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abnormal found. 19 of the teaching staff and seven of the school
meals and domestic staff were X-rayed and found to have nothing
abnormal
(ii) A secondary grammar school in Tottenham
A case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a girl at this school was
picked up on the Mass Radiography Survey which took place in
Tottenham during January. As 190 of the 20 3 girls over 14 years
of age had visited the unit and the only abnormality was this
case, in agreement with the Chest Physician it was decided that
patch testing would not be necessary. However, 20 teachers who
had not attended the mass radiography unit were X-rayed as well as
the entire school meals staff of ten persons. All these X-rays
were within normal limits.
(iii) A primary school in Tottenham
Following a case of pulmonary tuberculosis in a ten year old
girl at this school, 428 children were patch tested, of whom nine
were positive. Three of these children were already known to the
Chest Clinic, The other six attended the clinic for X-rays and
mantoux test. All the chest X-rays were normal, but three
children are being kept under observation at the clinic. 19
teaching and kitchen staff attended for chest X-ray and all were
normal.
(iv) A secondary grammar school in Hornsey
A 14 year old girl at this school was notified as suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis, 420 pupils were patch tested, of
whom 13 were positive One of these left the district and the
other 12 had chest X-rays at the Chest Clinic, All were within
normal limits, 15 teachers and eight domestic staff had chest
X-rays and all were negative
In addition it was thought advisable, as the case was an
infectious one, that all her classmates should be mantoux tested.
These 31 girls were invited to attend the Finchley Chest Clinic,
and 17 attended, of whom two were 'mantoux positive' , These two
girls were X-rayed, with normal results,
(v) A secondary modern school in Hornsey
A teacher at this school contracted pulmonary tuberculosis
and investigations at the school were undertaken at the end of the
summer term. 188 girls were skin tested and as a result 49 of
them were found to be positive. All but one of these girls
(whose parents refused) and 21 of the teaching and domestic staff
were X-rayed and all were negative.