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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table T. 11—
| 1.Day schools— | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. of schools visited 1960/61 (to 31.12.61) | 371 | |
| No. of 13-year-old children at school | *57,099 | |
| No. of consents | *43,975 | |
| No. tuberculin tested | *38,521 | |
| No. of reactors | *3,377 = | 8.8 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | *35,050 | |
| No. vaccinated June, 1954 to December, 1961 | 177,690 | |
| 2. Further education establishments (colleges, etc.) | ||
| No. of establishments visited during 1961 | 35 | |
| No. tested | 3,639 | |
| No. of reactors | 2,138 | |
| No. given b.C.G. | 1,489 | |
| 3. Residential establishments— | ||
| No. of establishments visited during 1961 | 3 | |
| No. of children tested | 120 | |
| No. of reactors | 20 = | 16.6 per cent. |
| No. given B.C.G. | 99 | |
| 4. Training centres— | ||
| No. tested. | 150 | |
| No. of reactors | 24 | |
| No. given B.C.G. | 126 | |
| 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 | |
| 1961 | 26 | |
| 6. Tuberculosis contacts— | ||
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London in 1961 | 5,084 | |
| No. of contacts given B.C.G. vaccination in London | ||
| since inception of scheme in 1950 | 46,572 | |
| 7. Diabetics— | ||
| No. given B.C.G. in 1961 | 11 | |
| No. given B.C.G. since inception of scheme | 79 | |