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by the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and the Public
Health Act, 1896, to provide for the notification to the Medical
Officers of Health of Sanitary Authorities of cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis occurring amongst the inmates of
Poor Law Institutions, or amongst persons under the care
of District Medical Officers, and for the taking of certain
measures in such cases.
Notification by Medical Officers of Poor Law Institutions.
Article IV. of the Order directs that the Medical Officer
of a Poor Law Institution, as defined by Article I., shall,
within 48 hours after his first recognition of the symptoms
of pulmonary tuberculosis in the case of a poor person who
is an inmate of the institution, post to the Medical Officer
of Health for the sanitary district in which the person resided
immediately before he became an inmate of the institution
a notification of the case.
The notification must be made on a printed form as set
out in the Schedule to the Order.
Notification by District Medical Officers.
Article V. directs that a similar notification shall be
posted to the Medical Officer of Health by the District Medical
Officer in the case of any poor person suffering from
pulmonary tuberculosis on whom he is in medical attendance
according to his agreement with the Hoard of Guardians.
The notification must be posted within 48 hours after
the District Medical Officer has first recognised the symptoms
of pulmonary tuberculosis, and must be addressed to the
Medical Officer of Health acting for the sanitary district in
which the residence of the poor person is situate.
Notification by Superintending Officers of Poor Law Institutions.
Under Article VI. it will be the duty of the Superintending
Officer of a Poor Law Institution to post to the
Medical Officer of Health on a printed form as set out in
the Schedule to the Order a notification of the actual or
intended place of destination and address at that place of
any person leaving the institution in respect of whom a