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(2) Every Medical Officer of Health shall enter in a Register to be kept by
him for that purpose the full particulars contained in every notification
received by him under these Regulations or under the Poor Law Regulations,
or under the Hospital Regulations, and relating to a patient whose place of
residence is situate within the area for which he is Medical Officer of Health.
The said Register shall be kept in the custody of the Medical Officer of Health,
and shall not be open to inspection by any person other than a person specially
authorised by resolution of the Council, the Medical Officer of Health for the
Administrative County within which the area is situate, any School Medical
Inspector acting within the area, or an Officer of the Local Government Board,
or of the Board of Education.
(3) The Medical Officer of HeaUh for every area within the Administrative
County of London shall, as soon as practicable after the end of each week, send
to the Medical Officer of Health for the Administrative County of London a
statement of every notification received by him during the week in pursuance
of these Regulations, and relating to a patient whose place of residence is
situate within the area for which he is Medical Officer of Health. Such statement
shall contain the address, age, and sex of the patient, and the date of the
notification.
Article VIII.—Upon the receipt of a notification under these Regulations
or under the Poor Law Regulations, or under the Hospital Regulations the
Medical Officer of Health, or an Officer acting under the instructions of the
Medical Officer of Health, shall make such inquiries and take such steps as
may appear to him to be necessary or desirable for preventing the spread of
infection, and for removing conditions favourable to infection ;
Provided that nothing in this Article shall be deemed to authorise a Medical
Officer of Health or other Officer to take any of the steps herein mentioned at
any Poor Law Institution or any Hospital.
Special Powers of Councils.
Article IX.—(1) For the purposes of these Regulations and of the Poor
Law Regulations, and of the Hospital Regulations a Council, on the advice of
their Medical Officer of Health, may supply all such medical or other assistance,
and all such facilities and articles as may reasonably be required for the detection
of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and for preventing the spread of infection,
and for removing conditions favourable to infection, and for that purpose may
appoint such officers, do such acts, and make such arrangements as may be
necessary;
Provided that nothing in this sub-division shall be deemed to authorise a
Council to take any of the measures herein mentioned at any Poor Law Institution
or any Hospital.
(2) A Council, on the advice of their Medical Officer of Health, may provide
and publish or distribute in the form of placards, handbills, or leaflets, suitable
summaries of information and instruction respecting Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
and the precautions to be taken against the spread of infection from that
disease.