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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table 49.—School Health Service
The table below shows the grades and numbers (full-time equivalents as at 31 December, 1968) 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 31 DECEMBER, 1968 IN: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westminster | Inner London Education Authority 1968 | Inner London Education Authority 1967 | |
| Medical—M.O's. & G.P's. (excluding for the boroughs | |||
| centrally-directed Consultants and Specialists) | 5.50 | 90.21 | 92.06 |
| Nursing (all categories of staff) | 14.68 | 259.02 | 263.69 |
| Speech Therapists (centrally-directed) | 1.10 | 26.20 | 31.80 |
| Social Workers | 5.20 | 54.59 | 52.79 |
| Physiotherapists | — | 16.30 | 16.40 |
| Remedial Gymnasts | — | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Dental Officers | 4.60 | 78.75 | 69.61 |
| Dental Auxiliaries | — | 8.51 | 5.60 |
| Dental Surgery Assistants | 4.40 | 85.57 | 77.47 |
| Dental Technicians | — | 4.70 | 5.00 |
| Dental Health Education Officers | — | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Table 50.—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
| 1968 | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| (i) Number of skin tested | 476 | 479 |
| (ii) Number found positive | 238 | 255 |
| (iii) Number found negative | 238 | 224 |
| (iv) Number vaccinated | 163 | 172 |
B. School Children and Students
| (i) Number of skin tested | 4,174 | 1,664 |
| (ii) Number found positive | 1,955 | 312 |
| (iii) Number found negative | 2,219 | 1,352 |
| (iv) Number vaccinated | 1,809 | 1,352 |