PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 26, 1953
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tionin lgypt. Present at this meeting were;
ect of health legielation as regards
ve a bi.tor@ survey of public health in
public health legislation in lint sm.
century. During the first half of that century
thi vOra UndiritoWd toOmY. Amy order from
so but suet *Lave vire passed in a haphasard
les whieh prevailed at the time of their issue.
dere
had a generalizing feature, it was
adopt them all over the country. It if very tey to
ot affairs because until 18-00 the country totally
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In 1820 the ruler p3.cjed the serv1ces of a few French doctors who came to Egypt
on his demand. The main object of their employment vas for the medical care of the
arely? which was the all-important feature in the state at that time. It was in
that year that Dr on the scene, and tribute must be paid to him
because he is caas of health and medical reform in lgypt.
4. Mere ?tench doctorswrc employed, and by 1826 every army unit bad its eedical
officer and recruits began to undergo a medical examination bettor* joining the army.
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lasting the troops
natives to do
near Cairo, and an order mas passed to
The tions of that hoepital, however, mere
tine regulations be adopted. In. 1831
o clean the streets in front of their
sued by workmen who mere to be paid
living on that street. A primitive
and another for pharmacy mere *Med- Th 837 the
medical service began by the appointment of a school
e: and it was ordered that all of those mishing to
medically and that every pupil should have a
of b
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th act yes passed. It regula
their duties and administrative powers. In this set
the first time in legislative decrees.
it to six
r, did not re-
made obligatory In
expert,* but in case
physicians were appointed solely for health vort. ThU
of appointed Medical Officers of Wealth (*OM) van our.
province* were appointed.
ppointed eolely to pule= vscc1nationssgaint
an order to open epecial books for registration of vacci-
t is well to eenticn
aged five to seven wee
tion experienced difficul
so in 1885 it van ordered that fathers and
brine their children within a week of vaccination
to repeat the operation it the first one van negative.
Act vas enacted, canceling the leit act. The same
talons of the nev act and Senior MOE's mere appointed
t time to supervise the meet of the junior officers
This Senior maw acted at the same time as the MOR of the
a
stipulated the diegeoete or the eauee of diaths ad sleo
for cleanliness of houses, streets, ollection of gar-
and village*. It also ordered the appointment of
Lover Egypt and the other for Upper Egypt.
d tar the filling in or draining of swops and unhealthy
fret municipality in Egypt vas founded, and it was
ura came next, in lam - six more municipalities
ting to mention also that the old records indicate
ese prevailed in the Sara province, the most
A commission was formed to inquire about thie
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d yene fever followed by
s that the dims* was epidemic men
the Western Desert brought the infection,
yen to the ledouine to retreat and the ellideele
two councils in .very
ts of every
on tribal
Leine the
health matters
has been said before
health problems. This
the stage of developmen
cot or department that vas
was a health board but it dealt more with
anything else.
20. la mar& to infectious diseasee, nothing in the old regis that had
a Chars in these orders. It it be because infectivity of 4i*ses i$ DOt known
is the mese that we know about it nov, and it might also be that the popu2MIn was
email and the people scattered, with very little means of com*unicstion between them.
The *sole story of infectious disease control during that period was exclusively
qumnnitine along the Mediterranean and Red Be. areas. The only dieeases of impor-
teeee at that time yore smallpox already tackled by the introduction of voccine,
gave sad cholera.
M. Plague smeared in the countrr, t the legislation for the first tips in 844. An
order vas ilesaikt dessailiag tion of cases *La stipulating certain punishments
tor those who did not abide b the regulation those vho hid the patients or trans
ferret them from one place to another. Throe of the interesting plots in that
erder were: (1) All inbsbitents were asked to =pose their bed linens and clothing
te the een every day, (2) To collect and burn all refuse frma the houses, and (3)
Pemiehment of every pereon found to be dirty of body or clothes.
In 1895 the first ceeplete, so to speak, regulation appeared in the mores. This
nee through s mieinterial decree which vas passed ordering the formation of sanitary
eammittees in the different localities.
2t. Dr ,Anwar then took over and made the fallowing statements concerning the legislatico
for prevention of epidemic diseases in !pt. lecent legislation alceg the line of
prevention of epidemic diseases in Mgypt took place in the latter half of the 19th
century. Its main object was to establish means of preventing chcaera en4 plague,
tvo diseases which were devastating the country at that time. it began vitht
(1) Decree of the Mgelstry of interior on 11 Mey 1895, ordering the formation of
saatikary committees in the different localities of lgypt. It authorized, those
committees to take measures, such as the cleaning of houses, their painting, the
cleaning of pits and cesspool* and the prevention of their connecting with rivers
eamals, Irene or other aster supplies. It also authorized the committees to close
ear polluted underground water supply. (2) Decree of 27 Mey 1899, amended several
times and at lest Changed into Law No 153, 19t7, durieg the recent cholera attack.
This decree authorizes the Medical Officers to isolate cases of cholera and. those
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pool, food e teblithment, etc,
the sanitary authorities to preran
ting vendor*, such as ice creme, sandwiches
may be enforced in case of oppoeition.
7. This passed dories the cholera epidemic, in place
It places certain restrictions upon transport and traveling from
non-infected, with the main tin of putting trevelers from
the Observation of the *unitary authorities of the locality
of 10 piastres or one month teprisonment.
e to these laws, some others were passed.
tion of all travelers on arrival by local medical
Observation or travelers coming from infected
guarantinable diseases, (3) Decree providing for
es against plague, by force in case of opposition.
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ing factories. Lay MO 1 1906, Decree
of Alexandria, Jenuary 1 . These
try ,andAlesandria. They place
ts, with the aim of preventing the
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etchiegof shellfish during the period from
year, the season of enteric infection. ?ro-
? of an epidemic.
on of shellfish durini the same period.
es, it vs. found that
ram Japan (1930). A
t birds and their
tion of pet birds and feathers. It
their arrival les of
ion. The Minister is
case of danger of spread
to a %utast/on aa to whether there was a nati
that lews were generally pass
be passed without a reference to a law.
to whether in the field, of sanitation
make regulations about the sale or milk
tatement. Regulations as far as milk is co=
Plumbing is looked after by the municipality,
regulations end not laws. Sometimes there are
for instance about *swage farms. The Ministry o
ion of vegetables to be eaten crude in theee farms. But
still cultivated. Generally, when there is a legislation
the Ministry has to decide. Anything concerni46 vats:
d. Members of other Ministries ale? attend the meetings
sloe of this Water Board is final. The committee, of
of government members.
y wants to pass a Inv, the first step
whether there is contradiction to ext
eters, so that every Minister may see UIt is con
ministry. If anything is wrong, they will return i
local department. Steps of passing a lay are more or
thing is wrong or nothing against existing laws. It is
finally decides. A Minister cannot pass a regulation
* in a low. After al of Legal Department the
ut Appealing to the Council.
t the word "quarantine means either isolate the case or
must not forget the difference in the standard of
which mime the difference in regulations. In
vs to be convinced; once they are convinced, they uneerstand easily.
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the infectious diseases Iwo) every
vital until he is free. But this
th is working in an eadsvard position.
especially in the villages. A penalty is
. In Dr gamal's opinion the penalty was
penalty In his opinion the whole idea of
People are afraid of the inspectors mho ere
doctor makes notification of a case in one
call on bin again. But, by nom, restrlc-
case* of measles eadeamps end light diseases
the villages are very dirty, the health adminis-
in the 1930 epidemic. The *nista of Beath
over the country. This is a so-called Cleansing
clean villages and sChools, take samples of
tories. This helped a lot but vas sudden-
The hi.t officer has to divide his locality into
Area A for instance, survey the area and then begin
the namee of the inhabitant*, then the sanitary
. When they !Web Area At they go over to 11, C
one are through, they start again at Area A, In reply
had experienced any complications with vaccination,
cases of itudh are on record.
This inevziE'-
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11 lama concerning Cholera, plague, etc into a general
As to putting more penalties in the regulations for cholera
to increase the penalty for non-notification fOr doctors,
s etc. In raP17 to a goestIon as to 'bother this was to be
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vas affirmative. A lose is to be 'ci1sted to
t flies and flees. There are regulations an
out projects for the next five years. There
dinate the different projects vbich are
vss made for the lover sub-coomission
ch the improvement of the sanitary can-
4 be based. This bee been accepted.
every owner to compile certain
to be approved. This is not for
reulaUona for villagee are merely for potable
caused by ihellfith is 1100 per million, wad
of typhoid that occurred are not a sort of
factor of infection, but due to carriers, flies,
prohibitiog the selling of Shellfish at a car-
are sold on the black market.
tYPhold in London some years ego. It yarn traced to
t in *apt there is this kind of fish end setines
canals and catch the fish vith their hands fry
Dr Zonal stated that Cholera vas found in a
e was submitted to the **pert Committee. When
it becomes almost 'tuft. At this time the
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46. A /we ago of acute oei.ting and diarrhea
So soma bad se relation to each other. laving bed cholera
eat this 1008 abolara again. cteriologicsi examinatimprev 1
Itba Neicosacs of Cholera germs. The Question is whether it is possible
Wavily Nolluted water could cause Wilma with vomiting and diarrhea.
47. The neeting was closed.
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