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Stepney 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 18
DISEASES NOTIFIABLE IN STEPNEY
| Disease | Authority for Notification |
|---|---|
| Acute Encephalitis | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec. 143); SI. 1949/2259. |
| " Influenzal Pneumonia | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1953/299. |
| " Primary Pneumonia | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1953/299. |
| " Poliomyelitis | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1949/2259. |
| Anthrax | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.305); SI.1960/1989. |
| Cholera - | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Diphtheria | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Dysentery | P.H. Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1953/299. |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304); SI.1953/299 |
| Erysipelas | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Food Poisoning | F.& D. Act 1955 (Sec.26). |
| *Leprosy | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1951/1036. |
| Malaria | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1953/299. |
| Measles | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192); SRO.1938/1100; SRO.1940/205 and SI.1948/420. |
| Membranous Croup | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Meningococcal Infection | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1949/2259. |
| +Ophthalmia Neonatorum | L.C.C.Order 1910; P.H.(L) Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 305); SRO.1926/971, 1928/419 and 1937/35. |
| Plague | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); LGB.Reg., 1900. |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | P.H.Act .1936 (Sec.143); SI. 1951/1081 and SI.1954/1691. |
| Relapsing Fever | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304. |
| Scabies | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SRO.,1943/1016. |
| Scarlet Fever | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Smallpox | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Tuberculosis | P.H.Act 1936 (Sec.143); SI.1952/704. |
| Typhus Fever | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192 and 304). |
| Whooping Cough | P.H.(L)Act 1936 (Sec.192); SRO.1938/1100 and 1940/205; SI.1948/420. |
* Notifiable to the Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.
+ Notifiable to the County Medical Officer of Health for London.
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