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The ERL was closely linked with the National Institute for Biological standards and Control and the Committee on Safety of Medicines, and represented on various DHSS and Medical Research Council committees concerned with immunisation.

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The Communicable Disease Report published the results of the CDSC surveillance scheme set up to monitor opportunistic infections and cases of Kaposi's sarcoma.

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The Microbiology of Food and the Environment and Communicable Disease division of the DHSS was responsible for the monitoring of infectious and communicable diseases, included those transmitted via blood transfusion and other blood products.

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The DHSS published a health circular which set out the main functions of the CDSC.

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Professor Palmer took up a post as regional epidemiologist for Wales. At the time, he was the only CDSC consultant epidemiologist in the regions. He was the first to be appointed through the CDSC training programme.

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CDSC Wales acted as an advisor to the Chief Medical Officer at the Welsh Office on the epidemiology and control of communicable diseases in Wales.

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After reorganisation, Northern Ireland set up four health and social service boards. There was no separate administration for family practitioner services. Instead, the functions typically associated with community health councils were carried out by district committees.

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After reorganisation, the Welsh Office combined the functions of a central government department and a regional health authority.

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The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 established 15 health boards with no regional tier of administration. Local health councils were established to oversee family practitioner services.

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The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre for Northern Ireland was established.

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The PHLS Working Party on Haemodialysis Units published a report which measured the use of immunoglobulin to prevent the spread of hepatitis.

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The renal unit at London Hospital published a document outlining the precautions taken to prevent hepatitis in the dialysis and transplantation unit.

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The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Hepatitis First Report published in the WHO Technical Report series recommended that "both infectious and serum hepatitis should be made compulsorily notifiable in all countries as soon as circumstances permit."

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The Advisory Group on Hepatitis and the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure (known as the Rosenheim Committee) published the "Hepatitis and the Treatment of Chronic Renal Failure: Report of the Advisory Group 1970-1972". The Advisory Group was convened in 1970 by the DHSS to make recommendations in relation to hepatitis outbreaks in renal units.

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The PHLS authored the journal article "Decrease in the Incidence of Hepatitis in Dialysis Units associated with Prevention Programme" that was published in the "British Medical Journal".

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A letter to the Editor on primary pneumocystis carinii and cytomegalovirus infections was published by R M Du Bois et al in "The Lancet", reporting the first AIDS case in a British patient.

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Dr Galbraith wrote to venereologists and dermatologists in England and Wales seeking their "cooperation" in a trial clinical reporting system of Kaposi's sarcoma due to the "inadequacies of existing surveillance systems".

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Dr Galbraith wrote a letter to Dr Rizza of the Oxford Haemophilia Centre regarding the surveillance of AIDS and Kaposi's sarcoma.

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Dr Rizza responded to Dr Galbraith, communicating his awareness of the CDSC's surveillance scheme from discussions with Dr Craske and readiness to "do all we can to help you with your surveillance".

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A letter to the Editor on acquired immune deficiency syndrome authored by O'Connor et al was published in the "British Medical Journal", asking all doctors to let CDSC know when a patient with AIDS or Kaposi's sarcoma came under their care.

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