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parts of the body other than the lungs. From sources other than
formal notification there were six cases, five of the pulmonary type
and one non-pulmonary. Of the pulmonary cases, one was
posthumously notified and four were derived from the death returns
whilst the non-pulmonary case came from information on an inward
transferable death return. In 1966, some 67 pulmonary and 9 nonpulmonary
cases were notified giving a consolidated figure of 76.
Although not always essential, disinfection was offered and
carried out in 16 cases including 24 rooms. An additional 6
premises involving 36 rooms were disinfected as a result of Council
housing transfers.
During 1967, some 2,365 Greenwich school children and students
received B.C.G. vaccination under the direction of School Medical
Officers. A further 387 contacts were also vaccinated.

CHEST CLINIC REPORTS
Greenwich Chest Clinic
I am indebted to Drs. P. Forgacs and D. G. Wraith, Consultant
Physicians at the Greenwich Chest Clinics, for the following Report:
"Seventeen new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified
during the year. This includes 9 males, of whom 5 were over the
age of 40, and 8 females, of whom 2 were over the age of 40 and 6
under. Three cases of non-pulmonary tuberculosis were notified,
1 female aged 22 with lymph glands in neck and two males, one
aged 20 with tuberculous rib and one aged 46 with renal
tuberculosis.
Twenty-three ante-natal patients have been X-rayed but none
was found to have active tuberculosis. Thirty-four children with
positive tuberculin tests were referred to us from school but none
was found to have active disease. Some 119 contacts of persons
with tuberculosis or children and their parents with positive
Mantoux tests were X-rayed, none of these was found to have active
tuberculosis except two, the husband of a tuberculous patient and
their daughter aged 18 who were found to have active tuberculous