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and Technical Colleges or other establishments of further
education. During 1959 acceptances were received from 1,382
children out of 2,882 who were eligible, i.e., 47.9%.
Details are as follows:-
Heaf positive 99
Percentage positive 7.8
Heaf negative 1,168
Number absent from test 115
B. C. G. given 1,168
The percentages of children Heaf positive in previous
years were: •
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
17.6 13.0 14.2 13.8 11.6
By arrangement with the Chest Physician all the Heaf
positive children were offered chest X-ray at the Chest Clinic.
None were found to have active disease.
TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE TRIALS
(Medical Research Council)
Dr. T.. M. Pollock, Physician-in-Charge of the vaccine trials,
arranged for the annual follow-up of two groups to be made in
May and December. Dr. Pollock reported that of a total of 598
young persons invited for the annual chest X-ray examination,
308 attended, i.e. 51%. Of these 49% completed the skin test.
In addition, of the 264 who did not attend their previous checkup,
52 attended during 1959.
AMBULANCE FACILITIES
(Section 27)
The Ambulance Service is administered centrally from Chelmsford
via the Control Centre at IIford, 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 Pulbourne Road Depot.
PREVENTION OF ILLNESS - CARE AND AFTER-CARE
(Section 28)
TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. H. Ramsay, Consultant Chest Physician at the Walthamstow
Chest Clinic, has contributed the following:-