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Enclosure in No. 1.
SIR,
WF have the honour, in pursuance of the commission of the Advisory Com- mittee, of date 12th January ultimo, to lay before you for consideration our report on the sanitary situation in Grenada in relation to the control of hookworm infection.
The report has been prepared, as suggested in Committee, under the headings :-
1. The present powers of the authorities;
International Health Commission, 2nd February, 1915.
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Changes in the law suggested;
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The nature of the by-laws defining latrine system recommended;
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The estimated cost to the Government of any recommendations under the law or of any grants-in-aid to individuals or communities or other expenditure.
1. Present Powers of the Authorities.
We have dealt with these powers as contained in
Cap. 27.
Medical Officers Ordinance;
Cap. 41.
Ankylostomiasis Ordinance;
Cap. 45.
Public Health Ordinance;
Cap. 47.
The Streams' Pollution Ordinance:
Cap. 56.
The Towns' Administration Ordinance;
Cap. 57. The District Boards Ordinance;
and discuss them in this order.
A. Cap. 27. Medical Officers Ordinance.
In the body of the Ordinance among the duties of the District Medical Officers
are:-
1. To report on nuisances on any premises to the local Health Authorities; and
2. To furnish to the Colonial Secretary quarterly a report of all nuisances.
B. Cap. 41. Ankylostomiasis Ordinance.
Section 3 deals with "estates
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1. The District Sanitary Inspector shall report to the local Sanitary Authority cases of default in the matter of privy accommodation;
2. The local Sanitary Authority, if satisfied,
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shall serve notice on
3. Said notice requires the provision and maintenance of suitable privy accom- modation; and "said accommodation shall consist of
Section 5 says:All towns shall, and all villages may, be provided by the local Sanitary Authority with suitable latrine accommodation; the District Medical Officer to report to the General Board of Health of the necessity in any town or village
The General Board of Health may require the local Sanitary Authority to make suitable provision; the expense in town to be met by the town funds, in villages from general revenue.
The Governor, the local Sanitary Authority defaulting, may direct construction otherwise, and, in the case of a town, charge the cost to the town fund.
Section 6 requires sufficient and suitable privy accommodation at schools:-- Regulations of 15th November, 1910, define the nature of pail closets demanded; and make no provision for the manner of disposal of excreta, while by schedule payment for scavenging is arranged for.
Section 7 gives the General Board of Health power to frame, alter, and revoke regulations:-
(a) For prescribing the forms of privy accommodation to be provided under this
Ordinance.
C. Cap. 45 (with 14 of 1912).
Public Health Ordinance.
The amendment 14 of 1912 arranges the constitution of the General Board of Health:
the Governor may appoint Secretary, Sanitary Inspectors, and other officers.
Section 3: The General Board of Health defines the Sanitary Districts; the Chief of Police and the members of the police force are ex officio Sanitary Inspectors, their duties to be prescribed by regulations of the General Board of Health.
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Section 5: The Local Authority may, with the approval of the Governor, appoint officers for the due execution of the Ordinance; their remuneration to be fixed by the General Board of Health; general revenue to be liable for sanitary expenditure by local authorities in rural districts; the town rates are to bear the charge in towns; all expenses to be paid at such times and in such manner as the General Board of Health shall direct.
Section 12 deals with nuisances:
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1. Any premises in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health 2. Any pool, ditch, gutter, drain, privy, urinal, cesspool
to be a nuisance or injurious to health
7. Any other matter so declared by regulation
a nuisance.
so foul as
shall be deemed to be
Section 14:-The local Sanitary Authority shall, if satisfied, take action in respect of nuisance, and, by sub-section (i), in the case of nuisance arising from the want of any structural convenience, or from the defective construction of any struc- tural convenience, notice shall be served on the owner.
Section 16-An order may be made directing the execution of any works necessary to prevent the recurrence of the nuisance, appeal to the Supreme Court being allowed if the estimated cost of such works exceeds five pounds.
Section 50 provides for the General Board of Health making regulations :- (e) For the sanitation of the ports of the Colony;
(f) Prescribing the duties to be performed by District Inspectors for sanitary
purposes, and the manner of their performance;
(9) Regulating the appointment of chairman and the procedure at meetings of
any local authority.
Section 55 deals with power of entry upon premises; entry upon premises in general may be without notice, but into any dwelling-house only after one hour's notice.
Section 60 says:-Any local authority may appear before a magistrate by any one of its members or by any person authorized in writing generally or in respect of any special proceeding so to appear by such local authority.
D. Cap. 47. Streams' Pollution Ordinance.
Section 2 fixes the fine for pollution of any stream by any noxious or polluting matter or thing.
Section 3-The Governor may appoint conservators to act under rules to be made by the Governor in Council within districts to be defined.
Section 4: The local Health Authority shall be the conservators where no conservators are appointed.
Section 6-Washing of clothes in or on the bank of any stream may be pro- hibited by proclamation by the Governor in Council.
E. Cap. 56. The Towns' Administration Ordinance,
Is administered, so far as applies, by the District Boards constituted under.
F. Cap. 57. The District Boards Ordinance.
Section 29, sub-sections i and iii:-The powers and duties of a "local Sanitary Authority" under the "Public Health Ordinance" are vested in the District Board; hut without abridging or affecting the duties and powers of the police as ex officio District Sanitary Inspectors; and not giving jurisdiction over houses or other property of the "Government."
Section 38 gives power to make by-laws in respect to:-
(vi) the establishment and regulation of public bathing and washing places: (viii, regulating the management and removal of sewage matter;
(ix) regulating the collection and removal of household refuse from premises;
(x) enforcing the drainage or cleaning of any premises or the removal or dis- continuance of any nuisance;
(xi) preventing the pollution of water in any stream, creek, or watercourse emptying itself or being within the boundaries of the district;
(xii) the structure and material of
buildings.
2. Changes in the Law suggested.
We believe that Section 1 of this Report is a fair presentation of the references in Ordinances to sanitary provisions affecting any campaign against ankylosto- miasis; and that, avoiding general criticism, suggestion of ours should be directed
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