Medical officer of environmental health

The medical officer of environmental health largely replaced the duties of the medical officer of health, a statutory officer with responsibilities to the local authority in preventing disease, which was discontinued following the reorganisation of the National Health Service Act of 1973.[1][2] They are the proper officer recognised by the local authority under the Public Health Acts.[3] Ayliffe's (1981) explains that "some diseases are notifiable by law to the Medical Officer for Environmental Health; the doctor who diagnoses the infection is responsible for the notification."[4] The medical officer of environmental health then in turn informs the Chief Medical Officer.[5]

References
  1. "The medical officer of environmental health". Public Health. 95 (5): 247–249. September 1981. doi:10.1016/s0033-3506(81)80014-5. ISSN 0033-3506. PMID 7302095.
  2. Walrond, H. A. (1978). The role of the medical officer in environmental health (PDF). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-721221-2.
  3. Jessop, E. G.; Horsley, S. D. (1985). "Microcomputers and the work of a medical officer for environmental health at district". Community Medicine. 7 (2): 122–125. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a043769. ISSN 0142-2456. JSTOR 45156444. PMID 4017529.
  4. Lówbúrý, Édwárd Jóséph Lístér; Ayliffe, G. A. J.; Geddes, Andrew M.; Williams, J. D. (1981). "2. Administration and responsibility". Control of Hospital Infection: A Practical Handbook (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4899-6884-5.
  5. Inquiry publishes expert report on Public Health and Administration | Infected Blood Inquiry (PDF). APS Group. August 2022.
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