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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
Fulham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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| Disease. | Authority for Notification. |
|---|---|
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers. | Public Health Act, 1936. (Sec.143) Regulation (No.229) made by the Minister of Health, 1953. (1.4.53.) |
| Typhus Fever. | Public Health (London) Act, 1936. (Secs.192 and 304.) |
| Whooping Cough. | Public Health Act, 1936. (Sec.143.) Regulations made by the Minister of Health, 1938 to 1948. |
Exclusion from work of Contacts of
Infectious Disease.
Both by regulations made under the National Insurance Act, 1946, and the
Public Health (Infectious Disease) Regulations, 1953, persons may be excluded
from work and entitled to National Health sickness benefit if, in the opinion
of the Medical Officer of Health, such persons are contacts or carriers of
disease and it is necessary to exclude them from work in order to prevent the
spread of infection.
These regulations apply particularly to food handlers in foodshops;
also cooks and kitchen hands employed in cafes, canteens and restaurants.
During the year 35 such Certificates were issued.