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measures that should be adopted. In several instances rooms have
been disinfected which have been previously occupied by patients
suffering from this disease, and in every instance where a death
has been registered as due to this disease, the rooms and articles
liable to retain infection have been disinfected, the bedding and
such like articles having been sent to Mogden for this purpose.
MEASURES TAKEN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
Upon the receipt of a Notification of an Infectious Case, as
soon as possible, the Medical Officer of Health or Sanitary Inspector
visits the house and makes enquiries as to the possible source of the
disease.
If considered advisable by the Medical Officer of Health and if
the friends consent, the case is removed to the Isolation Hospital
at Mogden, the ambulance being ordered by telephone. Small-pox
cases are removed to Dockwell. If the patient remains at home
printed particulars as to isolation, disinfection, &c., together with a
short epitome of the law bearing on the subject are left at the house
and during the illness periodic visits are made by the Sanitary
Inspector to see that the instructions are being carried out. An
addressed post card is left at the house for the medical practitioner
to sign and forward at the termination of the illness, when he
considers the house is ready for disinfection.
When a medical practitioner at the time of notifying a case
gives satisfactory reasons to the Medical Officer cf Health as to the
advisibility of removal of the patient to the Isolation Hospital this
is acted upon immediately, previous to making the usual investigations.
Particulars of the patient and other occupants of the house,
milk supply, &c. are entered on special printed forms and filed at
the Health Office. The following is a specimen of the particulars