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The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (c. 22) is a piece of legislation for England and Wales which requires physicians to notify the 'proper officer' of the local authority of any person deemed to be suffering from a notifiable disease. [1] [2] It also provides powers to isolate infected individuals to prevent the spread of such a ...
The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1985 was a statutory instrument of the United Kingdom which extended certain parts of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 regarding notifiable diseases to AIDS.
The Public Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 1988, created by the Department of Health and Social Care, came into force on 1 October 1988 and was associated with the previous Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. 24 more diseases were added, indicating exact control powers that could be applied to individual diseases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States. It is a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services, and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
English: An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the control of disease and to the establishment and functions of port health authorities, including enactments relating to burial and cremation and to the regulation of common lodging-houses and canal boats, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.
When an unusual cluster of illness is noted, infection control teams undertake an investigation to determine whether there is a true disease outbreak, a pseudo-outbreak (a result of contamination within the diagnostic testing process), or just random fluctuation in the frequency of illness. If a true outbreak is discovered, infection control ...
The Public Health Laboratory Service Act 1979; The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984; The Public Health (London) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 76) The Public Health (London) Act 1891 Amendment Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 47) The Public Health (London) Act 1936 (26 Geo. 5 & 1 Edw. 8. c. 50) The Public Health (Scotland) Act 1867 (30 & 31 ...
The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control was spun off from NCEH in 1992 due to the Injury Control Act of 1990. [ 24 ] The National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was spun off from NCEH in 2001 due to the Children's Health Act of 2000 .