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 Lewisham]
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have expressed their appreciation of the arrangements made.
Applications for supplies are generally made at night or on
Saturdays and Sundays, when the supplies of business firms
are not available.
To the Medical Officer of Health,
Town Hall, Catford, S.E.
Dear Sir,
I hereby certify that the parents or guardians of
now residing at
and suffering from
Diphtheria, should receive a supply of Diphtheria Anti-Toxin without charge
Kindly give bearer bottle...of the above serum.
Yours truly,
(Name)
(Address)
Date
p.t.o.
NOTE.—Each bottle contains 2,000 units.
A free supply will also be given where it is thought desirable
to give injections as a protective agent.
Serum can be obtained at the Town Hall, Catford, at Room
No. 20, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., at other hours
from the Hall Porter.
Medical Officer of Health.
CHICKEN POX.—This disease ceased to be notifiable
on January 7th.
ENTERIC OR TYPHOID FEYER.—Forty-eight notifications
were received, of which 27 were removed to Hospital.
Five cases were returned as not suffering, thus giving a corrected
total of 43 cases.