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of sections 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, and 74, of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, with respect to dangerous
infectious diseases.
The "Order" was duly approved by the Local Government
Board, and came into force from and including 1st April, 1903.
Practically the Infectious Diseases Prevention Sections, and not
the Notification Sections, of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
apply to Measles; or, in other words, the effect to the "Order"
is that the precautions taken in the case of notifiable diseases
with regard to disinfection and the exposure of infected persons
are now applied to Measles, but the provisions of the Act with
regard to notification and removal do not apply.
Arrangements were made upon the receipt of a notice from the
Head Teachers of a Board School, or any other person, of the
existence of Measles in a house, for the Sanitary Inspector to
call, and leave the same papers as would be left when a notification
is received at the Public Health Offices.
The Secretary of the East London Hospital for Children wrote
to the London County Council asking what course should be
adopted in the case of out-patients infected by the disease and
attending at the Hospital. The cases could not be admitted as
in-patients, and the patients were seldom able to pay for the hire
of an ambulance.
The Public Health Committee were informed the Metropolitan
Asylums Board had agreed to allow the use of their ambulances
for the free conveyance of persons suffering from Measles who
are not in a position to pay the ordinary charge for the hire of
the same.
Upon the Measles Order coming into force on the 1st April,
1903, a Measles Register was instituted, in which entries are
made of premises where cases are stated to exist.