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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

Hillingdon 1970

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hillingdon]

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Eleven other immigrants, who had landed with suspected tuberculosis and who were notified
to the destination Medical Officer of Health, were subsequently reported upon as confirmed cases.
On December 31st there were 35 other suspected cases upon whom confirmatory reports were
still awaited from destination health departments.

Table: Statistics

Statistics

1.1.70 to 30.6.701.7.70 to 31.12.70Total
Total number of Aircraft arriving38,79545,62584,420
Number of Passengers arriving:
British1,379,7631,687,8303,067,593
Alien1,149,1241,518,1852,667,309
Total2,528,8873,206,0155,734,902

Table: Sources of Aircraft

Sources of Aircraft

Jan. 1st-June 30thJuly 1st-Dec. 31stTotal
AircraftPassengersAircraftPassengersAircraftPassengers
From Excepted Area17,6401,095,50915,0301,069,73432,6702,165,243
Europe Outside Excepted Area9,640572,30916,2541,037,85325,8941,610,162
North America5,026458,4097,176620,62412,2021,079,033
Central & S. America62552,21269958,7091,324110,921
Africa1,575103,5431,781127,1743,356230,717
Asia4,289246,9054,685291,9218,974538,826
Totals38,7952,528,88745,6253,206,01584,4205,734,902

Table: Sources of Aircraft

Sources of Aircraft

No. of cases for which Mental Welfare Officer was called84
No. of Aliens inspected under Aliens Order8,488
No. of Forms Port 12 issued81
No. of Aliens refused entry68
No. of Commonwealth Immigrants examined44,611
No. of Forms Port 23 issued69
No. of Commonwealth Immigrants refused entry19
No. of Immigrants X-rayed7,128
No. of Long-Stay Immigrants Notifications sent to Medical Officers of Health29,450
No. of I.B.548's sent to Medical Officers of Health150
No. of Surveillance Notifications sent to Medical Officers of Health3,193
No. of Smallpox Vaccinations carried out8,998
No. of Cholera Vaccinations carried out1,515
No. of Yellow Fever Vaccinations carried out131
No. of Unvaccinated Passengers Isolated137