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outbreak of dangerous epidemic disease within his
district.
The duties assigned by Part II. of the
Order to a medical officer of health, no part of whose
salary is payable by the London County Council,
will be the same as those assigned in the cases in
which half of the salary will be paid, with the addition
that under Article 17 (1) of the Order, it will
be incumbent on the officer within seven days after
his appointment to report the same in writing to the
Board.
I am directed to add that the Board have
not thought it necessary to prescribe any qualification
for medical officers of health in the metropolis, as
this matter appears to them to be sufficiently dealt
with by section 18 of the Local Government Act,
taken in connexion with section 88 (c). Having
regard to these enactments, it seems to the Board
that, except where they, for reasons brought to their
notice, may see fit specially to allow, no person can
hereafter be appointed the medical officer of health
of any district in the metropolis, or the deputy of
any such officer, unless he is legally qualified for the
practice of medicine, surgery, and midwifery.
Moreover, after the 1st of January, 1 892,
no person can be appointed the medical officer of