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Socio - Economic group
Professional workers 14
Employers and managers in
Central and Local Government, Industry,
Commerce, etc. 20
Own-account workers
(non-professional) 20
Foremen and supervisors (manual)
skilled manual workers 60
Intermediate and junior non-manual workers
in offices etc. 25
Personal Service and semi-skilled manual
workers 145
Un-skilled manual workers
Armed Forces and Agricultural workers 63
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Visits to Factories
A request to arrange cytology screening for women employees was
received from Lesney Products Limited, who employ approximately 2000
women at their factories in Hackney. There is no doubt that such visits
to the place of employment ensures the attendance of women who would
not otherwise be screened. It was consequently decided that the Medical
Officer of Health should approach, factories and firms to offer this
facility to women employees.
Visits commenced at Lesneys on 17th November, 1971, and continued
until all women desiring the examination had been seen by one of the
Department's Medical Officers, accompanied by a nurse employed by Lesney
Products.
Hackney Hospital Pathology Department were unable to deal with the
smears because of staff shortages and alternative facilities were kindly
provided by St. Bartholomew's Hospital for up to 20 cases per week. This
was less than was hoped for initially, but it was possible for the
project to continue. The staffing position at Hackney Hospital was
expected to improve in the new year and it was hoped that the number of
smears taken per week would increase in 1972. Figures for the current
year are as below:-
Cervical smears taken at Lesneys factory from 17.11.71 - 20.12.71
Total smears taken - 101