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Before the Council can form an opinion as to the additional measures it
may be desirable to take or recommend in order to further assist in preventing
the spread of consumption, it will he necessary to make some inquiry with a
view to ascertaining what amount and kind of assistance a patient or a family
may require to combat the disease.
Beyond sending a list of Societies and Institutions by which segration may
be obtained at home or elsewhere, no further action will be taken in regard to
segration except by special request in writing.
No disinfection will be done unless and until the form duly filled in has
been received.
No sanitary inspection of the premises will be made except by special
request, or upon complaint made for some other reason than the presence of
pulmonary tuberculosis.
I shall be glad to answer any further questions upon which I may have any
available information.
I am, Dear Sir,
Yours faithfully,
John F. J. Sykes,
Medical Officer of Health.
ST. PANCRAS BOROUGH COUNCIL.
Public Heai.th Department.
Directions as to Tuberculosis (Pulmonary).
In the Diagnosis Box the sterilised tube with swab can be used for sputum
by removing the wire swab from the tube and depositing it in the bottom of
the box, and stopping the end of the tube with a cork instead of cotton wool.
A Report of the Bacteriological Examination will be communicated about
twenty-four hours after the reccipt of the specimen (holidays and holy-days
excepted).
John F. J. Sykes,
Town Hall, Medical Officer of Health.
Pancras Road, N.W.
August, 1904.