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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table. T13—
| Division | Occupation centre E.B.—elder boys E.G.—elder girls | Average roll at time of examination | Date of examination | No. X-rayed | No. of cases of T.B. discovered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | Over 15 | |||||
| 1 | Hammersmith (E.B.) | 34 | 20.9.56 | 4 | 24 | — |
| North Kensington (E.G.) | 19 | 7.5.56 | — | 12 | — | |
| do. | 10 | 12.9.56 | — | 9 | — | |
| 3 | Islington (E.G.) | 36 | 3.0.56 | 3 | 30 | — |
| Archway (E.B.) | 33 | 4.0.56 | 2 | 28 | — | |
| 4 | Hackney (E.G.) | 37 | 30.4.56 | 5 | 29 | — |
| do | 8 | 19.9.56 | 4 | 2 | — | |
| Dalston (E.B.) | 50 | 28.9.56 | 7 | 28 | — | |
| 5 | Stepney (E.B.) | 20 | 12.10.56 | — | 20 | — |
| 6 | Greenwich (E.G.) | 31 | 19.11.56 | — | 28 | — |
| Brockley (E.G.) | 55 | 19.11.56 | 1 | 38 | — | |
| 9 | Battersea (E.B.) | 31 | 22.10.56 | 1 | 22 | — |
| Earlsfield (E.G.) | 63 | 23.10.56 | 2 | 41 | — | |
| Totals | 427 | 29 | 311 | — | ||
Annual X-ray examination of staff at occupation centres, 1956.
No. of existing staff X-rayed 78 All satisfactory.
Table T14—
| 1956 | |
|---|---|
| No. of schools visited | 413 |
| No. of 13-year-old children at school | 36,102 |
| No. of consents | 26,748 |
| No. Mantoux tested | 25,077 |
| No. of positive reactors | 3,687=14.7 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | 21,364 |
| No. vaccinated June, 1954, to December, 1956 | 45,009 |
| No. of consents to retest | 9,571 |
| No. of retests | 8,524 |
| No. found negative | 373=4-4 per cent. |
| No. re-vaccinated | 373 |
| 2. Residential establishments— | |
| No. of establishments visited in 1956 | 6 (includes 1 in-county establishment now covered by Divisional arrangements) |
| No. of children tested | 128 |
| No. of positive reactors | 29=22.7 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | 99 |
| 3. Notifications of Tuberculosis (all forms) in 14- and 15-year-old children in | |
| 1953 | 70 |
| 1954 | 82 |
| 1955 (first full year after B.C.G.) | 45 |
| 1956 | 38 |
| 4. Tuberculosis contacts— | |
| No. of contacts examined at chest clinics in 1956 | 12,687 |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London | 4,245 |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London since inception of scheme in 1950 | 20,904 |
| 5. Diabetics— | |
| No. tuberculin tested | No figures available. |
| No. given B.C.G. in 1956 | 9 |
| No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme | 34 |