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Appendix 2.
LETTERS TO DOCTORS.
The system of sending circular letters to doctors from time to
time on matters of current interest was continued during the year.
The following letters were sent during 1947 and the first half of 1948:
1947
10th Jan. Central Public Health Laboratory—facilities available.
28th Jan. Immunisation—requesting information for 1946 returns.
21st Feb. Damage to swabs during present fuel crisis.
3rd Mar. Notification of short absence of Medical Officer, and
advice concerning persons to be contacted in his absence.
3rd April Availability of gamma globulin for modification of
measles in contacts.
22nd April Admission to Coppett's Road Isolation Hospital; method
of procedure.
11th June Whooping cough; use of gamma globulin, post-pharyngeal
swabs, etc.
3rd July Suspected botulism.
10th July Home Help and Domestic Help Schemes.
17th July Home Help Scheme; use by nursing mothers.
21st July Acute anterior poliomyelitis.
28th July Acute anterior poliomyelitis; additional information.
1st Aug. Special swabs for pertussis diagnosis.
29th Oct. "Flying Squad" Obstetric Service; to function in
northern and north-western portion of the Borough,
from Chase Farm Hospital.
24th Nov. Prevalence of scarlet fever.
1st Dec. Admission of cases of infectious disease to hospital;
notification of Dr. Hall's resignation and Dr.
O'Callaghan's telephone number, etc.
16th Dec. Collection of laboratory specimens—Christmas holiday
period.
1948.
2nd Jan. Immunisation against diphtheria and whooping cough.
12th Jan. Food poisoning—recent increase.
19th Jan. Admission of cases to isolation hospital, etc.
19th Jan. Admission of urgent cases of infectious disease to
Hospital; revised procedure.
19th Mar. Notification of infectious disease; information regarding
immunisation against diphtheria and pertussis.
18th Mar. Collection of laboratory specimens—Easter week-end.
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