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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 of 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 are made upon the receipt of a notice from the
Head Teachers of a 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.
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.
The bulk of the cases thus dealt with has been upon information
received at the hands of School Teachers; by notification, as
provided for, by the School Management Code of the London
County Council, and the remainder from various sources, i.e.,
through medical practitioners, parents, landlords, lodgers, neighbours,
police, and in fatal cases by the Registrar's Returns, these
latter in some instances being the first intimation received of the
existence of the disease upon the premises.
The details in the Register cover a variety of information, viz.,
date, name, address, source of notification, number of rooms disinfected,
details as to articles disinfected, etc., and remarks.