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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

City of Westminster 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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in this country, the contacts who left the ship en route and proceeded
overland were entirely lost sight of and could not be traced.
Vaccination.—The Vaccination Officer informs me that the following
number of persons were vaccinated by the Public Vaccinators during the
year:—
Primary 550
Secondary 351
These figures do not include vaccinations and re-vaccinations done
by private practitioners. No vaccination was done by the Medical
Officer of Health under the Public Health (Smallpox Protection) Regulations,
1917.