Public health, England and Wales : the public health (infectious diseases) regulations 1968.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1968
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Credit: Public health, England and Wales : the public health (infectious diseases) regulations 1968. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TYPHUS AND RELAPSING FEVER Measures by local authority 1. The medical officer of health of a district shall, if he thinks it necessary, report any case of typhus or relapsing fever in his district to the local authority who may, by notice in writing, require— (a) that such measures as may be specified in the notice shall be immediately taken to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health to obtain the complete destruction of lice on the person and clothing of every occupant of the building of which the patient is an inmate, and to secure the destruction of lice or their products in the building; and (b) the temporary segregation, for a period to be specified in the notice, of other inmates of the buiJding or of other persons recently in contact with the patient until their persons and clothing have been completely freed from lice. Addressing of notices 2. The notice may be addressed to the head of the family to which the patient belongs, to any person in charge of or in attendance on the patient, to any other person in the building of which the patient is an inmate, or to the occupier of the building, and also to any person with whom the patient has recently been in contact. Authorisation of medical officer of health 3.—(1) A local authority may authorise the medical officer of health generaliy to issue any notice on their behalf under this schedule in relation to any particular case if in his opinion it is immediately and urgently necessary for him to do so for the purpose of preventing the spread of infection. (2) The medical officer of health shall at the earliest opportunity report any case dealt with under such an authorisation, and the action taken by him, to the local authority. SCHEDULE 5 Regulation 8(2) Foop POISONING AND Foop BORNE INFECTIONS Measures by local authority 1.—(1) If a medical officer of health, after considering the information available to him, forms the opinion— (a) that a person in the district— (i) is suffering from food poisoning which may be caused by an infection or (ii) is suffering from, or is shown to be a carrier of, any infection mentioned in paragraph 5 of this schedule, and (b) that it is desirable for the protection of the public health that measures should be taken to prevent the spread of infection, he shall report to the local authority accordingly. (2) On receipt of such a report, the local authority may by notice in writing— (a) require the person concerned to discontinue or to refrain from engaging in any occupation connected with food until they notify him that the risk of causing infection is removed; (b) require that such measures shall be taken for the protection of the public health as are specified in the notice, being measures which in the opinion of the medical officer of health are desirable to prevent the spread of infection by the person concerned; and
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