The County of Montgomery (prevention and treatment of infectious disease) regulations, 1919 / Charles Knight].

  • Great Britain. Ministry of Health.
Date:
1919
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The County of Montgomery (prevention and treatment of infectious disease) regulations, 1919 / Charles Knight]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 The expression ‘“ District Council’? means the Council of a Municipal Borough or other Urban District or of a Rural District within the County ; The expression ‘ District ’’ means a Municipal Borough or other Urban District or a Rural District within the County ; The expression ‘‘ Hospital’? means an Isolation Hospital which may be used under these Regulations for the reception and treatment of persons affected with Infectious Disease ; The expression ‘ Infectious Disease’? does not include small-pox or tuberculosis ; The expression “‘The Minister’? means the Minister of Health. Duties of Medical Officer of Health of a District. ARTICLE IJ.—The Medical Officer of Health of a District, on becoming aware that a person in the District is affected with any Infectious Disease for which hospital treatment is desirable or necessary, shall take the following steps, that 1s to say :— (1) He shall immediately report the case to the County Medical Officer of Health and to the Medical Superintendent of the Hospital to which it may be desired to remove the patient. (2) He shall, subject to any directions which may be given by the County Medical Officer of Health, immediately cause the necessary steps to be taken to secure the isolation and treatment of the patient in a- Hospital. ‘ (3) He shall cause all necessary or desirable steps to be taken _for the satisfactory disinfection of the infected house, and of all infected clothing, bedding, and other articles in it, for the investigation of the sources of infection, and for the tracing and surveillance of all persons who have been in contact with the patient. Provision of Treatment. . ARTICLE III.—The County Council shall, to the satisfaction of the Minister, provide or arrange for the provision of suitable means for the proper isolation and treatment of persons in the County who are affected with any Infectious Disease for which hospital treatment is necessary. MOON