a
general invitation was given to factory staffs and others in the
borough to attend for examination.
It is hoped that similar facilities will be available periodically
in future years.