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The Local Government Board in addition
issued a circular letter and the accompanying
memorandum to all Sanitary Authorities in
England and Wales, on the 9th October last
"Local Government Board,
"Whitehall, S.W.,
"9th October, 1900,
"Sir,
"I am directed by the Local Government Board to
"state that, in view of the possibility of cases of Plague
"occurring in England and Wales, they have thought it
"advisable to issue to the several Sanitary Authorities
"throughout the country, copies of memoranda which
"have been prepared by their Medical Officer containing
"suggestions which may be of assistance to Sanitary
"Authorities and their officers in guarding against the
"Plague, or dealing with any cases which may occur.
"copies of these documents are enclosed.
"The Board have thought it desirable that the
"Sanitary Authority should be put in possession of
"these Memoranda, so that the Authority and their
"officers may be fully prepared to take any steps which
"may be necessary, and they especially desire that
"attention may be given to the arrangements under
"which Medical Officers of Health may send to this
"Office for bacteriological examination material from
"suspected cases. At the same time the Board wish it
"to be clearly understood that the action which they
"have taken should not be interpreted as suggesting
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