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Ealing 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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sary to achieve these results. Many individual children
had to be seen on six separate occasions before the requirements
of the scheme were satisfied.
B.C.G. vaccination
| 1. Number of children whose parents were approached regarding participation in the scheme | 5,478 |
| 2. Number of children from 1. above whose parents consented to participate | 4,207 |
| 3. Number of those from 2. who were Skin tested and found to be | |
| (a) negative | 2,764 |
| (b) positive | 1,170 |
| Number of those from 3(a) who were given B. C.G. vaccination | 2,560 |
MINOR AILMENT CLINICS,
The examinations carried out at tliese clinics include
a variety of cases in which medical opinion is required.
Cases of poor school attendance, freedom from infection
examinations, recommendations for recuperative treatment,
etc., are among the many things dealt with at these busy
clinics. They also provide a means for a more detailed
investigation into any defect observed at the school
inspection.
The substantial increase in attendances is not peculiar
to any particular clinic or any particular condition but
indicates the greater use being made of these clinics.
Attendances at Minor Ailment Clinics
| 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|
| 6,087 | 7, 897 | 9,951 |
ROUTINE MEDICAL INSPECTIONS,
Details of the three routine medical inspections carried
out in schools are set out below. These are normally
carried out during the first and last years at school and
at the last year in primary school. ^ -
Numbers examined
| 1956 | 1957 | |
|---|---|---|
| First age group | 2,482 | 2,016 |
| Second age group | 2,981 | 2,389 |
| Third age group | 1,266 | 1,305 |
| Total | 6.729 | 5,710 |