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Whooping Cough.
127 cases were notified during the year, the figure for
1953 being 249. There were no deaths from the disease.
Infectious Disease Contacts.
Where a person is precluded from continuing at work by
reason of being a carrier or having been in contact with
infectious disease, benefits under the National Insurance
Act, 1948, 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 International Certificates of Vaccination
and Inoculation
A person proceeding abroad is required in certain
countries to produce a certificate of recent successful
vaccination and inoculation. The signatures on 249 such
certificates were verified by me during the year as those
of medical practitioners practising in Stepney, and the
certificates were endorsed accordingly.
Disinfection.
221 premises were disinfected because of infectious
disease, of which nine were for pulmonary tuberculosis.
59,753 articles of clothing and bedding were steain
disinfected, including 45,985 articles for export, for which
82 certificates were issued.
Formaldehyde disinfection of 363,515 articles of clothing
for export was also carried out during the year, for which
322 certificates were issued.
Charges for export and other disinfections carried out
amounted to £493.
Disinfestation (Bod hugs and other insect pests).
The following is a summary of work carried out by the
specialist inspectors:-
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