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Measures

with regard

to nuisances and in-

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Insanitary and Overcrowded Vessels.

65. (1) If a Health Officer on inspection of any vessel finds any decaying animal or vegetable matter, rubbish, dirt, filth or other matter, which in his opinion is conditions on likely to be injurious to health or to create a nuisance, he may serve a written notice on the master, agent or owner of the vessel to abate the said nuisance within twelve hours.

sanitary

board vessel or aircraft.

Ordinance

No. 5 of 1910.

Vessels

with filthy passengers or in an

overcrowded

state to go

to quaran- tine

anchorage.

(2) If such nuisance is not abated within such time the master, agent or owner shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and to a further fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every day of continuing default.

(3) If a Health Officer on inspection of any vessel finds any crew's quarters, living spaces, water tanks, food- lockers, paintlockers, decks, lavatories, latrines or bilges to be in a dirty or insanitary state, he may call upon the master of such vessel to carry out to his satisfaction such cleansing, disinfection, white-washing or painting as he may direct.

(4) Any master of a vessel who neglects to comply with such orders within such time as a Health Officer directs shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars and to a further fine not exceeding twenty dollars for every day of continuing default, and the person whose duty it is to grant a port clearance may, on the certificate of such Health Officer, withhold a port clearance from such vessel until such Health Officer's directions have been complied with.

(5) At the discretion of a Health Officer any offen- sive articles mentioned in this section may be discharged, and the vessel may at the owner's or agent's expense, be disinfected under the supervision of a Health Officer.

(6) All expenses incurred by a Health Officer in carrying out this section shall be recoverable from the owner or agents of the vessel under the Crown Suits Ordinance, 1910.

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66. Where a vessel has passengers on board who are in a filthy or otherwise unwholesome condition, or is over- crowded with passengers, emigrants or otherwise, a Health Officer

if in his opinion it is desirable with may, view to checking the introduction of any infectious or contagious disease, and on his certifying to that effect, order the vessel to the quarantine anchorage or to such place as he may direct, and although the vessel is not infected or suspected such Health Officer may order the cleansing and disinfection of the vessel in such manner as he may deem

necessary.

Part III.

THE PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

Notification forms to be

(a) Notification.

67. The Secretary to the Medical Department shall upon furnished by application furnish every medical practitioner, every medical Secretary to officer in charge of a Chinese Public Dispensary and every officer in charge of a Police Station with the printed forms to be used in the notification of infectious disease.

Medical Depart- ment.