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the sick person, or those in charge of him, with
a certificate of the nature of the disease, in the
form which we have already suggested, to be by
them communicated to the medical officer of
health. On every certificate so communicated
a small fee should be paid to the medical man
who signed it.
"If the medical officer after receiving such
a certificate is satisfied that the patient can and
will be properly isolated, and requisite means
of disinfection adopted, the matter will proceed
no further.
"If he is not so satisfied, and if the sick
person is not too ill to be removed, he will notify
the case to the Metropolitan Asylums Board ;
who will thereupon be at once and entirely
charged with the patient until his complete
recovery, and, in particular, will be empowered
to remove him at once to one of their hospitals.
So far no distinction should be made between
paupers and non-paupers who cannot be isolated.
But within the hospital those who are
desirous of being placed in separate wards
should be allowed such accommodation on
paying for it. In case of ordinary accommo-
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