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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

Tower Hamlets 1965

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tower Hamlets, London Borough]

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Table: TABLE 58 B.C.G. VACCINATION-SCHOOLCHILDREN

TABLE 58 B.C.G. VACCINATION-SCHOOLCHILDREN

(1) No. of schools visited29
(2) No. of 13 year old children (i. e. consent forms issued2,654
(3) No. of consents received2,225
(4) No. of children tested and read1,425
(5) No. of children not dealt with because of refusal of consent or absence1,229 (46. 3%)
(6) No. of positive reactors among (4)74 (5.2%)
(7) No. of negative reactors vaccinated1,351
HEARING AIDS
No. of pupils known to have been provided with hearing aids during the year19
No. of pupils (still at school) known to have been provided with hearing aids in previous years60
ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS
No. of pupils treated at clinics or out-patients departments109
No. of pupils treated at school for postural defects87
OTHER TREATMENT
No. of children attending clinics at 31 December, 1965:-
Ear, Nose and Throat100
Audiology265
Special investigation179