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D. Under Food and Drugs Act 1938 (Section 17, as amended by national Health
Service Act, 1946, Tenth Schedule)
Pood Poisoning
Eo 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.1 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. 0.
No. 419 (1928) and No. 35 (1937). Notifiable to County Medical Officer of Health for London
(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 pre
ceding 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.l (opposite Royal Free Hospital)
Telephone TERminus 8567 between the hours of 9 a m and 4 P m and on Saturday 9am
to 12 noon
Psittacosis is not compulsorily notifiable, but information may be given to
Dr R h Barrett, Ministry of Health. Savile Row
During the course of the year we received information that a canary bought
from a shop in St Pancras had died and that the death might be due to Psittacosis
a disease peculiar to canaries, parrots and other birds This disease is
infectious and can be conveyed to man from birds suffering from it
The pet stores from which the bird had been bought were kept under
close observation Some birds were destroyed the cages were cleansed with a
strong disinfectant, and records were kept of the name and address of every
Purchaser of a bird A daily check was kept on the shop and arrangements made
for immediate notification should any bird suffer any further illness or any
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