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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table T8-Summary of investigations into tuberculosis ' incidents ' at Council establishments in 1957
| Establishment | Notified case | Children | Adults | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin tested | Positive reactors | X-rayed | Abnormal | X-rayed | Abnormal | ||
| Day school | Pupil | 22 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Pupil | 33 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| Teacher | 182 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Coach driver | 220 | 14 | 14 | - | - | - | |
| Teacher | 132 | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | - | |
| Teacher | 61 | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | - | |
| Teacher | 290 | 20 | 20 | - | 16 | - | |
| Teacher | 240 | 77 | 42 | - | 19 | - | |
| School bus driver | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Schoolkeeper | 66 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | |
| Teacher | 339 | 34 | 34 | - | - | - | |
| Teacher | 36 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pupil | 30 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| Teacher | 34 | - | - | - | 10 | - | |
| Meals supervisor | 468 | 30 | 49 | - | 11 | - | |
| Teacher | 19 | 2 | 5 | - | 10 | - | |
| Pupil | 654 | 18 | - | - | 30 | - | |
| Pupil | - | - | 496 | 2 | 33 | - | |
| Pupil | 239 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Pupil | 528 | 40 | 21 | - | v | - | |
| Pupil | 351 | 15 | 15 | - | 21 | - | |
| Schoolkeepcr | 530 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 23 | - | |
| Meals supervisor | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Kitchen helper | 106 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | |
| Pupil | 55 | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Pupil | 596 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 9 | - | |
| School bus driver | 22 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Pupil | - | - | 437 | 2 | 21 | - | |
| Total (27) | 5,289 | 373 | 1,250 | 13 | 235 | 2 | |
| Nursery school | Kitchen keeper | 146 | 5 | 5 | - | 10 | - |
| Kitchen keeper | 45 | 5 | - | - | 15 | - | |
| Day nursery | Boiler man | 111 | 10 | 10 | 3 | - | - |
| Student nursery nurse | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | |
| Infant | 53 | 2 | - | - | 17 | - | |
| Matron | 20 | 8 | 8 | - | 14 | - | |
| Residential nursary | Nursery assistant | 35 | 3 | 3 | - | 19 | - |
| Nursery nurse | 62 | 6 | 6 | - | 21 | - | |
| Residential school | Housefather | 11 | 5 | 5 | - | 4 | - |
| Housematron | 39 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 15 | - | |
| Pupil | 53 | 14 | 10 | - | 21 | 3 | |
| Nursery assistant | 18 | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | |
| Welfare home | Resident | - | - | - | -- | 5 | 1 |
| Resident | - | - | - | - | 140 | 1 | |
| Resident | 19 | - | - | - | 34 | 1 | |
| Resident | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Grand Total (43) | 5,922 | 442 | 1,314 | 19 | 577 | 9 | |