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Malaria, Dysentery, Trench Fever, Acute Primary Pneumonia,
and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
These diseases were made compulsorily notifiable by the Public
Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, &c.) Regulations, 1919, which
came into operation on March 1st, 1919. The following duties, inter
alia, are placed upon the Medical Officer of Health :—
Article VII.—Upon the receipt of a notification under these Regulations,
or on becoming aware in any other way of a case or suspected case of
Malaria, or Dysentery, or Trench Fever, or Acute Primary Pneumonia, or
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, to make such inquiries and take such steps as
are necessary or desirable for investigating the source of infection, for
preventing the spread of infection, and for removing conditions favourable to
infection, and if a Medical Practitioner is not in attendance on the patient,
to take such steps as are necessary or desirable for ascertaining the nature
of the case.
Article VIII.—On becoming aware of the occurrence of—
(а) a case of Trench Fever, or
(б) a case of Malaria in which he has reason to believe that the
infection was contracted in the United Kingdom
immediately to send to the Ministry of Health the name and address of the
patient.
On becoming aware of an outbreak of Dysentery immediately to send to
the Ministry of Health the names and addresses of the persons affected, and
thereafter such particulars as the Ministry may require with regard to cases
occurring subsequently ; and also to send the like information to the County
Medical Officer of Health.
Article IX —In every case of Malaria, Trench Fever, or Dysentery to
take such steps as appear to be necessary and practicable to secure the
treatment of the case in a suitable hospital, unless satisfied that treatment
elsewhere than in a hospital will be carried out with all such precautions as
are necessary to prevent the spread of the disease.
Malaria.
Article X.—In every case of Malaria in which he considers that action
is liccessary to prevent the spread of infection, he shall take all practicable
steps to ensure that the person suffering from Malaria—
(]) is supplied with efficient mosquito netting
(2) receives necessary quinine treatment
(3) receives proper advice as to the continuation of quinine treatment in
order to prevent relapses, and
(4) receives proper advice as to the precautions to be taken to prevent
the spread of infection.