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Whooping Cough
One hundred and thirty-six cases were notified during the
year, twelve of which were treated in hospital. One death
occurred from this disease.
International Certificates
In order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases,
certain countries require that visitors should be vaccinated or
inoculated against specified diseases.
International certificates have been prescribed for
smallpox, yellow fever and cholera. When completed by the
practitioner, the certificate must be authenticated by the
Medical Officer of Health for the area in which the certifying
doctor resides or practises.
During the year, two thousand four hundred and ninety-five
of these certificates were authenticated in Kensington. In
addition, thirty-nine special exemption certificates for use in
the United States of America were issued to travellers.
Notifications
The following tables show (1) the number of cases of
infectious disease notified during the year 1954, with
comparative figures for the previous seven years: (2) the number
of notifications divided into age groups; and (3) the number of
cases notified in each ward of the borough.

Puerperal Pyrexia only notifiable in London
since 1948.
+ Notifiable only in children under the age of 5.
NOTE: Gases of mistaken diagnosis are excluded
from above table.