London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1972
Report of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table 42 — Tuberculin Test and B.C.G. Vaccination
Number of persons vaccinated through the Authority's approved arrangements under Section 28 of the National Health Service Act
| A. Contacts | 1972 | 1971 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (i) Number of skin tested | 210 | 411 | |
| (ii) Number found positive | 143 | 251 | |
| (iii) Number found negative | 67 | 160 | |
| (iv) Number vaccinated | 66 | 121 | |
| B. School Children and Students | (i) Number of skin tested | 3,169 | 1,661 |
| (ii) Number found positive | 501 | 459 | |
| (iii) Number found negative | 2,505 | 1,137 | |
| (iv) Number vaccinated | 2,505 | 969 |
Table 43 — School Health Service
The table below shows the grades and numbers (full-time equivalents as at 31st December, 1972) of staff employed on school health work in the City of Westminster together with the totals for the Inner London Education Authority as a whole.
| Grade | FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES AS AT 31st DECEMBER, 1972 IN: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority 1972 | Inner London Education Authority 1971 | |
| Medical — M.O.'s & G.P.'s (excluding for the boroughs, centrally-directed Consultants and Specialists) | 3.63 | 91.74 | 94.39 |
| Nursing (all categories of staff) | 10.38 | 281.34 | 265.16 |
| Speech Therapists (centrally-directed) | 0.90 | 40.00 | 37.50 |
| Social Workers | 5.90 | 57.30 | 54.68 |
| Dental Officers | 4.72 | 79.50 | 85.68 |
| Dental Auxiliaries | 2.00 | 15.43 | 17.81 |
| Dental Surgery Assistants | 4.25 | 109.33 | 105.45 |
| Dental Technicians | — | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| Dental Health Education Officers | — | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Table 44 — School Medical Inspections (excluding Dental and Health Surveys) 1972
| City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1971 | ||
| SCHOOL ROLL | 21,377 | 423,992 | 424,890 |
| ROUTINE INSPECTIONS | |||
| Number inspected | 7,045 | 151,788 | 157,966 |
| PERCENTAGE OF No. INSPECTED OF:- | |||
| Parent present | 47.8 | 54.3 | 52.4 |
| Care Committee present | 81.9 | 50.6 | 61.7 |
| No. vaccinated against smallpox | 69.5 | 66.0 | 69.1 |
| No. Immunised against diphtheria | 90.8 | 89.8 | 88.9 |
| No. Immunised against whooping cough | 84.7 | 84.9 | 82.1 |
| No. Vaccinated against poliomyelitis | 90.9 | 89.9 | 88.5 |
| Physical condition unsatisfactory | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Referred for treatment of defects | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
| Referred for treatment of defects other than vision | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| NON-ROUTINE INSPECTIONS | |||
| (i) Specials | 1,899 | 50,272 | 51,467 |
| (ii) Re-inspections | 4,687 | 68,681 | 69.718 |
| Totals (i) and (ii) | 6,586 | 118,953 | 121,185 |
| No. of routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 33.0 | 35.8 | 37.6 |
| No. of non-routine inspections as percentage of school roll | 30.8 | 28.1 | 28.5 |