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SPECIAL SCHOOL
The School for Educationally Sub-normal Children was open
for the whole of 1959 and at the end of the year 40 children were
on the roll. During the year 3 new cases were admitted.
TUBERCULOSIS
All new entrants to the Infants' Schools were given a Tuberculin
Patch Test, unless they were already in contact with a known
case of tuberculosis.
In all the number of children tested was 687
Those found to be negative to the test was 684
Those found to be positive to the test was 3
These three children were referred to the Ealing Chest Clinic,
where they were all X-rayed with clear results.
Two special surveys were carried out on School children, and
although they were both at the same school, the cases were not connected
in any way.
In the first instance a teacher was found to have active
pulmonery tuberculosis. 21 children in the class were given a Patch
Test, and all had negative results. Three children were not tested
as they were already known to have had B.C.G. Vaccination. The
19 Teaching Staff, 12 Kitchen Staff and 7 Cleaning Staff had chest
X-rays and were found to be within normal limits.
In the second case a child was found ,to have a pleural effusion.
His classmates, numbering 30, were all Heaf tested and 29 were
found to be negative, one was a positive reactor but was known to
have had B.C.G. Vaccination.
B. C. G. VACCINATION
During the year B.C.G. Vaccination was offered to all school
children who were over 13 years of age and under 15 years of age
on October 1st, 1959, including those of the Haberdashers' Aske's
Girls' School.
614 Parents consented for their children to participate.
550 Children were tested.