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On the 20th August, 1912, the Local Government Board issued an Order
under Section 80 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, prescribing
regulations and restrictions under which non-pauper cases of puerperal fever
may be received into the hospitals provided by the Board of Management of
the Metropolitan Asylum District. The Order provides that such non-pauper
cases shall be received into hospitals of the Board of Management only when
there is room available beyond the requirements of pauper cases of puerperal
fever. These cases may only be admitted upon the recommendation of the
Medical Officer of Health of the locality in which the person is residing, and
the recommendation must be accompanied by such information respecting the
circumstances of the case as the Board of Management require.
HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION FOR WHOOPING COUGH.
On the 9th August, 1912, the Local Government Board made an Order
under Section 80 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, prescribing
regulations and restrictions under which non-pauper cases of whooping
cough may be received into the hospitals provided by the Board of Management
of the Metropolitan Asylum District. Similar conditions attach to the
admission of these cases to the hospitals as are referred to in the Order
relating to puerperal fever.