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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

East Ham 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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TABLE 5

Table: This shows that the number or children who have had a tuberculous infection is rapidly decreasing but the need for active immunity as provided by B.C.G. is increasing.

This shows that the number or children who have had a tuberculous infection is rapidly decreasing but the need for active immunity as provided by B.C.G. is increasing.

SchoolConsentsRefusalsHeaf Tests
Positive Ref. Chest ClinicNegativeNot ReadVaccinated
Brampton Manor Sec. Girls767027531353
Burges Manor Sec. Girls146801680676
Plashet Sec. Girls906310932193
Rectory Manor Sec. Girls7636969868
Girls Grammar854581374130
Boys Grammar844912100599
Central Park Sec. Boys884020731772
Cornwell Sec. Boys6327772472
Sandringham Sec. Boys94371394291
Thomas Lethaby Sec. Boys15740151337133
Lansbury Special5-3623
Totals96448714091089892

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NOTE The figures for consents and refusals relate only to pupils in
the 13 year age group. The apparent discrepancies between
these and the remaining figures are due to the fact that the
latter include children whose vaccination was not completed in
previous years.