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Whooping Cough Immunisation (to 30 June). The Council's
facilities were continued at 35, Stepney Green and the Infant
Welfare Centres:
35 Stepney Green Infant Welfare
Centres Total
Attendance of children
436
1024
1460
Completed immunisations
117
293
410
Infectious Disease Contacts. Where persons are precluded
from continuing at work by reason of being a carrier, or
having been in contact with infectious disease, benefits
under the National Health Insurance Act, 1946, are only
paid on production of a certificate from the Medical Officer
of Health. It was not found necessary to issue any such
certificates during the year.
Authentication of Certificates of Vaccination and
Inoculation. Circular 60/48 of the Ministry of Health
relates to the difficulties in some countries by travellers
from the United Kingdom who are required to prove that the
certificates of vaccination or inoculation carried by them
are genuine. In several parts of the world certificates
are not accepted unless endorsed by a medical officer in the
government or municipal service in which they are issued.
The purpose of this is to provide proof that the signature
of the person issuing the certificate is that of a registered
medical practitioner.
Arrangements were made to have the signatures authenticated
by endorsement of the certificates, and during the year
41 such signatures were authenticated by me.
Verminous Persons.
Branch Road Cleansing Station. M. F. Ch. Total
No. of persons bathed and
clothing disinfected 164 38 14 216
No. of baths and treatments
given 166 42 15 223
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