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Being with other children similarly handicapped encourages
him to try and express himself, he develops a social awareness
and gains a feeling of security in the quiet happy atmosphere of
the clinic. The important factor in my opinion is that the child
comes to the clinic to play with other children, and does not
feel speech conscious, the emphasis is on play not speech."
8. B.C.G. Vaccination of School children
The scheme for offering B.C.G. vaccination to pupils who have
attained the age of thirteen years was continued with the following
results:
No. of schools 4
No. of pupils to whom offered . 519
No. given skin test after
parents' consent received 323 (62.23 %)
No. vaccinated with B.C.G. 279
9. Tuberculosis Case Finding
A pilot scheme to discover tuberculosis in adults by means of
mantoux (skin) testing school entrants was introduced in the Autumn,
and one of the infant schools in this borough was selected to
participate. The parents of all the five-year-old children due for
their first routine medical inspection at school were given particulars
and invited to give their consent, in writing, for their child to
participate. The offer was made to the parents of 74 pupils and 62
(83.78%) gave their consent, a highly satisfactory response. Only one
child (a girl) gave a positive reaction to the test, i.e. proof of infection
with T.B., and was referred to the Chest Clinic for investigation.
X-Ray did not reveal anything abnormal; her parents were also
X-Rayed with satisfactory result.
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