Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Acton Urban Sanitary Authority.
To Mr.
of
It having come to the knowledge of the Urban Sanitary
Authority of Acton that , an inmate
of your house, is suffering from a dangerous disorder,
, I beg to call your attention to Section 126, Public
Health Act, directing you to take certain precautions to prevent
the spread of infectious diseases.
The period during which this disease is infectious, and
during which you must not allow the patient to be exposed, lasts
weeks from the commencement of the disease, in
this case until
unless otherwise determined by a Medical Certificate.
By order of the Urban Sanitary Authority,
Signed
W. T. GARDNER, M.B. Lond.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Acton Local Board,
High Street, Acton,
,189