§ Mr. Grantasked the Minister of Health how many people have taken advantage of voluntary mass X-ray in each of the last five years; how many have subsequently been treated successfully or 37W unsuccessfully as a result; and what diseases the mass X-ray can reveal.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonThe numbers of examinations made by mass miniature radiography units in England and Wales in each of the last five years for which figures are available are as follows:
1961 … … 3,179,280 1962 … … 3,244,960 1963 … … 3,245,600 1964 … … 3,286,380 1965 … … 3,263,670 An analysis of the figures for the first four years can be found in the Tables contained in Appendix B of my Chief Medical Officer's Reports on the State of the Public Health for the years 1962 to 1965. The analysis of the figure for 1965 will be in the 1966 Report, due to be published shortly. These tables show the number of examinations following referral by general practitioners and special surveys, and the number of people in whom conditions requiring treatment were disclosed. Information on the outcome of treatment is not available. The examinations may reveal many of the diseases associated with the respiratory and cardiac systems.