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disease from which, in the opinion of
such Medical Practitioner, the patient is
suffering.
2. Every person required by this Section to give a
notice or certificate, who fails to give the same,
shall be liable on summary conviction in manner
provided by the Summary Jurisdiction Act to a
fine not exceeding Forty Shillings.
3. In this Act the expression, "Infectious disease to
which this Act applies," means any of the following
diseases, namely, Small-Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria,
Membranous Croup, Erysipelas, Scarlatina or
Scarlet Fever, and the fevers known by any of
the following names: Typhus, Typhoid, Enteric,
Relapsing, Continued, and Puerperal.
4. The provisions of this Act shall apply to every ship,
vessel, boat, tent, van, shed, or similar structure
used for human habitation, excepting such as belong
to Her Majesty the Queen, or any ship, vessel, or
boat belonging to any foreign government.
All notices or certificates under the Act, in reference to
patients residing in the parish of Camberwell, are to be
addressed to the Medical Officer of Health, Vestry Hall,
Camberwell, S.E.
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