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                     NOVAMETRIX MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.

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           (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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                      NOVAMETRIX MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.

                               URGENT NOTICE





Dear Stockholder:

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Novametrix Medical Systems Inc. is 
scheduled to be held on Monday, November 25, 1996 at 2:00 PM.  We have 
previously sent you proxy material and attempted to contact you by phone 
to discuss the important meeting agenda.  To date we have been unable to 
reach you and it is extremely important that we discuss this critical meeting
with you.

We would appreciate it if you could take a moment and call Mr. Arthur Reynolds
at Georgeson & Company, the proxy solicitation firm assisting us in this 
matter.  Please call toll-free at 1-800-533-1038 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, 
Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

Thank you for your interest in the upcoming stockholders' meeting of 
Novametrix.  We appreciate your cooperation.

Sincerely,



William J. Lacourciere
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer