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the City, a circular letter was addressed to them
as under:—
"Corporation of London,
" Public Health Department, Guildhall, E.C.,
" 29th September, 1900.
"NOTIFICATION OF CASES OF PLAGUE.
"Sir,
"In consequence of the appearance of Plague at
"Glasgow, and in view of the possible occurrence of
"cases of the disease in England, the Local Government
"Board, in the exercise of their powers, have extended
"the provisions of Section 55 of the Public Health
"(London) Act, 1891, to the notification of Plague, and
"have issued an Order, dated the 19th instant, requiring
"the immediate notification to Sanitary Authorities of
"all cases of this disease.
"I am therefore instructed by the Sanitary Authority
"for the City of London to forward you, in pursuance
"of this Order, the following extracts from the Act
"referred to, relating to the duties of medical practitioners
"in the City under this Regulation:—
"Sec. 55 (1) (b) 'Every medical practitioner
"'attending on or called in to visit the patient, shall
"'forthwith, on becoming aware that the patient is
"'suffering from an infectious disease to which this
"'section applies, send to the Medical Officer of
"'Health of the district a certificate, stating the full
"'name and the age and sex of the patient, the full
"'postal address of the house, and the infectious
"'disease from which, in the opinion of such medical
"'practitioner, the patient is suffering, and stating
"'also whether the case occurs in the private practice
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