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B.C.G.
Vaccination
of School
Children.
This scheme is offered to all pupils of 13 years attending maintained
and independent schools. In addition, those previously invited who did
not accept are given a further opportunity to participate.
2,987 pupils were offered B.C.G. vaccination and of this number
1,823 or 61% consented. 1,564 or 85.7% received vaccination.
As the result of the notification of 2 cases of tuberculosis in
schools in the Borough during 1968, it was considered necessary to visit
these schools for the purpose of tuberculin testing the contacts. Thetotal
number of tests undertaken was 404 but no further cases were discovered
following these investigations.
The Health
Visitor and
the School
Nurse
Miss J. Oliver, Superintendent Health Visitor, submits the following
report of the work undertaken by the Health Visitors and School Nurses:-
Little change has taken place in our work in the Schools. It is
possible that we have had a few more scattered instances of scabies
and the usual emergency calls after routine hygiene inspections to come
back again as odd cases of head infestation have occurred.
Health Visitors and State Registered Nurses continue to visit difficult
cases at home, persuasion and tact with positive help still have
good effect. Much to our surprise one lady this year did not realise she
could not keep her child away from school when she liked.
Population round some schools vary, especially as young parents
prefer to move further out if possible. Health Visitors find some areas
are constantly changing, strangers coming in, living in rooms and demanding
re-housing immediately.
One new school has been added to the area at Woodford Green.
General
Welfare
and
Research
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (West
Ham Branch) submits the following particulars of the work undertaken in
Redbridge:—
Total number of cases investigated 33
Neglect 17
IIl-treatment 2
Other causes including 14
Reported by Public Officials 3