Shropshire Routes to Roots

Infection through time: Tuberculosis Card

TB card (with the name of the patient obscured) [Shropshire Archive reference: 6175/B/12/5/3]

TUBERCULOSIS CAUTION CARD

Name of Patient...............Age 57
Date of Admission: 16/1/59
This patient is regarded as suffering from TUBERCULOSIS and therefore shall not be allowed to work in any Department where food is handled or in the Laundry, unless the special permission of the Medical Superintendent is previously given and noted on this Card.
Signed by Medical Officer.........
Date of issue.............
This Card must be shown and explained to every Nurse doing duty in the Ward, and each Nurse must acknowledge by his (or her) Signature on the back hereof that this has been done.

[Shropshire Archive reference: 6175/B/12/5/3]