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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
Kingston upon Thames 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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of puerperal pyrexia occurred, all of which were notified to the Medical
Officer of Health in accordance with the regulations which define the
illness as a febrile condition occurring in a woman in whom a temperature
of 100.4 F. or more has occurred within fourteen days after
childbirth or miscarriage.
During 1964, 17 cases were notified, 15 of whom were notified from Kingston Hospital;, of which 5 were Kingston residents, These figures compare with 37 and 8 respectively for 1963. An analysis for the years back to 1960 is shown below.
| Cases | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Total notified | 89 | 89 | 38 | 37 | 17 |
| (b) Number included in (a) of (i) Kingston residents | 19 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| (ii) Extra district residents(c) Number included in (a) notified | 70 | 65 | 29 | 28 | 10 |
| from Kingston Hospital | 89 | 89 | 38 | 36 | 15 |
| (d) Number included in (a) notified by private doctors | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| (e) Number of cases included in (d) removed to hospital other than included in (c) | - | - | - | - |
Smallpox.
There were no cases recorded in Kingston during 1964. Constant
vigilance is however necessary and in particular surveillance has to be
maintained over persons arriving from abroad particularly when they have
come by air from countries where outbreaks have occurred.
Most countries insist upon an International Certificate of Vaccination
being produced before travellers are allowed to land. In this connection,
a large number of certificates issued by Kingston doctors are officially
authenticated in the Public Health Department each year in accordance with
regulations.
During 1964s, vaccination of infants continued to be carried out at
about the age of one year as recommended by the Ministry of Health.