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Circular Letter sent to Medical Practitioners
in the District.
Borough of Hornsey,
Health Department,
Municipal Offices, Highgate, N
Dear Sir,
I beg to remind you of the facilities offered by the Corporation
for the disinfection of dwellings, or separate rooms, and of clothing,
bedding and other infected articles, during the course of the illness
or after the termination of cases of Phthisis.
On a request being addressed to me I shall be very glad to
arrange for such disinfection as may be desired, to be carried out
by the Corporation's staff free of cost and at a convenient time.
In most cases disinfection is very useful in preventing the
spread of infection, and it is hoped that the medical practitioners
of the district will advise that disinfection be carried out in suitable
cases, e.g., on a change of residence of a phthisical patient or after
a death from Phthisis, or on other occasions as deemed necessary
or desirable.
I beg to enclose a leaflet, which may be useful to some of your
patients, giving simple directions for the guidance of Phthisical
persons, and I shall be glad to supply you with further copies If
at any time you desire them.
Yours faithfully,
HAROLD COATES,
Medical Officer of Health.