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D. Under Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (Section 17, as attended by national Health
Service Act, 1916, Tenth Schedule) -
Food Poisoning
E. Under Public Health Act, 1936 (Section 113) - (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) . 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 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 Saturday 9 a.m.
to 12 noon.
Psittacosis is not compulsorily notifiable, but information may be given
to Dr. R H. Barrett, Ministry of Health, Savile Row.
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