MOBILE X-RAY UNIT

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28347, 5 August 1957, Page 9

MOBILE X-RAY UNIT

1900 Examinations In Fortnight

About 950 persons were X-rayed last week by the mobile, unit being used by the Department of Health iit Christchurch to detect tuberculosis.

The second active case of tuberculosis was reported last week after more than 1900 persons had been X-rayed in the first fortnight of the programme.

Hpalth Department spokesmen said that the most surprising aspect of the campaign was the Staggering number” of elderly persons calling on the unit at its cHv° US station \ throughout the

ho T he „ st s? . of the mobile unit att^ ed t 0 elderly persons Xn? k had J come - to them “on said H and w “h. sticks,” they

Housewives continued to be among those X-rayed in greater numbers.

The campaign was meeting with excellent response, the officers said, and it appeared that many, thousands of persons would be X-rayed by the unit before the Campaign ended.

The itinerary for this week is: H’lls road-Westminster street, Monday, August 5, 9.30-noon;Em-mett street-Acheson avenue, Mond t ay . August 5, 1-3 p.m.: Averill street-Petrie street, Tuesday, August 6. 9-10.30 a.m.; Medway streetroad * Tuesday, August. 6, 11.30-1.30 p.m.; Mcßratneys roadGayhurst road, Wednesday, August 7. 9 a.m.-lO a.m.; Birchfield strcet-Ferner street. Wednesday. August 7. II a.m.-l p.m.; Fleete street. New Brighton road, Wednesday. August 7. 2-4 p.m.; Lake Terrace road-Burwood road Thursday, August 8, 9-10.30 a.m.; Bassett street-Parnwell street, Thursday, August 8, 11-2 p.m.; Travis road-Bower avenue, Thursday. August 8. 3-4 p.m.; Friday, August 9. 9-noon; Cygnet street-Tonks street, Friday, August 9, 1-3 p.m.