[Report 1962] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gateshead County Borough.

  • Gateshead (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / School Medical Officer of Health, Gateshead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculin Testing of 5-year old children. Number offered tests .. Number accepted Number tested No. found positive No. who had had B.C.G. No. sent for x-ray Not sent for x-ray — had previous infection 1,419 1,275 (89.9%) 1,207 85 (7%) 72 12 1 X-ray results:— Primary complex Calcified primary Calcified hilar gland Nil abnormal .. Did not attend .. 2 3 1 5 1 The Chest Physician supplied the following particulars of notified tuberculosis children on the register:— Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Infectious .. .. .. — Non-infectious .. .. 68 Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis: Joints .. . . . . . . 2 Other organs .. .. .. 3 At the beginning of 1962, 4 children were undergoing treatment in hospitals. During the year, 2 patients were discharged and 6 new cases admitted. No children were undergoing treatment at the end of the year. (j) Vaccination and Immunisation 1,430, 31.1 per cent, of those examined had been successfully vac- cinated against smallpox and 2,902 or 63.57 per cent, had been immunised against diphtheria and whooping cough. (k) Clothing and Footwear On the whole these were adequate. 7 SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATIONS In following up defects found during examination of this and previous years, 3,195 children were seen. In this connection the school nurses made 246 home visits. 8 ARRANGEMENTS FOR TREATMENT The services available for medical, surgical and dental treatment are as follows:—