[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough.

  • Bilston (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TUBERCULOSIS Active, post primary lesions .. Inactive, post primary lesions Inactive primary lesions 7 = 5.2 per thousand :o I j ( = 15.7 per thousand OTHER ABNORMALITIES Congenital abnormality of bony thorax .. .. .. .. 1 Chronic bronchitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Bronchiectasis . . . . . . , . .. 3 Basal fibrosis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ] Pleural thickening Pneumoconiosis Acquired heart disease Miscellaneous (including acquired condition of ribs, etc.) ABNORMALITIES—FEMALES TUBERCULOSIS Active post primary lesions .. Inactive, post primary lesions Inactive primary lesions 6 = 6.7 per thousand 2!= 13.4 per thousand OTHER ABNORMALITIES Congenital abnormality of bony thorax Bronchiectasis .. Post-pneumonic fibrosis Acquired heart disease 2 1 2 2 Total rate of active tuberculosis = 5.8 per thousand. The Medical Director’s comments are:— Over 6^ thousand persons came forward for X-ray and the recall rate of 4.2% was average. The rate of active pulmonary tuberculosis was lower than the national average in males, but higher among the females. The overall rate of 4.4 per thousand is just a little higher than normal. Thirteen of these cases were employed at a factory. The other findings were about average, although there were, perhaps, rather more cases of rheumatic heart disease than is usually found. The female patient with pneumoconiosis was an enamel worker, and it was interesting to note that she had only been at risk for four years until 1952. In addition to the adults already mentioned, 2,442 school children were X-rayed and four cases of active tuberculosis found. One of these was from a Senior School, where several girls with active lesions had previously been found. 135 patients were examined clinically, and in all cases where any sig- nificant lesion was detected, a note of the findings and the action con- sidered advisable was sent to the general practitioner concerned. All persons recalled for large film examination were informed of the result.” ro ui K) oj