[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Swindon Borough.

  • Swindon (Wiltshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Swindon Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PROTECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS Heaf Testing/B.C.G. Vaccination was again directed at children in the 13 - 14 age group. Preliminary Heaf Testing showed that 8.01 were in fact positive reactors i.e., had acquired previous experience of the Mycobacterium. A certain number of these had done so by previous B.C.G. vaccination, usually in infancy, and when these are subtracted the corrected figure is 5*02. All positive reactors are referred for Mass Miniature Radiography and where necessary referred to the Chest Physician. Weakly positive reactions are now considered to be due to previous infection not with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis but with other antigenically related Mycobacteria, conferring very much less protection than vaccination with B.C.G., and are now vaccinated. 1970 X2i2 Number of 13 year old children skin tested 1,273 i,358 Number of negative and weak positive reactors (i.e. requiring B.C.G. vaccine) 1,135 1,243 Number of strongly positive reactors 102 115 Number vaccinated 1,133 1,225 SCHOOL PREMISES School premises, including school meals kitchens, are inspected by the Medical Officer at the conclusion of routine medical inspections Any defects noted are reported to the Education Committee. OTHER MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS 12Z2 1262 1. Entrants to Training College 99 90 2. Teachers 24 41 3* School Meals Service 120 142