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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
Bermondsey 1951
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1951
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II.—INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The following diseases are notifiable:—
| Disease. | Authority for Notification. |
|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulation (No. 2259) made by the Minister of Health, 1949 (1.1.50) |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulation (No. 1207) made by the Minister of Health, 1927 (1.1.28). |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | do. |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143) Regulation (No. 2259) made by the Minister of Health, 1949 (1.1.50) |
| Anthrax | L.C.C. Order—Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 305) |
| Cholera | Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 304). |
| Continued Fever | do. |
| Diphtheria | do. |
| Dysentery | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulation (No. 1207) made by the Minister of Health, 1927 (1.1.28). |
| Enteric Fever (includes Typhoid and Paratyphoid). | Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 304). Regulation (No. 1207) made by the Minister of Health, 1927 (1.1.28). |
| Erysipelas | Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 304). |
| Food Poisoning | Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (Section 17). |
| Glanders | L.C.C. Order—Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (Section 305). |
| Hydrophobia in Man | do. |
| *Leprosy | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulation (No. 1036) made by the Minister of Health, 1951 (22.6.51). |
| Malaria | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulation (No. 1207) made by the Minister of Health, 1927 (1.1.28). |
| Measles | Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143). Regulations made by the Minister of Health, 1938 and 1940. |
*Notification to be sent to Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.