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Health Act 1956

Schedule 1: Infectious diseases

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"Diseases that must be reported to help keep people healthy"

The Health Act 1956 has a schedule about infectious diseases. You need to know about the different types of diseases that are notifiable. Some diseases are notifiable to the medical officer of health and the local authority, such as Hepatitis A and Salmonellosis. Other diseases are notifiable to the medical officer of health, such as Anthrax and COVID-19.

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1Infectious diseases Empowered by s 2

Part 1Notifiable infectious diseases

Section AInfectious diseases notifiable to medical officer of health and local authority

Acute gastroenteritis

Campylobacteriosis

Cholera

Cryptosporidiosis

Giardiasis

Hepatitis A

Legionellosis

Listeriosis

Meningoencephalitis—primary amoebic

Salmonellosis

Shigellosis

Typhoid and paratyphoid fever

Yersiniosis

Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(a) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(b) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(c) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(d) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(e) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(f) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(g) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(h) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(i) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(j) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(k) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(l) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(m) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(n) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(o) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(p) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(q) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(r) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(1)(s) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section A: amended, on , by clause 2(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).

Section BInfectious diseases notifiable to medical officer of health

Anthrax

Arboviral diseases

Brucellosis

COVID-19

Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and other spongiform encephalopathies

Cronobacter species

Diphtheria

Haemophilus influenzae b

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis (viral) not otherwise specified

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (including HPAI subtype H5N1)

Hydatid disease

Invasive group A streptococcal infection

Invasive pneumococcal disease

Leprosy

Leptospirosis

Malaria

Measles

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Monkeypox

Mumps

Neisseria meningitidis invasive disease

Non-seasonal influenza (capable of being transmitted between human beings)

Novel coronavirus capable of causing severe respiratory illness

Pertussis

Plague

Poliomyelitis

Q fever

Rabies and other lyssaviruses

Rheumatic fever

Rickettsial diseases

Rubella

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Tetanus

Tuberculosis

Verotoxin-producing or shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Viral haemorrhagic fevers

Yellow fever

Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 4(1) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2024 (SL 2024/161).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 4 of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2022 (SL 2022/167).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order (No 2) 2020 (LI 2020/31).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2020 (LI 2020/1).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by section 14(1) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by section 14(2) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2014 (LI 2014/293).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2013 (SR 2013/355).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(a) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2012 (SR 2012/339).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(b) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2012 (SR 2012/339).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(c) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2012 (SR 2012/339).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, , by clause 3(a) of the Health (Non-Seasonal Influenza) Order 2009 (SR 2009/113).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Infectious and Notifiable Disease (Invasive Pneumococcal Disease) Order 2008 (SR 2008/312).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Infectious and Notifiable Disease (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) Order 2004 (SR 2004/8).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3 of the Infectious and Notifiable Disease (SARS) Order 2003 (SR 2003/70).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(a) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(b) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(c) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(d) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(e) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(f) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(g) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(h) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(i) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(j) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(1)(k) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section B: amended, on , by clause 3(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).

Section CInfectious diseases notifiable to medical officer of health without identifying information of patient or deceased person

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Gonorrhoeal infection

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection

Syphilis

Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 1 Section C: inserted, on , by section 14(4) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).

Part 2Other infectious diseases

Chancroid

Chlamydia

Herpes simplex

Impetigo contagiosa

Influenza

Non-specific urethritis

Pediculosis

Scabies

Soft chancre

Streptococcal infection group A

Varicella-zoster infection

Venereal granuloma (Lymphogranuloma venereum or granuloma inguinale)

Venereal warts

Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by section 14(5)(a) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by section 14(5)(b) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by section 14(5)(c) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by section 14(6) of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(a) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(b) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(c) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(d) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(e) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(f) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(g) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(h) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(i) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(j) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(k) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(l) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(m) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(n) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(1)(o) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).
  • Schedule 1 Part 2: amended, on , by clause 4(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 1996 (SR 1996/92).

Part 3Quarantinable infectious diseases

Avian influenza (capable of being transmitted between human beings)

Cholera

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Non-seasonal influenza (capable of being transmitted between human beings)

Novel coronavirus capable of causing severe respiratory illness

Plague

Viral haemorrhagic fevers (capable of being transmitted between human beings)

Yellow fever

Notes
  • Schedule 1 Part 3: amended, on , by clause 4(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order 2024 (SL 2024/161).
  • Schedule 1 Part 3: amended, on , by clause 3(2) of the Infectious and Notifiable Diseases Order (No 2) 2020 (LI 2020/31).