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D. Under Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (Section 17, as amended by National Health
Service Act, 1946, Tenth Schedule)—
Food Poisoning.
E. Under Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 143)—(Regulations of Local Government
Board, 1900). %
Plague.
F. Under Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1937, the following conditions are notifiable
to the Chief Inspector of Factories—
Poisoning due to lead, phosphorus, arsenic, mercury, carbon bisulphide, aniline,
benzine, manganese.
Anthrax.
Toxic Jaundice due to the use of certain industrial preparations.
Epitheliomatous-ulceration due to the use of tar and other materials.
Chrome ulceration.
Compressed air illness.
Toxic anaemia.
If the case occurs in a factory the occupier of the factory must notify both the
District Factory Inspector, whose address is 324, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.I, and the
appointed factory doctor.
(a) Notifiable to the Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.
(b) Also Regulation No. 971 made by Minister of Health (1.10.26) amended by S.R.O.
No. 419 (1928) and No. 35 (1937).
(c) Scabies is not notifiable where to the knowledge of the medical practitioner a case
has occurred in the house and has been notified within the 28 days immediately preceding
the date on which he first became aware of the disease in the case he is attending.
Cases of Scabies and Vermin may be treated free of charge at St. Pancras Public Health
Annexe, Prospect Terrace, Gray's Inn Road, W.C.I, (opposite Royal Free Hospital) (Telephone :
TERminus 8567) between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
Removal to Hospital.
Removal to hospital under certain circumstances of cases of Chickenpox, German Measles,
Measles, Mumps and Scarlet Fever may be effected by telephoning to the Public Health
Department (TERminus 7070).
In the case of other infectious diseases applications should be made direct to the
Emergency Bed Service (MONarch 3000).