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Public Health (Prevention and Treatment of Disease)
Act, 1913.
This is a very short one, but of great importance. Section I enables the
Local Government Board by Order to authorise a local authority, notwithstanding
section 281 of the Public Health Act, 1875, to exercise the powers of
a joint hospital board as regards infectious diseases in the local authority's
area. Section 2 empowers County Councils to execute and enforce regulations
regarding epidemic diseases made by the Local Government Board under
section 130 of the Public Health Act, 1875, as if it were a local sanitary
authority.
Section 3 empowers a County Council or any sanitary authority to make
arrangements, subject to the approval of the Local Government Board, for the
treatment of tuberculosis.
Disinfectants Order.
An Order of His Majesty's Council, dated nth October, 1912, was sent to
Local Sanitary Authorities with a circular letter of 14th April, 1913, from the
Local Government Board.
This Order applies section 5 of the Poisons and Pharmacy Act, 1908,
to certain liquid preparations containing less than 3 per cent. of phenols
(e.g. carbolic acid). The container must be labelled "poisonous" or "not to
be taken," and have the name of the substance thereon and the name and
address of the seller. The penalty for each offence is £5. The letter states
the opinion of the Board that the precautions used by retail sellers should
be used in the gratuitous distribution of disinfectants by a local sanitary
authority.
Tuberculosis Order of 1913.
This Order is dated 13th February, 1913, and issued by the Board of
Agriculture with a circular letter, dated 17th February, 1913, addressed to local
authorities under the Diseases of Animals Acts, 1894-1911. It came into
operation on 1st May, 1913.
It aims at "securing destruction of every cow found to be suffering from
tuberculosis of the udder, or to be giving tuberculous milk, as well as of all
bovine animals which are suffering from tuberculosis with emaciation, since
these are known to disseminate freely the germs of the disease."
The tuberculin test may be applied by the veterinary surgeon, subject to
the written consent of the owner. This officer may take samples of urine,
feces, milk, etc.