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MEDICAL INSPECTION OF COMMONWEALTH IMMIGRANTS
There was an increase of 718 Commonwealth passengers referred by the Immigration authorities
to the medical inspectors in 1965.
Comparative figures are:—
1965 13,249
1964 12,531
1963 25,168
Out of a total of 13,249, 10,407 passengers were in possession of entry vouchers issued by the
Ministry of Labour, 2,569 were coming to the United Kingdom for settlement, 258 were coming for
reasons of health, medical consultations and/or treatment, while the remaining 15 were passengers
from the Commonwealth, who appeared ill to the Immigration authorities and were accordingly
referred for examination to the medical inspectors.
In regard to the 258 referred by the Immigration authorities to the medical inspectors because
these persons were entering the country for reasons of health, Forms Port 23 were completed on
167 occasions.

From these tables it is seen that while there has been increasing immigration from India and
the West Indies, the numbers arriving from Pakistan, the Far East and West Africa have been
less.
The number of Commonwealth passengers who were refused landing on medical grounds was
44. The conditions which led to refusal were pulmonary tuberculosis 24, mental instability 8,
veneral disease 8, other conditions 4. In 1964, the number refused landing on medical grounds
was only 5, and no passenger during that year was refused on account of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The increase in the number of refusals in 1965 is largely due to the installation of the X-ray unit.
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