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London County Council 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table T.12—Tuberculosis—Annua! chest X-ray examination of mental defectives at senior occupation centres—Administrative County of London, 1959
| 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.) | 32 | 22. 7.59 | _ | 30 | _ |
| N. Kensington (E.G.) | 43 | 15.10.59 | — | 36 | — | |
| 4 | Clapton (E.G.) | 53 | 20. 3.59 | 2 | 40 | — |
| Dalston (E.B.) | 52 | 20. 3.59 | 5 | 42 | — | |
| 5 | Stepney (E.B.) | 19 | 14. 1.59 | — | 14 | — |
| 6 | Greenwich (E.G.) | 35 | 12. 6.59 | — | 30 | — |
| Brockley (E.G.) | 61 | 12. 6.59 | 3 | 43 | — | |
| 7 | Peckham (E.B.) | 59 | 16. 3.59 | 1 | 30 | — |
| 9 | Balham (E.B.) | 48 | 13. 2.59 | — | 30 | — |
| Earlsfield (E.B.) | 58 | 13. 2.59 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Totals | 460 | 11 | 325 | 1 | ||
Annual X-ray examination of staff at occupation centres, 1959.
No. of existing staff X-rayed 77 All satisfactory.
Table T.13—B.C.G. vaccination under L.C.C. schemes in 1958/59
| 1. Day schools— | ||
| 8.5 per cent. | ||
| No. of schools visited | 350 | |
| No. of 13-year-old children at school | *35,659 | |
| No. of consents | *26,371 | |
| No. tuberculin tested | *23,847 | |
| No. of reactors | *2,036= | |
| No. given B.C.G. | 21,798 | |
| No. vaccinated June, 1954, to December, 1959 | 115,830 | |
| 2. Further education establishments (colleges, etc.) | ||
| No. of establishments visited during 1959 | 26 | |
| No. tested | 4,136 | |
| No. of reactors | 2,014 | |
| No. given B.C.G. | 2,106 | |
| 3. Residential establishments— | ||
| No. of establishments visited in 1959 | 2 | 8.0 per cent. |
| No. of children tested | 75 | |
| No. of reactors | 6= | |
| No. given B.C.G. | 69 | |
| 4. Notifications of Tuberculosis (all forms) in 14- and !5-year-old children in | ||
| 1953 | 70 | |
| 1954 | 82 | |
| 1955 (first full year after starting B.C.G.) | 45 | |
| 1958 | 38 | |
| 1959 | 20 | |
| 5. Tuberculosis contacts— | ||
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London in 1959 | 5,172 | |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London | ||
| since inception of scheme in 1950 | 36,327 | |
| 6. Diabetics— | ||
| No. tuberculin tested | — | |
| No. given B.C.G. in 1959 | — | |
| No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme | 68 | |
* Divisional figures are shown in Table T.I4
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