§ 106. Mr. Awberyasked the Minister of Health what steps are being taken to encourage the practice of mass-radiography; how many local authorities are operating this system; how many cases have been X-rayed and what percentage of them have been found to be suffering from abnormalities of the chest requiring treatment.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithRegional hospital boards, who administer the service, discuss with the local health authorities
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— Ophthalmic Opticians Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners (Supplementary Ophthalmic Services only) Number of sight tests given Number of cases in which no glasses were prescribed Number of sight tests given Number of cases in which no glasses were prescribed 1953 January … … 5,224 590 605 152 February … … 5,130 581 531 109 March … … 6,140 722 656 148 April … … 5,006 617 718 148 May … … 4,461 616 474 86 June … … 5,167 602 620 141 July … … 5,510 595 528 111 August … … 4,865 536 669 97 September … … 6,483 709 842 126 October … … 7,216 801 958 113 November … … 6,173 699 818 152 December … … 3,939 416 461 91 1954 January … … 5,166 570 563 117 February … … 5,544 576 558 102 March … … 6,970 780 662 124 April … … 5,315 637 520 120 May … … 6,065 665 552 102 June … … 5,138 498 425 97 July … … 5,914 674 541 107 August … … 5,752 602 655 105 September … … 6,386 651 669 91 October … … 7,271 757 740 109 November … … 6,241 654 691 100 December … … — — — — the areas and industrial and other establishments on which they can most usefully concentrate and to which propaganda should be directed. Up to the end of 1953 the 68 units had made 13,396,538 examinations, in about 5 per cent. of which some abnormality, not necessarily requiring treatment, was revealed.