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The highest mortality rate from both neoplasms of the lung
and bronchus and also tuberculosis occurred in the 45 to 64 age
group.
PUBLIC HEALTH (INFECTIOUS DISEASES) REGULATIONS,
1953
These regulations came into operation on April 1st, and
superseded the Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations,
1927, and the Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations 1927.
In general substance the new regulations are similar to the
old in the notification of diseases and the preventive steps to
be taken but they have been framed in accordance with the
present working of the health services, and in some important
respects concerning the prevention of food poisoning.
These provisions now apply to "typhoid fever, paratyphoid
fever or other salmonella infections" (previously described as
enteric fever) "dysentery and staphylococcal infection
likely to cause food poisoning."
The new regulations now provide for action to be taken not
only as regards a patient but also a person shown to be a carrier
of the disease; and either may now be prevented not only from
continuing to work in an occupation connected with food or
drink, but also from entering such an occupation.
Under the 1927 regulations, the prescribed steps could not be
taken until the Medical Officer of Health had reported the case
concerned to the local authority. In the new regulations there
is provision to enable a local authority to give its Medical
Officer of Health authorisation to take the prescribed action
in cases of urgency before reporting it.