Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health.

  • Hampstead (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
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[1920]
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Credit: Report for the year 1919 of the Medical Officer of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4b Malaria, Dysentery, Trench Fever, Acute Primary Pneumonia, and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. These diseases were made compulsorily notifiable by the Public Health (Pneumonia, Malaria, Dysentery, &c.) Regulations, 1919, which came into operation on March 1st, 1919. The following duties, inter alia, are placed upon the Medical Officer of Health :— Article VII.—Upon the receipt of a notification under these Regula tions, or on becoming aware in any other way of a case or suspected case of Malaria, or Dysentery, or Trench Fever, or Acute Primary Pneumonia, or Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, to make such inquiries and take such steps as are necessary or desirable for investigating the source of infection, for preventing the spread of infection, and for removing conditions favourable to infection, and if a Medical Practitioner is not in attendance on the patient, to take such steps as are necessary or desirable for ascertaining the nature of the case. Article VIII.—On becoming aware of the occurrence of— (а) a case of Trench Fever, or (б) a case of Malaria in which he has reason to believe that the infection was contracted in the United Kingdom immediately to send to the Ministry of Health the name and address of the patient. On becoming aware of an outbreak of Dysentery immediately to send to the Ministry of Health the names and addresses of the persons affected, and thereafter such particulars as the Ministry may require with regard to cases occurring subsequently ; and also to send the like information to the County Medical Officer of Health. Article IX —In every case of Malaria, Trench Fever, or Dysentery to take such steps as appear to be necessary and practicable to secure the treatment of the case in a suitable hospital, unless satisfied that treatment elsewhere than in a hospital will be carried out with all such precautions as are necessary to prevent the spread of the disease. Malaria. Article X.—In every case of Malaria in which he considers that action is liccessary to prevent the spread of infection, he shall take all practicable steps to ensure that the person suffering from Malaria— (]) is supplied with efficient mosquito netting (2) receives necessary quinine treatment (3) receives proper advice as to the continuation of quinine treatment in order to prevent relapses, and (4) receives proper advice as to the precautions to be taken to prevent the spread of infection.