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Kingston upon Thames 1909

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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shall also record the action taken by him, or on
his advice, during the year, in regard to offensive
trades, to dairies, cow-sheds, and milk shops, and
to factories and workshops. The report shall also
contain tabular statements (on Forms to be
supplied by Us, or to the like effect), of the sickness
and mortality within the District, classified
according to diseases, ages and localities.
(15.) He shall give immediate information to Us of any
outbreak of dangerous epidemic disease within the
District, and shall transmit to Us a copy of each
annual report and of any special report. He shall
make a special report to Us of the grounds of any
advice which he may give to the Sanitary Authority
with a view to their requiring the closure of any
school or schools, in pursuance of the Code of
Regulations approved by the Education Department,
and for the time being in force.
(16.) At the same time that he gives information to Us
of an outbreak of infectious disease or transmits
to Us a copy of his annual report or of any
special report, he shall give the like information
or transmit a copy of such report to the County
Council or County Councils of the County or
Counties within which his district may be
situated.
(17.) In matters not specifically provided for in this
order, he shall observe and execute any instructions
issued by Us, and the lawful orders and directions
of the Sanitary Authority applicable to his office.
It should be remembered that these reports are for the
information of the Board and of the County Council as well
as of the Council of the District, and that a statement of the
local circumstances and a history of local sanitary questions
which may seem superfluous for the latter, may often be
needed by the former bodies.