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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
Leyton 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Number of school children in the age groups for B.C.G Vaccination - 4,371.
| AGE GROUP | Result of Heaf Tests | Result of Mantoux Tests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculin Positive (1) | Tuberculin Negative (2) | Vaccinated with B.C.G (3) | Tuberculin Positive (4) | Tuberculin Negative (5) | Vaccinated with B.C.G (6) | |
| Children under 14 yrs. | 42 | 485 | 485 | 20 | 248 | 248 |
| over 14 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 30 | 30 |
| TOTAL TUBERCULIN POSITIVE Columns (1) & (4) | TOTAL TUBERCULIN NEGATIVE Columns (2) & (5) | TOTAL VACCINATED WITH B.C.G Columns (3) & (6) | ||||
| Children under 14 yrs. | 62 | 733 | 733 | |||
| " over 14 " | 6 | 50 | 50 | |||
" The acceptance rate for children under 14 years of age was 45%.
In April, 1959 the Minister of Health approved the extension of B. C. G. Vaccination
to children of 14 years and upwards. This was implemented in the next programme which
began in January, 1960. Each child can be offered B. C.G in two consecutive years and
this may lead to an increase in the number of acceptances.
Tuberculosis Vaccines Clinical Trial
The active phase of this scheme was completed in August, 1960. Long term observation
of the age groups will still be kept by the department and periodic returns of
infection found will be made to the Medical Research Council.
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