London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Kingston upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Tuberculin Tests and BCG Vaccinations
| Contacts | School children and students | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin tested | 114 | 26 | 51 |
| Found positive | 21 | 14 | 22 |
| Pound negative | 101 | 23 | 24 |
| Vaccinated | 62 | 8 | 13 |
There were three deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis during the year. The following table shows comparative figures of notified cases and deaths for the years 1961-1971 inclusive:
| Year | Cases Notified | Deaths | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Nonrespiratory | Total | Respiratory | Non-respiratory | Total | |
| 1961 | 59 | 8 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1962 | 62 | 2 | 64 | 6 | - | 6 |
| 1963 | 54 | 8 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 44 | 8 | 52 | 8 | 10 | |
| 1965 | 32 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 8 | - | 8 |
| 1967 | 46 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1968 | 35 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1969 | 31 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 1970 | 29 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1971 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 3 | — | 3 |
No action was necessary during the year under the Public Health
(Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations 1925, or Section 172 of the
Public Health Act 1936. These regulations respectively relate to the
restriction of tuberculosis sufferers from employment in the handling of
milk and the compulsory removal to hospital in certain circumstances of
persons suffering from tuberculosis.