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Table T.12—B.C.G. vaccination under L.C.C. schemes in 1959/60
1. Day schools—
No. of schools visited 1959/60 373
No. of 13.year.old children at school *49,170
No. of consents *36,452
No. tuberculin tested *33,172
No. of reactors *2,706=8.2 per cent.
No. given B.C.G *30,425
No. vaccinated June, 1954 to December, 1960 148,098
2. Further education establishments (colleges, etc.)
No. of establishments visited during 1960 26
No. tested 2,583
No. of reactors 1,258
No. given B.C.G 1,322
3. Residential establishments—
No. of establishments visited during 1960 3
No. of children tested 115
No. of reactors 13=11.3 per cent.
No. given B.C.G. 102
4. Training centres—
No. tested 417
No. of reactors 139
No. given B.C.G 272
5. Notifications of tuberculosis (all forms) in 14. and 15.year.old children in
1954 82
1955 (first full year after starting B.C.G.) 45
1958 38
1959 20
1960 31
6. Tuberculosis contacts—
No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London in 1960 5,156
No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London
since inception of scheme in 1950 41,483
7. Diabetics—
No. tuberculin tested —
No. given B.C.G. in 1960 —
No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme 68
* Divisional figures are shown in Table T.13
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