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VACCINATION AND RE-VACCINATION OF
DEPARTMENTAL STAFF
The staff of the Department, especially those who would be
expected to deal with smallpox in the event of cases occurring,
were again offered facilities for vaccination and re-vaccination and
24 were done during 1952.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
(Section 27)
The Ambulance Service is administered centrally from
Chelmsford via the Control Centre at Ilford, and (as far as
information is available) it appears to be adequate for the needs
of the Borough.
The Local Service has continued from the Ambulance Depot,
which is situated at the Borough Council's Fulbourne Road Depot.
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS — CARE AND AFTER-CARE
(Section 28)
TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. H. Ramsay, Consultant Physician at the Walthamstow
Chest Clinic, has contributed the following, and has also expressed
his appreciation of the good work carried out by the Tuberculosis
Visitors
"There have been two major developments in the work
of the Clinic in 1952. B.C.G. vaccination has been greatly
increased and a total of 90 cases has been dealt with. The
policy with B.C.G. so far is to vaccinate only contact groups
who are found by a special test not to have had a previous
infection. These groups are at greater risk than the ordinary
population. The question of extending the scheme is being
widely discussed and decisions on this point will depend on
further study and experience of the method.
"The second development is the addition of an Odelca
Camera X-ray Unit. This Unit takes miniature films of
70 x 70 mm., and the routine X-ray of large numbers of
patients is much simplified, and much less costly in film.
Where abnormalities are detected, large films of the usual
kind are taken, as in the larger Mass Radiography scheme.
"In February, Dr. Alan Pote was appointed as an additional
assistant Chest Physician and the total medical staff
is now three. The Health Visitor staff remains unaltered.
There has been no increase for many years past in spite of the
ever-increasing work of the Clinic. The time has now come
for a review of nursing staff, if adequate attention is to be
given to all aspects of the work."