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with the beasts (if any) necessary to draw them and may engage the services of labourers or coolies. The owner of any cart or vehicle so impressed shall not be entitled to claim more than a reasonable sum for the use thereof. All such vehicles shall be disinfected before being returned to their
owners.
(d) Isolation of Infected Person in his own Premises.
under which
83.—(1) If in the opinion of the Health Officer any Conditions person suffering from an infectious disease can be properly infectious attended in his own house without danger to others, the Health cases can Officer may order that such person shall be detained and treated there and the house isolated.
(2) Every such order shall be in writing and signed by the Health Officer.
(3) A copy of such order in English and Chinese shall forthwith be posted up in a conspicuous position on or near the patient's house, and a copy shall also be sent to the nearest Police Station.
(4) After the posting up of any such order and so long as the same remains in force no person, except the Health Officer or any person authorised by the Health Officer in that behalf shall enter or leave the isolated house or remove any furniture, bedding, clothing or articles therefrom.
(5) Any person may approach the isolated house for the purpose of delivering food or medicine to the persons confined in the house or of removing their excreta but may not enter such house.
(6) The Health Officer may in his discretion disinfect any person, furniture, bedding, clothing or other articles in the isolated house and may thereupon permit such person or thing to leave or be removed from the house.
(7) When satisfied that the need for isolation no longer exists the Health Officer shall remove the order posted up as aforesaid and thereupon such order shall be deemed to be cancelled.
(8) Notice of such cancellation shall be sent to the nearest Police Station by the Health Officer.
(9) Upon receipt of the order mentioned in subsection (?) the officer in charge of the Police Station shall send as many police officers as are necessary to the isolated house and such police officers shall enforce the isolation of the house and repel any attempt by the persons confined in the house to break out therefrom or by any others to enter therein.
(10) Upon receipt at the Police Station of the notice mentioned in sub-section (8) the police officers shall be removed from the house.
(e) Removal of Infectious Cases to Hospital.
be isolated in their own houses.
removal of
84. The Health Officer may direct the removal to a Power of hospital or other suitable building of any person suffering infectious from an infectious disease, the treatment for which is provided cases to for in such hospital or building, who is, in his opinion, without
hospital.
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