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London County Council 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table Til—Tuberculosis—Annual chest X-ray examination of mental defectives at senior occupation centres—Administrative County of London—1957
| 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 | 29.1.57 | - | 3 | - |
| 3 | Islington (E.G.) | 34 | 24.9.57 | - | 26 | - |
| Archway (E.B.) | 34 | 24.9.57 | 7 | 25 | - | |
| 4 | Dalston (E.B.) | 50 | 11.2.57 | - | 18 | - |
| 5 | Stepney (T.C.) | 20 | 7.11.57 | - | 18 | - |
| 6 | Greenwich (E.G.) | 31 | 26.3.57 | - | 1 | - |
| Brockley (E.G.) | 55 | 26.3.57 | - | 13 | - | |
| 7 | Peckham (E.B.) | 63 | 12.2.57 | 5 | 43 | - |
| 9 | Balham (E.B.) | 50 | 7.11.57 | 1 | 33 | - |
| Earlsfield (E.G.) | 60 | 7.11.57 | 1 | 41 | 2 | |
| Totals | 431 | 16 | 212 | 2 | ||
Annual X-ray examination of staff at occupation centres, 1957.
No. of existing staff X-rayed 64 All satisfactory.
Table T12—B.C.G. vaccination under L.C.C. schemes in 1956/57
| 1. Day schools— | |
|---|---|
| No. of schools visited | 410 |
| No. of 13-year-old children at school | *37,839 |
| No. of consents | *27,858 |
| No. Mantoux tested.. | *26,517 |
| No. of positive reactors | * 3,452=13 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | *23,023 |
| No. vaccinated June, 1954, to December, 1957 | 67,815 |
| No. of consents to retest | 5,972 |
| No. of retests | 5,257 |
| No. found negative | 16=0.3 per cent. |
| No. re-vaccinated | 16 |
| 2. Residential establishments— | |
| No. of establishments visited in 1957 | 2 |
| No. of children tested | 72 |
| No. of positive reactors | 9=12.5 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | 63 |
| 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 |
| 1957 | 39 |
| 4. Tuberculosis contacts— | |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London .. | 5,115 |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London | |
| since inception of scheme in 1950 | 26,019 |
| 5. Diabetics— | |
| No. tuberculin tested | No figures available. |
| No. given B.C.G. in 1957 | 17 |
| No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme | 51 |
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