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Stepney 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 16 DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN LONDON
| Disease | Authority for Notification |
|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1949/2259. |
| "Influenzal Pneumonia | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1953/299. |
| " Primary Pneumonia | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1953/299. |
| " Poliomyelitis | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1949/2259. |
| Anthrax | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.305); SI.1960/1989. |
| Chicken Pox | (Notifiable in Port of London only). |
| Cholera | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Diphtheria | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Dysentery | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1953/299. |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid, and Paratyphoid) | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304); SI.1953/299. |
| Erysipelas | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Food Poisoning | F.& D. Act, 1955 (S. 26). |
| German Measles | (Notifiable in Port of London only). |
| Leprosy 1 | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1951/1036. |
| Malaria | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1953/299. |
| Measles | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192); SRO.1938/1100; SRO.1940/205 and SI.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.1926/971 & 1937/35; SRO.1928/419. |
| Plague | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); LGB.Reg.,1900. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1951/1081 and 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 | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192 & 304). |
| Tuberculosis | P.H.Act,1936 (S.143); SI.1952/704. |
| Typhus Fever | P.H.(L)Act,193& (S.192 & 304). |
| Whooping Cough | P.H.(L)Act,1936 (S.192); SRO.1938/1100 and 1940/205; SI.1948/420. |
| Yellow Fever | (Notifiable in Port of London only). |
| Zymotic Enteritis or | |
| Summer diarrhoea | (Notifiable in 9 Metropolitan boroughs only - not notifiable in Stepney). |
* Notifiable to the Ministry of Health.
+ Notifiable to the County Medical Officer of Health for London.
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