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Twickenham 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]

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Law Institution) of a person in respect of whom a notification
has been made under Article V. by a District Medical
Officer.
The notification must be made on a printed form as set
out in the Schedule to the Order, and must be sent to the
Medical Officer of Health for the sanitary district in which the
address to which the person moves is situate.
The notification must be posted within 48 hours after the
Relieving Officer has obtained accurate information respecting
the change of residence.
Remuneration to be Allowed.
Provision is made by Article VIII for the remuneration
of the Officers who have to make notifications under the
Order. In the case of a Medical Officer of a Poor Law
Institution or a District Medical Officer, the remuneration will
be at the rate of one shilling for every notification, but where
in relation to any one case two or more notifications have been
posted by the Medical Officer to the same Medical Officer of
Health, his remuneration will be at the rate of sixpence for
every such notification after the first.
In the case of a Superintending Officer of a Poor Law
Institution or a Relieving Officer, the remuneration will be at
the rate of threepence for every notification.
The remuneration will be payable by the Council of the
sanitary district for which the Medical Officer of Health acts,
It will be deemed to cover the cost of postage, and it will be
payable in the manner and subject to the conditions prescribed
by the Article.
Supply of Forms.
It will be the duty of the Poor Law Authorities referred
to in Article III. to supply to the officers concerned printed