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confirmed, but follow-up visits were paid. Visits were also paid to fourteen smallpox
contacts who landed at the Port of London from a ship in which a case had occurred
and were living at an address in this Borough. They were all found to be in good
health, and where necessary Medical Officers of Health in other districts were
notified.
Successful vaccinations:—
1947 3,345
1st January—3rd July, 1948 1,124
5th July—31st December, 1948 702
1949 1,628
1950 2,307
1951 3,291
1952 2,450
1953 3,055
1954 4,052*
1955 5,942*
(Figures from 1948 onwards kindly furnished by Divisional Medical Officer,
London County Council.)
* Including Re-vaccinations.
The Vaccination Acts were rescinded under the National Health Service Act,
1946, as from 5th July, 1948.
Certificates of Vaccination and Inoculation—Authentication—Ministry of Health
Circular 60/48.
The number of applications for authentication continued to increase rapidly,
and during the year the Medical Officer of Health dealt with 480 requests for
authentication of International Certificates of Vaccination and Inoculation against
smallpox, cholera, typhoid, etc.
Measles and Whooping Cough.
Measles and Whooping Cough became generally notifiable in London at the
end of 1939. Prior to this there was only a limited notification.
Measles.
I reported that 1954 was a low incidence year for measles, with 1,191 notifications.
1955 followed the normal course with high incidence, the number of measles
cases notified being 2,872.