THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 5, 1915.
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5. The name and address of every case of plague, small-pox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, typhus fever, enteric fever, relapsing fever, paratyphoid fever or puerperal fever shall be reported by the practitioner without delay to the Medical Officer of Health or to an Assistant Medical Officer of Health, and in the case of Chinese patients a notification shall be sent at the same time by the practitioner to the nearest Chinese Public Dispensary.
6. In all cases of doubt as to whether a patient is suffering from an infectious diseaes the practitioner shall consult the Medical Officer of Health or an Assistant Medical Officer of Health before notifying the case to the nearest Chinese Public Dispensary.
7. Cases of a medico-legal nature which may possibly involve a charge of assault, murder or attempted suicide, and accidents likely to result in death, shall be sent if possible to a Public Hospital, and failing that the practitioner shall consult with a registered medical practitioner or with a Government Medical Officer.
8. A weekly return of all certificates of the cause of death issued by each person author- ised by the Governor to sign such certificates shall be forwarded by him to the Medical Officer of Health or in Kowloon to the Assistant Medical Officer of Health and the entries in these returns must correspond exactly with the wording of the certificates issued with which they will be compared.
No. 51. It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor-in-Council has, under Section 7 of the Holidays Ordinance, 1912, (Ordinance No. 5 of 1912), appointed Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1915, to be observed as a General Holiday.
M. J. BREEN,
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
4th February, 1915.
Clerk of Councils.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
No. 52. His Majesty the King has not been advised to exercise his power of dis- allowance with respect to the following Ordinance :--
Ordinance No. 26 of 1914.-An Ordinance to amend the Jury Ordinance, 1887.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
5th February, 1915.
M. J. BREEN,
Clerk of Councils.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
No. 53. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. DAVID WILLIAM TRATMAN to act as District Officer in the New Territories until further notice, with effect from the 20th January, 1915.
3rd February, 1915.
No. 54. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. GEOFFREY ROBLEY SAYER to be a Deputy Official Receiver of debtors estates under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1891, with effect from the 29th January, 1915.
4th February, 1915.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 55.--It is hereby notified for general information that the Old Star Ferry Wharf at Tsim Sha Tsui will henceforth be known as "Tsim Sha Tsui Wharf" and will from the 23rd January, 1915, be available for public traffic in place of the Wharf hitherto in use commonly known as the Police Pier.