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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
Lambeth 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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| Completed Cases | Welfare Centres and Nurseries | General Practitioners | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 5- 14 years | Under 5 years | 5-14 years | ||
| Diphtheria Prophylaxis only | 1 | 53 | - | 4 | 58 |
| Combined Antigen Diphtheria and whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — |
| Triple Antigen -Diphtheria, Whooping Cough and Tetanus | 3,745 | 18 | 797 | 34 | 4,594 |
| Diphtheria and Tetanus | 78 | 207 | 3 | 6 | 294 |
| Diphtheria - boosting does-all ages | 4,262 | 968 | 5,230 | ||
| Whooping Cough only all ages (completed cases) | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Diphtheria immunisation is the responsibility of the London County Council,
but may also be carried out by general practitioners and I am indebted to Dr.
W.H.S. Wallace, Divisional Medical Office, of Division 8 for supplying me with
the above figures.
international certificates of vaccination
International Certificates of vaccination for persons travelling to certain
countries abroad are required in respect of Smallpox, Yellow Fever and Cholera.
Vaccination against any disease other than yellow fever can be done by a
Person's own doctor, or exceptionally (by arrangement) at a hospital. So long
as vaccination is done under the National Health Service, whether by a person's
own doctor or at a hospital, no charge may be made for it, but in either case the
coctor may charge for issuing an International Certificate.