44. Any woman may voluntarily by a submission in writing signed by her in the presence of and attested by the Registrar General subject herself to periodical medical examination under this Ordinance for any period not exceeding one year.
45. Where any woman voluntarily subjects herself by submission in writing to a periodical medical examination, such submission shall for all the purposes of this Ordinance have the same effect as an order of the Registrar General subjecting the woman to examination; and all the provisions of this Ordinance respecting the attendance of the woman for examination, and her absconding herself to avoid examination, and her refusing or wilfully neglecting to submit herself for examination, and the force of the order subjecting her to examination, after imprisonment for such absence, refusal, or neglect, shall apply.
46. If on any medical examination under this Ordinance the woman examined is found to be affected with a contagious disease she shall thereupon be liable to be detained in a Hospital subject to and according to the provisions of this Ordinance and a Visiting Surgeon shall sign a certificate to the effect that she is affected with a contagious disease naming the Hospital in which she is to be placed. Such certificate shall be sent to the Registrar General and the woman shall be detained in such Hospital until discharged therefrom as in the next two succeeding sections mentioned.
47. Where a woman certified by a Visiting Surgeon to be affected with a contagious disease is placed as aforesaid in a Hospital for medical treatment she shall be detained there for the purpose by a Visiting Surgeon until discharged by him in writing under his hand.
The certificate of Visiting Surgeon shall be sufficient authority for such detention.
48. The Inspector of Hospitals may if in any case it seems to him expedient by order in writing signed by him direct the transfer of any woman detained in a Hospital for medical treatment from that Hospital to another named in the order.
Every such order shall be sent to the Registrar General and shall also be sufficient authority for the Superintendent of Police or an Inspector of Police or any person acting under his order to transfer the woman to whom it relates from the one Hospital to the other and to place her there for medical treatment, and she shall be detained there for that purpose by the Visiting Surgeon until discharged by him in writing under his hand.
The order of the Inspector of Hospitals shall be sufficient authority for such detention.
49. No woman shall be detained under any one certificate for a longer time than three months unless the Visiting Surgeon certifies that her further detention for medical treatment is requisite in which case she may be further detained in the Hospital in which she is at the expiration of the said period of three months by the Visiting Surgeon until discharged by him in writing under his hand.
50. If any woman detained in any Hospital considers herself entitled to be discharged therefrom and the Visiting Surgeon refuses to discharge her such woman shall on her request be conveyed before a Magistrate and he shall if satisfied upon reasonable evidence that she is free from a contagious disease discharge her from such Hospital and such order of discharge shall have the same effect as the discharge of the Visiting Surgeon.
51. If any woman who is the inmate of a registered brothel other than a brothel for the sole use of Chinese or who is subjected by order of the Registrar General under this Ordinance to periodical medical examination at any time, or if any woman who has voluntarily submitted herself to periodical medical examination, temporarily absents herself in order to avoid submitting herself to such examination on any occasion on which she ought so to submit herself or refuses or wilfully neglects to submit herself to such examination on any such occasion;
Voluntary submission by woman.
Such submission shall have the same effect as an order from the Registrar General subjecting the woman to examination.
37 and 38 Vic cap. 96, sec. 6.
Certificate of Visiting Surgeon.
Detention in Hospital.
Detention in Hospital.
Power to transfer to another certified Hospital.
Limitation of detention.
Power to apply for discharge.
Penalty for refusal to be examined.
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44. Any woman may voluntarily by a submission in writing signed by her in the presence of and attested by the Registrar General subject herself to periodical medical examination under this Ordinance for any period not ex- ceeding one year.
45. Where any woman voluntarily subjects herself by submission in writing to a periodical medical examination, such submission shall for all the purposes of this Ordinance have the same effect as an order of the Registrar General subjecting the woman to examination; and all the provisious of this Ordinance respecting the attendance of the woman for examination, and her absouting herself to avoid examin- ation, and her refusing or wilfully neglecting to submit herself for examination, and the force of the order subjecting ber to examination, after imprisonment for such absence, refusal, or neglect, shall apply.
46. If on any medical examination under this Ordinance the woman examined is found to be affected with a conta- gious disease she shall thereupon be liable to be detained in a Ilospital subject and according to the provisions of this Ordinance and a Visiting Surgeon shall sign a certificate to the effect that she is affected with a contagious disease naming the Hospital in which she is to be placed. Such certificate shall be sent to the Registrar General and the woman shall be detained in auch Hospital until discharged therefrom as in the next two succeeding sections mentioned.
47. Where a woman certified by a Visiting Surgeon to be affected with a contagious disease is placed as aforesaid in a Hospital for medical treatment she shall be detained there for the purpose by a Visiting Surgeon until discharged by him by writing under his hand.
The certificate of Visiting Surgeon shall be sufficient authority for such detention.
48. The Inspector of Hospitals may if in any case it seerus to him expedient by order in writing signed by him direct the transfer of any woman detained in a Hospital for medical treatment from that Hospital to another named in
the order.
Every such order shall be sent to the Registrar General and shall also be sufficient authority for the Superintendent of Police or an Inspector of Police or any person acting under his order to transfer the woman to whom it relates from the one Hospital to the other and to place her there for medical treatment, and she shall be detained there for that purpose by the Visiting Surgeon until discharged by him by writing under his hand,
The order of the Inspector of Hospitals shall be sufficient authority for such detention.
49. No woman shall be detained under any one certificate for a longer time than three months unloss the Visiting Surgeon certify that her further detention for medical treat- ment is requisite in which case she may be further detained in the Hospital in which she is at the expiration of the said period of three months by the Visiting Surgeon until dis- charged by him by writing under his hand.
50. If any woman detained in any Hospital considers herself entitled to be discharged therefrom and the Visiting Surgeon refuses to discharge her such woman shall on bor request be conveyed before a Magistrate and he shall if satisfied upon reasonable evidence that she is free from a contagious disease discharge her from such Hospital and such order of discharge shall have the same effect as the discharge of the Visiting Surgeon.
51. If any woman who is the inmate of a registered brothel other than a brothel for the sole use of Chinese or who is subjected by order of the Registrar General under this Ordinance to periodical medical examination at any time, or if any woman who has voluntarily submitted herself to periodical medical examination, temporarily absents herself in order to avoid submitting herself to such ex- amination on any occasion on which she ought so to submit herself or refuses or wilfully neglects to submit herself to such examination on any such occasion;
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37 and 33 Vie cap. 96, soc. 6.
Certificate of Visiting Burgeon.
Detention in
Hospital.
Deletion in Hospital.
Power jo tMaster to Another cert Red Hospital
Fimitation of dataution.
Power to apply for
discharge.
Penalty for refusal to be
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