LUNG HEALTH SURVEY
New Instrument Arrives The effect of occupational hazards, smoking and air pollution on the lung health of Christchurch people may be indicated by surveys to be carried out by the deputvMedical Officer of Health (Dr. F. A. de Hamel) using a nt-w portable instrument which measures the rate at which air is expelled from the lungs. . Dr. de Hamel has made similar measurements with a large cumbersome instrument known as a spirometer, but the new equipment will make it possible to test far more persons in a given time. The instrument was designed by a British doctor two years ago, and Dr. de Hamel had experience in its use in London. ‘ I
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29649, 20 October 1961, Page 18
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