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London County Council 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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In some health divisions skin testing of pre-school infants and toddlers at day nurseries and infant welfare establishments has been undertaken with a view to tracing cases of tuberculosis among adult contacts of positive reactors.

Summary of investigations made into tuberculosis ' incidents ' at Council establishments in1953

EstablishmentNotified caseChildrenAdults
Tuberculin testedPositive reactorsX-rayedAbnormalX-rayedAbnormal
Schools (22)Teacher——2621231
Teacher————10—
Teacher390101101124—
Teacher219—301—30—
Teacher——218—26—
Teacher——638—10—
Teacher87—12—20—
Teacher26—6140—
Teacher——492234—
Teacher——177—17—
Teacher1014039———
Teacher——11717—
Teacher——251236—
Teacher——114—1—
Teacher401—401—301
Pupil67—10—11—
Pupil——3621242
Pupil——304218—
Pupil——26113—
Pupil——239—151
Asst. school keeper437—4373461
Kitchen helper————303
Polytechnic, training college and evening institute (3)Student————4071
Student————2112
Teacher————25—
M.D. Occupation Centre (1)Pupil——3525—