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There will, I need scarcely say, be no official interference, as the result of the
notification, with your patient, either at home or in connection with his occupation,
the steps taken being confined to a sanitary inspection of the house and
leaving a copy of enclosed leaflet. We shall be glad to afford any assistance in
our power in the way of Disinfection if that be desired in any case, by yourself or
the patient.
As it is of great importance from the point of view of treatment, as well as
infectivity, that early cases of Phthisis should be detected, .I have further to
inform you that the same arrangements which the Vestry have now in force for
the Bacteriological examination of Diphtheria and blood from cases of Enteric
Fever will appertain in doubtful cases of Phthisis. Sputum should be sent to me
in a Test Tubs which will be provided for the purpose, and I will transmit it to
the Jenner Institute The Public Health Committee have also made arrangements
for disinfection to be carried out after death from Phthisis as after the
ordinary notifiable infectious diseases.*
Trusting that you will be able to co-operate with us in this work.
I am,
Yours faithfully,
GEORGE NEWMAN, M.D., D.P.H.
Medical Officer of Health.
In accordance with the above a special form of Notification
Certificate was printed and supplied to medical practitioners as
follows :—
THE VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION OF PHTHISIS.
Certificate of Medical Practitioner.
To the Medical Officer of Health,
Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, E.C.
I Hereby certify that in my opinion the person herein-after named is
suffering from Phthisis (with muco-purulent discharge or infective sputum); and
I further certify the following particulars in respect of such person:—
Name in full of the Patient
Age of Patient
Sex
Full Postal Address of House of which Patient is an Inmate
* Duplicate Notification and Moribund Cases.—The Public Health Committee do
not desire cases to be notified which have been notified by another practitioner within the last
three months, unless there has been a change of address in the meantime. As cases will only be
notified with the consent of the patient, there will, it is thought, be no difficulty in obtaining
information on this point, The notification of moribund cases is not desired.