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direct and there be isolated and kept under supervision until such time as they may, in the opinion of the Health Officer be safely released.
It shall not be lawful for any person to reoccupy any such building or part of a building until it has been thoroughly cleansed and disinfected.
disinfect
and to
84.-(1) If in the opinion of the Director of Medical Power to and Sanitary Services it is necessary that all or any of close and the inmates, not themselves sick, of any house or building or buildings part thereof, in which a case of infectious disease exists or has Isolate, recently existed, should be isolated or put under medical detain, or subject to surveillance or that any such house or building or part surveillance thereof should be temporarily closed, a Health Officer may the contacts direct that:-
(a) such house or building or part thereof shall be temporarily closed for such time as is necessary to secure its thorough disinfection and the disinfection or destruction of all infected articles contained therein.
(b) all or any of the inmates, not being themselves sick, shall be isolated to the satisfaction of the Health Officer or removed to a quarantine station and detained there for such period as is necessary to ensure that such inmates are them- selves free from disease.
found thereir.
(2) All or any such inmates, who enter into a written undertaking according to the form in Schedule A to present Schedule A. themselves daily for examination and who deposit, if required to do so, such sum of money as is fixed by the Health Officer, shall present themselves daily to the Health Officer, or to a medical practitioner approved by the Health Officer, for examination for such period and at such place and time as the Health Officer appoints.
(g) Quarantine Station.
to be
85. Whenever any persons are detained in quarantine Distinguish- at a quarantine station a yellow flag shall be hoisted by day in st at a conspicuous place on the station and by night a red light shown on a over a green light, at a distance one above the other of not more than six or less than four feet.
quarantine
station when crcupied.
86. No person, except a Health Officer or persons Trespass on authorised by him, shall enter a quarantine station.
quarantine
premises prohibited.
from
87. No person detained in quarantine at a quarantine Departure station shall leave such station without the permission of a quarantine Health Officer.
station without permission prohibited.
requisitioned
purposes.
88. Any building or place which is in the opinion of Buildings a Health Officer suitable and required for the purpose of maybe isolation and treatment of persons suffering from infectious for isolation disease or suspected to be suffering from infectious disease or who are contacts, and for their detention until they are free from disease. may with the written approval of the Governor be entered upon and occupied, if untenanted, without any notice whatsoever, and, if tenanted, after twenty-
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