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Vestry Hall, Clerkenwell,
23, Upper Rosoman Street,
August 4th, 1866.
CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA.
Order in Council, dated 21 st July, 1866.
Dear Sir,
Referring to my letter to you of the 31st ult., I
have to ask you to be so good as to send to the Medical Officer of
Health for this Parish, addressed to this Office, early every Monday
morning, a Return, on the accompanying form,* of cases of
Cholera or severe Diarrhoea, that come under your notice, to
enable the Vestry to comply with the following requirement of the
Order in Council, viz.:—
"19. The Clerk of the Vestry shall, every Monday, send by
"post to the Medical Officer of the Privy Council, a return
"of the number of new cases of Diarrhœa or Cholera which
"have during the week, ended on Saturday midnight last,
"come under the cognisance of the Vestry, and of the
"number of recoveries and the number of deaths, with such
"other particulars as such Medical Officer shall from time to
"time require."
The "Vestry confidently rely on your assistance to enable them to
comply with the Order in Council.
I am, Dear Sir,
Your's truly,
ROBERT PAGET,
Vestry Clerk.
*More forms may be had here if required.
[Addressed to same Practitioners as above.]