Given under the Seal of Office of the Local Government Board, this Twenty-second day of August, in the year One thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. (L.S.) H. C. Monro, Henry Chaplin, President. Assistant Secretary. PUBLIC HEALTH, SCOTLAND. 1. Notification of Infectious Diseases p. 1. 2. Prevention of Epidemic 3. Sanitary Officers p. 16 1. Notification of Infectious Diseases.* FORM OF CERTIFICATE UNDER SECTION 4 (1) OF THE IN- The Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889. Certificate of Medical Practitioner. To the Medical Officer of the Local Authority under the Public I hereby certify and declare, that in my opinion! occurring in my Dated is suffering from day of an inmate and that the above is a case 18 (Signed) (Address) -- N.B. This certificate must (under a penalty not exceeding forty shillings) be sent to the medical officer of the local authority forthwith, an the medical practitioner attending on or called in to visit the patient becoming aware that the patient is suffering from an infectious disease to which the Act applies namely, any of the following diseases: Small-pox, cholera, diphtheria, membraneous croup, erysipelas, the disease known as scarlatina or scarlet fever, and the fevers known by any of the following names: typhus, typhoid, enteric, relapsing, continued or puerperal, and also any infectious disease to which the Act has been applied by the local authority in manner provided by the Act.* The above is the form for certificate under section 4 of the Infectious Disease (Notification) Act, 1889 (52 and 53 Vict. c. 72), prescribed by the Board of Supervision. It is thus a statutory form, and cannot be altered except by the Board. A local authority may, however, in a footnote, give any further information that will in their opinion facilitate the working of the Act. G. Falconar-Stewart, Secretary. As to the Notification of Plague as an Infectious Disease see Regulations of January 21, 1902, printed at p. 12 below. † 52 & 53 Vict. c. 72. Name of local authority. Name in full of person suffering from disease. 2 No. or name of the house, and name of the street or road, and parish or place, where person is resident. In the case of a ship, boat, tent, van, shed, or other similar structure the name or description of the dwelling, and the name of the place where it is situate, should be given. authority may ↑ The local name and address of the M O. H 2. Prevention of Epidemic Diseases. REGULATIONS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD FOR SCOTLAND, DATED JANUARY 1, 1898, AS TO CHOLERA, YELLOW FEVER, AND PLAGUE AS AMENDED BY REGULATIONS, DATED DECEMBER 24, 1902.* AMENDED BY 1902. No. 976. To all Local Authorities in Scotland, within whose District there is a Port or Harbour; To all Officers of Customs; To all Medical Officers of Health of the Local Authorities aforesaid; To all Masters of Ships; To all Pilots; And to all others whom it may concern. Whereas, we, the Local Government Board for Scotland, by an Order bearing date the 7th day of November, 1896, did make certain Regulations; † And whereas the Public Health Act, 1896 (59 & 60 Vict. ch. 19), under which the aforesaid Order was made, has been repealed (except the repeals therein contained) in so far as it relates to Scotland, by the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897 (60 & 61 Vict. ch. 38); and the said Order ceased to have any effect or force from and after the first day of January, 1898; And whereas We are empowered by Section 78 of the aforesaid Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, from time to time to make alter, and revoke such Regulations as to Us may seem fit, with a view to the treatment of persons affected with any epidemic, endemic, or infectious disease, and preventing the spread of such diseases as well on the seas, rivers, and waters of Scotland, and on the high seas within three miles of the coast thereof, as on land; and may declare by what authority or authorities such Regulations shall be enforced and executed; And whereas by Section 85 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, it is enacted that Regulations of the Local Government Board for Scotland, in pursuance of Part IV. of the said Act, may provide for such Regulations being enforced and executed by the Officers of Customs and the officers and men employed in the Coastguard, as well as by other authorities * Printed at length in Statutory Rules and Orders, 1902, p. 587. and officers, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by Part IV., may provide for; (a) The signals to be hoisted by vessels having any case of epidemic, endemic, or infectious disease on board; and (b) The questions to be answered by masters, pilots, and other persons on board any vessel, as to cases of such disease on board during the voyage or on the arrival of the vessel; and (c) The detention of vessels and of persons on board vessels; and (d) The duties to be performed in cases of such disease. by masters, pilots, and other persons on board vessels. Provided that the Regulations shall be subject to the consent; (a) So far as they apply to the Officers of Customs, of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs; and (b) So far as they apply to officers or men employed in the Coastguard of the Admiralty; and (c) So far as they apply to signals of the Board of Trade. * And whereas it is expedient that the Regulations made by the said Order in terms of the Public Health Act, 1896, should now be re-issued in exercise of the powers conferred on Us by the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897† and every other power enabling Us in that behalf; And whereas the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs, the Lords of the Admiralty, and the Board of Trade have respectively signified their consent to such Regulations so far as they respectively apply to the Officers of Customs and to signals; Now therefore, We, the Local Government Board for Scotland, do hereby re-issue the following Regulations and Declare that they shall be enforced and executed by the Authorities and Officers hereinafter mentioned; PART I. Article 1.-In this Order The term "Ship" includes any sailing or steam ship, vessel, or boat not belonging to Her Majesty or any foreign Government; |