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Holborn 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]
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SECTION 3.
Infectious Diseases.
The undermentioned conditions are compulsorily notifiable in Holborn:—
| Diseases | Authority for Notification |
|---|---|
| Anthrax | L.C.C. Order dated 23.3.1909 and Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Section 305. |
| Cholera | Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Sections 192 and 304. |
| Continued Fever | Do. |
| Diphtheria | Do. |
| Dysentery | Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1953. |
| Encephalitis, Acute | Public Health (Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis and Meningococcal Infection) Regulations, 1949. |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Sections 192 and 304. |
| Erysipelas | Do. |
| Food Poisoning | Food and Drugs Act, 1955—Section 26. |
| Glanders | L.C.C. Order dated 23.3.1909 and Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Section 305. |
| Hydrophobia | Do. |
| Leprosy† | Public Health (Leprosy) Regulations, 1951. |
| Malaria | Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1953. |
| Measles | County of London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations, 1938 to 1948. |
| Membranous Croup | Public Health (London) Act, 1936—Sections 192 and 304. |
| Meningococcal Infection | L.C.C. Order dated 27.2.1912 and Public Health (Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis and Meningococcal Infection) Regulations, 1939. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum1 | L.C.C. Order dated 2.11.1910 and Public Health (Ophthalmia Neonatorum) Regulations, 1926 to 1937. |
| Plague | Local Government Board Order, 1900. |
| Pneumonia (Primary and Influenzal) | Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations, 1953. |
| Poliomyelitis, Acute | L.C.C. Order dated 27.2.1912 and Public Health (Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis and Meningococcal Infection) Regulations, 1949. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1951. |
*Notifiable to the County Medical Officer of Health for London.
†Notifiable to the Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.