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London County Council 1958

[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—1958

DivisionOccupation centre E.B.—elder boys E.G.—elder girlsAverage roll at time of examinationDate of examinationNo. X-rayedNo. of cases of T.B. discovered
Under 15Over 15
1Hammersmith (E.B.)3226. 6.58-26-
N. Kensington (E.G.)2826. 6.5823
3Archway (E.B.)409.12.58324
Islington (E.G.)4010.12.58132
4Clapton (E.G.)4519. 3.58530
Dalston (E.B.)4919. 3.58932
6Greenwich (E.G.)2611. 3.5818
Brockley (E.G.)5611. 3.58145
7Peckham (E.B.)4921. 2.58136
Totals36520266-

Annual X-ray examination of staff at occupation centres, 1958.
No. of existing staff X-rayed 54 All satisfactory.

Table T12—B.C.G. vaccination under L.C.C. schemes in 1957/58

1. Day schools—
1957/58
No. of schools visited397
No. of 13-year-old children at school*40,899
No. of consents*30,365
No. Mantoux tested*27,742
No. of positive reactors*3,039=10.9 percent.
No. given B.C.G.24,651
No. vaccinated June, 1954, to December, 195891,746
Retests in 1958—
No. of consents to retest4,093
No. of retests3,768
No. found negative58=1.5 per cent.
No. re-vaccinated52
2.Residential establishments—
No. of establishments visited in 19586
No. of children tested185
No. of positive reactors36=19.4 per cent.
No. given B.C.G.149
3.Notifications of Tuberculosis (all forms) in 14- and 15-year-old children in
195370
195482
1955 (first full year after B.C.G.)45
195638
195739
195838
4.Tuberculosis contacts—
No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London in 1958 5,136
No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London
since inception of scheme in 195031,155
5.Diabetics—
No. tuberculin testedNo figures available.
No. given B.C.G. in 195817
No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme68

* Divisional figures are shown in Table T13