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Fulham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT. 1936.
Section 192 of the above Act requires the head of the household and the
medical practitioner attending to notify the District Medical Officer of Health
when a case of notifiable infectious disease occurs.
The following table gives the infectious diseases at present notifiable in Fulham.
| Disease. | Authority for Notification. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis. | Public Health Act, 1936. (See. 143). Regulation (No.2259) made by the Minister of Health, 1949. (1.1.50.) | ||
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. | Public Health Act, 1936. (Sec. 143). Regulation (No.229) made by the Minister of Health, 1953. (1.4.53). | ||
| Acute Primary Pnemonia. | do. do. do. | ||
| Acute Poliomyelitis. | Public Health Act, 1936. (Sec.143). Regulation (No.2259) made by the Minister of Health, 1949. (1.1.50.) | ||
| Anthrax. | L.C.C. Order, 1909, Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Sees.192 and 305.) | ||
| Cholera. | Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Secs.192 and 304.) | ||
| Continued Fever. | do. do. do. | ||
| Diphtheria. | do. do. do. | ||
| Dysentery. | Public Health Act, 1936. (See.143.) Regulation (No.229) made by the Minister of Health, 1953. (1.4.53.) | ||
| Epidemic Diarrhoea (under 5 years of age). | Fulham Borough Council Order, 1919. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Secs.192 and 305.) | ||
| Erysipelas. | Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Sees.192 and 304). | ||
| Food Poisoning. | Food and Drugs Act, 1938. (Sec.17.) | ||
| Glanders. | L.C.C. Order, 1909. Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Secs.192 and 305.) | ||