§ 65. Sir D. Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what diseases other than tuberculosis were detected by the Mass X-ray Service in 1967; and what were the total numbers of each of these diseases detected over this period.
§ Dr. John Dunwoody:Following are the figures: —
NON-TUBERCULOUS CONDITIONS DETECTED BY MASS MINIATURE RADIOGRAPHY, ENGLAND AND WALES 1967 Malignant neoplasms 3,783 Non-malignant neoplasms 665 Sarcoids 841 Other lymph-gland diseases 84 Congenital cardio-vascular abnormalities 518 Acquired cardio-vascular abnormalities 8,323 Pneumoconiosis without progressive multiple fibrosis 1,377 Pneumoconiosis with progressive multiple fibrosis 84 Total 15,665