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International Certificates of Vaccination
Three forms of International Certificates of Vaccination have been prescribed, namely, for smallpox,
cholera and yellow fever.
Yellow fever vaccination must, for international and technical reasons, be carried out at centres designated
by the Government, and International Certificates of Vaccination against yellow fever are supplied at those
centres.
Vaccination against any disease other than yellow fever may be performed by a person's own doctor. The
International Certificate against smallpox and cholera must be obtained by the traveller himself and taken to
the doctor for completion. These forms are usually obtainable, free of charge, from the company arranging the
traveller's transport, or from the Department of Health and Social Security.
If the vaccinator is not an authorised user of an approved stamp, the person vaccinated must have the
certificate staped by the local authority in whose area the vaccinator practises. As in previous years, very many
International Certificates were stamped in this Department authenticating the signature of the vaccinator.
EXAMINATION OF BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SIGHTED PERSONS
Arrangements were made for the domiciliary examination and re-examination of persons with a view to
their inclusion on the Register of Blind and Partially Sighted kept by the Borough's Welfare Services.
Inclusion on the Register entitles a person to extra benefits from the Department of Health and Social
Security and to the full range of services provided by the Social Services Department. During 1972 the
examinations continued to be carried out by the Consultant Ophthalmologist, Miss. J.M. Dollar, F.R .C.S.,.

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