ealth Act 1956
46. Under section 70(1)(e) a Medical Officer of Health
can require a person to report themselves or submit
themselves for medical examination at specified times
and places for the purpose of preventing the outbreak
or spread of any infectious disease.
47. Under section 70(1)(h) a Medical Officer of Health can
forbid a person to leave the health district or the place in
which he or she is isolated or quarantined until the person
has been medically examined and found to be free from
infectious disease,
and until the person has undergone
such preventive treatment as prescribed by the Officer.
48. Under section 74 a doctor who believes a patient is
suffering from a notifiable disease or from any sickness
of which the symptoms create a reasonable suspicion that
it is a notifiable disease must immediately notify :
the occupier of the premises; and
every person nursing or in immediate attendance on
the patient; and
the Medical Officer of Health; and in some cases;
the local authority of the district.
49. Under section 79 a Medical Officer of Health can isolate
an individual who is likely to cause the spread of any
infectious disease, whether or not the individual is
suffering from the disease. Under subsection (4) force
may be used to isolate this individual if necessary until the
person has been medically examined and found to be free
of the infectious disease.
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