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BOARD OF WORKS — WHITECHAPEL DISTRICT.
Public Health Department.
Routine Work to be performed in every case where a Notification of an
Infectious Disease is received.
1.—Immediately stamp the Notification Certificate with the correctly dated
Office Stamp.
2.—Enter upon the Pocket Form, provided for the purpose, the name, sex, age,
and address of patient with description of disease.
3.—Visit as soon as possible at address of patient, and obtain all the information
required to fill up Pocket Form, together with such other particulars as may
appear to be useful. In each case leave with friends of patient one of the printed
circulars as to disinfection.
4.—If the patient can be sufficiently isolated, or a Medical Practitioner certifies
that the patient may remain at home, leave a post card for doctor to sign when in
his opinion the premises may be disinfected, and from time to time until the post
card be received, enquire as to the progress of the patient, and when convalescent,
arrange with friends, the most convenient time, when disinfection of the premises
and the collection of bedding and clothing, for disinfection in the apparatus, shall
be carried out.
5.—Only use special Letter Form to head of family as to time of disinfection, if
during pressure of work it becomes necessary to do so.
6.—If patient is to be removed to the Hospital, leave with the friends a certificate
signed by the Medical Officer of Health, to be handed to thejMetropolitan Asylums'
Board Nurse who comes for patient with the Ambulance. Telephone as soon as
possible to Metropolitan Asylums' Board for the removal of the patient, and when
removed make arrangements for disinfection (as stated in Paragraph 4).
7.—Every evening send to Clerk of Metropolitan Asylums' Board, on the special
form provided for the purpose, a complete list of cases requiring removal to
hospital, whether previously telephoned or not.
8:—Instruct the disinfecting men as to the time when disinfection is to be
carried out in each case, and see that the work is efficiently performed.
9.—Having verified the case, enter particulars upon the Register Sheet hanging
on the wall in the Office for that purpose, and call the attention of the Medical
Officer to any case of Erysipelas following Vaccination.
10.—Notify the District Sanitary Inspector of the case and of any Sanitary
defects discovered.
11;—Where milk is sold upon any premises notify by Special Letter Form the
Medical Officer of Health of the London County Council of the fact.
12.—Within 12 hours of the receipt of the Notification send particulars of same
to the Clerk of the Metropolitan Asylums' Board, upon the Printed Form provided
for such purpose, and then hand over the Notification to the Clerk in the Department.
The number upon Notification upon the Register Sheet, and also upon the
Pocket Form should be identical.
13.—Send the same day, upon a form provided for the purpose, to the Head
Teacher of any School, notice when children living in a house where any infectious
disease occurs are attending such School, and send to the Head Teacher of such
School, a further notice when in any such house the necessary disinfection has been
carried out.
14.—Generally supervise the work performed by the three men engaged for
disinfecting work, and report to the Medical Officer of Health, in writing, any
absence from or dereliction of duty on the part of the men. Also overlook the
work going on in the Mortuary.