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under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1908, on the
forms supplied by the Guardians.
The head master and head mistress of each public elementary school
in the borough were supplied with a book of forms of notification
under Schedule B of the regulations, and books of forms were also
supplied to the London County Council. The London County Council
were duly informed that books of forms had been supplied to the schools
above-mentioned.
As each notification is received from a medical practitioner, the
following letter is fowarded to him with the enclosures mentioned:—
[Copy. J
(Encl.)
Metropolitan Borough of Poplar,
Public Health Offices,
Bow Boad, E.
191...
Dear Sir,
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1911.
I am in receipt of your notification under the above-mentioned
regulations that of is suffering
from pulmonary tuberculosis.
I enclose herewith a stamped envelope and will be pleased to
hear from you as to whether your patient would like the loan from
the Poplar Borough Council of a spit-cup or pocket-flask.
I am sending you a picture card and printed card as to general
precautions respecting the prevention of consumption, etc., which
possibly you may care to give to the friends of the patient.
If at any time you may advise the disinfection of your patient's
house, or part thereof, or of any of the articles contained therein,
it would be carried out free of charge by the staff of the Public
Health Department upon application being made.
I am, dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
Dr
Medical Officer of Health.