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69
Patients who had resided in London all their lives
or for at least 10 years 42
Patients who had resided in other parts of the country
all their lives prior to coming to Kensington 53
Patients from whom information concerning origin was not
obtained hut where it is believed to be this country 14
Patients notified abroad before coming to this country
(Ireland 7) 7
Patients who resided here at least 10 years prior to
notifications (Poland 2, Ireland 2, Phillipines 1,
u.s.A.I, Sweden 1, South Africa l) 8
Patients from whom information concerning origin could
not be obtained 105
TOTAL 229
The investigations only covered patients newly notified or
transferring into the borough from other areas. The total of two hundred
and eighty-three cases surveyed differs from the total of tuberculous
patients visited in the year. The difference consisted of old cases
changing residence within the borough.
In 1951, a full survey was not made, but it was estimated that
20 per cent. of the tuberculous patients visited for the first time in that
year were immigrants who contracted the disease within ten years of arrival
in this country.
A more accurate investigation in the following years indicated
that, of the new cases reported in the borough, the proportions who were
immigrants contracting the disease in the first ten years of arrival, were
as follows:-
Year
Proportion
per cent.
1952
16
1953
10
1954
16
1955
17
1956
15
1957
16
1958
23
1959
20
This year, 43% (1958 = 38%) of the immigrants contracted the
disease within one year of arrival in this country; 75% (1958 = 80%)
contracted it within three years of arrival. Persons born in the Republic
of Ireland were regarded as immigrants for this purpose.
The 1951 Census figures showed that out of a total Kensington
population of 168,160, there were 29,353 residents (or just over 17%)
who were born outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Whooping Cough
Eighty-three cases were notified during the year, eight of which
were treated in hospital. One child, under 12 months of age, died of
"whooping cough and pneumonia" during 1959.
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,