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A formal summons was also taken out against the widow
for having failed to notify the case, and further for having vacated
the house in contravention of the Infectious Diseases (Prevention)
Act, 1890. Sec. 7.
A fine of 20s. was inflicted on the medical man, and the
first summons against the widow was withdrawn, as it was only
desired to draw attention to the duties imposed by the Act
on the relatives of persons suffering from notifiable diseases. A
fine of 5s. was imposed in respect of the second summons.
In September, it was resolved by the Urban District
Council to invite from medical men practising in the district the
notification of cases of Phthisis, with the object of enabling the
Sanitary Officers to disseminate information, to disinfect rooms,
See., when necessary, and to investigate the domestic surroundings
of such cases, with a view to taking any requisite action
under the Sanitary Acts. It was also resolved to pay the fee of
2s. 6d. for any such notifications made in the course of private
practice, and Is. for any made in an official capacity.
These resolutions have already met with considerable
success; the pithy memorandum of the Surrey County Council
on the Prevention of Consumption has been distributed; and
disinfection has been performed in nearly every case of death
or removal.
It should not be forgotten that the Guardians of the Poor
are making at Richmond most excellent provision for the open-air
treatment of consumptive persons. Already such have been with
advantage removed there from this district, the phthisical poor of
which will shortly enjoy the full advantages of voluntary notification,
gratuitous disinfection, and "sanatorium" treatment.
With respect to the notification of infectious diseases