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Stepney 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 15 •
DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON
| Disease | Authority for Notification |
|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis. | P.H.Act. 1936 (S.143), SI. 1949/2259. |
| Ac. Influenzal pneumonia | " SI.1953/299. |
| Ac, Primary pneumonia. | " SI.1953/299. |
| Ac. poliomyelitis. | " SI.1949/2259. |
| Anthrax, | L.C.C. Order, 1909. P.H.(L)Act, |
| 1936 (S.192 & 304). | |
| Chicken Pox. | (Notifiable in Port of London only) |
| Cholera. | P.H.(L) Act, 1936 (S.192 & 305). |
| Continued Fever. | " " " |
| Diphtheria. | " " " |
| Dysentery. | P.H.Act, 1936(S.143), SI.1953/299. |
| Enteric Fever (incl. | P.H.(L) Act, 1936 (S.192 & 304), |
| Typhoid & Paratyphoid). | S1.1953/299, |
| Erysipelas. | P.H.(L) Act, 1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Food Poisoning. | F.&.D.Act,193°(S.17 as amended by N.H.S.Act, 1946 (10th Schedule) ). |
| German Measles | (Notifiable in Port of London only) |
| Glanders. | L.C.C. Order. 1909. P.H.(L) Act, |
| 1936 (S.192 & 305). | |
| Hydrophobia. | do. |
| Leprosy. | - P.-H.Act." 1936(S .143),SI. 1951/1036. |
| Malaria. | „ SI.1953/299. |
| Measles. | " SRO.1938/1100, |
| SRO . 1940/205 & S-1.1948/420. | |
| Membranous Croup. | P.H.(L) Act, 1936 (S.192 & 304), |
| Meningococcal Infection. | P.H.Act, 1936(S.143),SI.1949/2259. |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | L.C.C.Order,1910 - P.H.(L)Act, 1936 |
| (S.192 & 305), SRO.1928/419, | |
| 1936/971 and 1937/35. | |
| Plague. | P.H.Act,1936(S.143). LGB.Regs.1900, |
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | |
| SI.1954/1691, | |
| Relapsing Fever. | . P.H. (L->Act, 1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Scabies. | P.H .Act. 1936 (S .143 ), SRO .1943/1016., |
| Scarlet Fever. | P.H.-(L)Act,1936 "(S.192 & 304). |
| Smallpox. | 11 n |
| Tuberculosis. | P.H.Act,1936(S.143), SI.1952/704. |
| Typhus Fever. | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Whooping Cough, | P.H.Act,1936(S.143), SRO.1938/1100, |
| 1940/205 and S1.1948/420, | |
| Yellow Fever. | (Notifiable-in Port of London only) |
| Zymotic Enteritis | (Notifiable in 9 Metropolitan |
| or Summer Diarrhoea. | Boroughs only - not notifiable- in |
| Stepney.) |