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(d) B.C.G. Vaccination
13 year old school children
(i) Number of such children on rolls of Hackney Schools 1,847
Number for whom parental consent for vaccination
was received 1,073
Number Mantoux tested 943
Number of positive reactors, all of whom were
subsequently X-rayed 83
Number of negative reactors, all of whom were
subsequently vaccinated 860
(ii) Vaccination of child contacts by Chest Physicians
Number of child contacts vaccinated 195
(e) School Health Service Treatment Centres, Facilities for the treatment
of minor ailments in school children are provided at -
29. Cadogan Terrace, E. 9.
13, Goulton Road, E 5
136, Richmond Road E. 8.
186, Upper Clapton Road, E. 5,
Cleansing Centre, Mill fields Road, E.5.
Other treatment facilities for school children include dental, nutrition,
ophthalmic, ear, nose and throat, and physiotherapy clinics.
(f) Day Nurseries. Six day nurseries, accommodating a total of 331
children, are provided at-
Clifton Lodge, 96 Dalston Lane, E.8.
Fernbank, la Fountayne Road, N.16.
Fernhurst, 37 Upper Clapton Road, E.5.
Hillside, 135a Holmleigh Road, N.16,
St. John's, Hackney Churchyard,. E. 8.
Wetherell, Wetherell Road, E. 9.
The Nursery at Kingsmead. Mabley Green, E.9 was closed in December, 1955.
(g) Other services provided by the County Council include health visiting,
home nursing, domiciliary midwifery, domestic help, care and after-care of sick
(including tuberculous persons and mentally defective persons), as well as a
comprehensive school health service,
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS
(a) HACKNEY ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF OLD PEOPLE. Particulars
of the activities of this Association are set out in the section of this
report which deals with the welfare of aged persons.
(b) HACKNEY DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION This Association, affiliated
to the Queen's Institute of District Nursing, provides, by arrangement
with and on behalf of the County Council, a free home nursing service.
The Association had an average staff of twenty nine nurses who paid 116,323