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
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.
| Establishment | Notified case | Children | Adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested | Positive reactors | X-rayed | Abnormal | X-rayed | Abnormal | ||
| Schools (22) | Teacher | — | — | 262 | 1 | 23 | |
| Teacher | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Teacher | 390 | 101 | 101 | 1 | 24 | — | |
| Teacher | 219 | — | 301 | — | 30 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 218 | — | 26 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 638 | — | 10 | — | |
| Teacher | 87 | — | 12 | — | 20 | — | |
| Teacher | 26 | — | 6 | 1 | 40 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 492 | 2 | 34 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 177 | — | 17 | — | |
| Teacher | 101 | 40 | 39 | — | — | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 117 | 1 | 7 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 251 | 2 | 36 | — | |
| Teacher | — | — | 114 | — | 1 | — | |
| Teacher | 401 | — | 401 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Pupil | 67 | — | 10 | — | 11 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | 362 | 1 | 24 | 2 | |
| Pupil | — | — | 304 | 2 | 18 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | 261 | 1 | 3 | — | |
| Pupil | — | — | 239 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Asst. school keeper | 437 | — | 437 | 3 | 46 | 1 | |
| Kitchen helper | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Polytechnic, training college and evening institute (3) | Student | — | — | — | — | 407 | 1 |
| Student | — | — | — | — | 211 | 2 | |
| Teacher | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |
| M.D. Occupation Centre (1) | Pupil | — | — | 35 | 2 | 5 | — |