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Statistics, Infectious Diseases, Health Control Unit London (Heathrow) Airport
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come from Pakistan and India; one or two only had come from East and West Africa. One reason
why there has been this increase is that all immigrants, including wives and children, now require to
be medically inspected, since the Commonwealth Immigrants Act was amended early in the year,
and in the course of examination, children were often found to have no evidence of a successful
primary vaccination, despite the possession of an international certificate of revaccination.
Cholera vaccinations rose from 261 in 1967 to 327 in 1968, and yellow fever from 47 in 1967
to 73 in 1968.
Mental Illness
The number of mentally ill persons who were given assistance at the Airport during the year
was 157.
The Mental Welfare Officers were required to come to the Airport on 92 occasions.