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APPENDIX E.
Corporation of London.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Compulsory Notification of Chicken-pox.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London.
as the Sanitary Authority for the City of London, Do hereby by virtue of the powers vested in
them by Section 56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and with the approval of the Minister
of Health, Order that the provisions of the said Act, with respect to infectious disease, shall apply
in the City of London to the disease known as Chicken-pox, in addition to the diseases specifically
mentioned in Section 55 of the said Act (or any Order extending or amending the same) and that for
a period of twelve months from the 18th day of March, 1933, Chicken-pox shall be a compulsorily
notifiable disease within the City of London.
BELL.
Guildhall,
London, E.C.2.
23rd February, 1933.
APPENDIX F.
Corporation of London.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
MEASLES WARNING.
Measles has appeared in your neighbourhood, and there is a possibility that the disease may
become prevalent.
Measles is a highly infectious disease, especially in the early stages of illness before the rash
appears. The early symptoms are those of a cold, which may be at first slight; there is generally
running at the eyes and nose, sneezing and possibly a dry cough, followed by a rash about the fourth
day after the first appearance of illness.
Measles should always be treated as a serious disease, especially in Young Children.
As soon as it is suspected the child should be put to bed in a well-ventilated room (as far as possible
away from other children) and be kept warm. A doctor should be called in at once, for many children
lose their lives, or suffer from ill-health for years as a result of the after-effects of the disease, mainly
because the disease is neglected in the early stages. The child should on no account be exposed to
chill or draughts or allowed to run about until the doctor or nurse gives consent.
Immediately Measles occurs in your family you should inform the Head Teacher of
the School attended by your Children, or the Health Visitor at the Infant Welfare Centre,
or send word to the Medical Officer of Health at the Guildhall, E.C.2.
If children are absent for more than two days, parents are specially asked to send a note to the
Head Teacher stating the reason for such absence.
A child showing signs of sickening or suffering from measles must not attend Sunday School,
play centres, cinemas, public baths or any place of entertainment, nor mix with other children.
If you are not in a position to obtain the services of a private doctor, you should apply to the
Relieving Officer of your district for the services of a District Medical Officer.
Arrangements for the Removal of a Measles Patient to Hospital or for Nursing Assistance
in the Home may be made in Special Cases when the need for this is known to the
Medical Officer of Health. The sooner you send word of the existence of measles in the home,
the sooner will the Medical Officer of Health know and the sooner will help be forthcoming. Do not
wait until bronchitis or pneumonia develops—it may then be too late.
W. M. WILLOUGHBY,
Medical Officer of Health.