London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington and Chelsea 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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The remaining 74 persons could not be traced at the addresses given by the port
authorities.
Cholera
Because of the presence of cholera in Mediterranean countries, the United Kingdom
required travellers to this country to be in possession of a valid international certificate of
vaccination against cholera if they had been in any country, any part of which had been
infected with cholera.
Information was received during the year from port authorities of 308 persons
intending to stay in this borough who were not in possession of valid vaccination
certificates. Of these 136 were kept under observation whilst 172 had either moved to other
areas or were unable to be traced.