§ Dr. Summerskillasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what special measures he is taking to prevent British tourists who are going to Spain from contracting cholera and to prevent the spread of the disease to the United Kingdom.
§ Sir K. JosephMy Chief Medical Officer has written to all medical officers of health and port medical officers alerting them to the possibility of importation of cholera to this country. Travellers who have been in the Saragossa province of Spain within five days of their arrival in the United Kingdom are now required to produce an international certificate of vaccination against cholera. Names and addresses of those without such a certificate will be sent to medical officers of health so that prompt action can be taken should they show signs of developing the disease. Information on vaccination requirements and advice for travellers to the infected area of Spain has been given through travel agencies, and by way of Press, radio and television. The requirements will be dropped as soon as the area has been declared free from infection.