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There were four deaths from leukaemia, which is two less than
in 1961. Over the past 12 years there have been 27 deaths from
leukaemia, and 16 of those have been in the last three years. Between
1950 and 1959 inclusive there were 11 deaths from this disease giving
an average of 1.22 per annum; in the past three years there have been
16 deaths giving an average of 5.36 per annum. This figure may have
no significance, but it is a figure which, as mentioned in the last
report, requires to be kept under observation.
INTERNATIONAL VACCINATION CERTIFICATES
At the end of 1952 a new form was introduced for International
Vaccination Certificates requiring authorisation of the signature of
the doctor performing the vaccination or inoculation of persons
proceeding overseas. During the year several hundred such certificates
were authenticated and marked with the authorised stamp.
LABORATORY FACILITIES
These facilities are provided by the Central Public Health Laboratory
Service. The Service has been of the greatest assistance to the
Department through its laboratories at Colindale and at Coppetts
Wood Hospital. This assistance, and the close co-operation which
has continued for so many years between my Department and the
Laboratory Service is gratefully acknowledged.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Table IV, which gives the number of new cases of Tuberculosis,
shows that there were 13 such cases during 1962. The average
number of new cases over the last ten years is 29.5. As previously
mentioned, the incidence of Tuberculosis has decreased rapidly over
the past few years.
Table 1, which lists the number of cases of infectious diseases
notified during 1962, shows a total of 221. The diseases which make
up the greater number of cases notified are the ailments of childhood
and vary greatly year by year.
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