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Hackney 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY
A Mass Miniature Radiography Unit of the North East Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Board carried out a survey in Hackney from the 4th February to the
18th March. The Unit functioned at the Town Hall, and the staff of the Public
Health Department gave every assistance in connection with the general arrangements
for the survey and its publicity. Attendances reached the figure of
10,940, When the Unit last visited the Borough in 1955, 9,573 persons were
examined,
The Medical Director of the Unit has kindly furnished me with the follow
ing reports:
The numbers examined on miniature film were as follows:-
| Male | Female | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,419 | 5,521 | 10,940 | |
| Numbers recalled for Large Film | 216 | 182 | 398 |
Of the 216 males recalled for large film examination, 55 were passed as
satisfactory, 2 did not attend, and the remainder (159) were referred for
further investigation.
Of the 182 females recalled for large film examination, 83 were passed as
satisfactory, 2 did not attend, and the remainder (97) were referred for
further investigation
The attached list shows the abnormalities revealed on those referred You
will note that we detected 18 cases of active tuberculosis (13 males and 5
females), giving an overall rate of 1 64 per thousand examined, the rate per
thousand for males being 2 2 and for females 0 90 It is also interesting to
note that a total of 9 cases of carcinoma of the lung were detected (five
males and four females).
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number examined on Miniature Film | 5,419 | 10,940 | |
| Number recalled for Large Film Examination | 216 | 182 | 398 |
| Abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues - congenital | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Abnormalities of the bony thorax and soft tissues - acquired | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Congenital malformation of the lungs | 1 | - | 1 |
| Bacterial and virus infection of the lungs | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Bronchiectasis | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Emphysema | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Pulmonary fibrosis - non-tuberculous | 24 | 6 | 30 |
| Pneumoconiosis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Benign tumours of the lungs and mediastinum | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carcinoma of the lung and mediastinum | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Metastases in the lung and mediastinum | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sarcoidosis and collagenous diseases | 1 | - | 1 |
| Pleural thickening or calcification - non-tuberculous | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| C/f | 69 | 38 | 107 |