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staff of the appropriate chest clinic. During the year two cases of primary
tuberculosis were reported in children attending schools in the Borough.
All staff and class contacts were investigated with negative results.
3. B.C.G. Inoculation. This procedure, which was started here
in 1957, has continued to function satisfactorily.

For comparison, the final figures for 1962 are shown in brackets.
Of the negative reactors, 1,688 were given B.C.G. The acceptance
rate was 75-2% and the percentage of positive reactors was just under 7%.
It is a routine practice at the Harrow Chest Clinic to offer X-ray examination
to the domiciliary contacts of those children found to be tuberculin
positive.
SOME NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIONS
German Measles.
The well known connection between German Measles in pregnant
women and congenital defects in their babies inevitably leads during an
epidemic of German Measles to some understandable anxiety in the
prospective mothers. In this connection, two points may be stressed:—
1 ■ Any female child who is suspected of having German Measles
should have medical confirmation of this and if the diagnosis is
confirmed some record should be made by the parent of this fact
for future reference. Too many female children give a history ot
possible or probable German Measles where no medical confirmation
has been obtained.
2. It should be remembered that the administration of gammaglobulin
to a mother in the early months of pregnancy where
there is a risk of contracting German Measles only protects her
for three weeks at the most.