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PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) AMENDMENT
REGULATIONS 1960
These Regulations, which came into operation on 1st December, 1960, make
Anthrax notifiable to the Medical Officer of Health Medical practitioners
are already required under the Factories Act 1937 to notify the Chief Inspector
of Factories of cases of Anthrax contracted in any factory.
CERTIFICATES OF VACCINATION AND INOCULATION
In order to prevent the spread of infectious disease, certain countries
require that visitors should be vaccinated or inoculated against specified
diseases.
International certificates have been prescribed for smallpox, yellow
fever and cholera. When completed by the medical practitioner, his signature
must be authenticated by the Medical Officer of Health.
During the year 640 requests were received for certificates of vaccination
or inoculation to be authenticated for the purpose of travel abroad.
SMALLPOX VACCINATION
Every effort is made to maintain a high level of immunity to smallpox by
vaccination of infants in their early months. This is carried out by general
practitioners or at Surrey County Council Clinics. The percentage of infants
under one year vaccinated in this Borough during the year was 56% and there is
every need to raise this figure to at least 75%.
The following shews the number of vaccinations carried out during the
years-
Primary vaccinations 577
Re-vaccinations 72
WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
The following figures show the number of children immunised and those who
received reinforcing doses during the year (this includes those children who
received the combined diphtheria and whooping cough prophylaxis). As with
smallpox vaccination, whooping cough and diphtheria immunisation is carried
out either by general practitioners or at Surrey County Council Clinics.
Number of children immunised 632
Number of children boosted 104
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