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APPENDIX 1
MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Letters to Doctors.
Letters on the following subjects were circulated to Southgate
practitioners during 1956, some being sent under my signature as
Medical Officer of Health, others either as Area Medical Officer,
District School Medical Officer or jointly. As all the matters
covered in these letters have a direct bearing on the health of at
least a section of the community and as it is extremely difficult to
divide one's responsibility in such a vital matter as that of health,
I have included all the topics covered :—
Exclusion from school for Winter vomiting or dysentery.
Winter vomiting, dysentery and poliomyelitis (hygienic
precautions in schools).
Acute Anterior Poliomyelitis (5 letters).
Inoculation against Poliomyelitis (4 letters).
Ante-Natal Supervision.
Haemoplegia.
Plantar Warts.
Audiology.
Collection of Laboratory Specimens over public holidays.
Paratyphoid "B" fever.
Notification of Poliomyelitis cases.
Home Nurses and Midwives—Christmas Holidays.
I have set out this list of letters in detail, as I hold very
strongly that the transfer of information between the Public Health
Department (and Area Health Office) and general practitioners is of
the utmost importance. I am very happy to say that, as has been
the case for so many years, the relationship between the Public
Health Department and the general practitioner is close and cordial.
We, on our part, try to keep general practitioners fully acquainted
with changes in policy, and with any matters of topical importance.
General practitioners reciprocate by letting me know of incidents
occurring in their practice which may have epidemiological significance.
This two-way traffic is most valuable. In this connection,
I might also say that a great deal has been done within the past few
years to strengthen the links between the local health services and
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