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Enclosure 8.

Statement of the various sections of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, as amended by No. 23 of 1903, shewing the powers conferred by the law on the Principal Civil Medical Officer, the Medical Officer of Health and the Sanitary Board, respectively.

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

PART II.

Section,

8. Appointment-Administrative Head-Vacancies, promotions, dismis-

sals, fines and discipline generally, Finance.

13. Special meetings.

18. Fines.

19. Servants-Appointment of.

22. Authorization of night visits.

PART III

PART II

PART III

PART VI

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82. Destruction of unwholesomelfood.

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230. Abatement of Nuisances under Part III.

MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.

15. Delegation of powers to.

19. Appointment of.

21. Power of entry on private premises in day time.

22. Power of entry at night.

27. Power to authorize inspection for nuisances.

30. Power to prosecute for breach of bye-law.

35. Penalty for disobedience of order of Medical Officer of Health (acting

under s. 15).

48. Power to prosecute for overcrowding (" duly authorized" by the Stand-

ing Orders).

82. Power to recommend destruction of unwholesome food.

83.

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84. Power of inspection of dairies-special.

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88. (2). Public conveyances used for infectious cases to be disinfected to

satisfaction of Medical Officer of Health.

204. Certification of new buildings.

226. Approval of plans of alterations or new buildings.

256. Recovery of penalties under Part II.

Bye-laws :—

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Cemeteries 8 and 17.-Granting of permits to re-open graves. Disinfection of infected premises 2.-Medical Officer of Health to take steps for the disinfection of such premises; 3: Medical Officer of Health may detain persons found in such premises; 4: Medical Officer of Health may disinfect articles that have been in contact with the infected person; 5: Medical Officer of Health may authorize des- truction of infected articles which cannot be effectively disinfected.

Notification of infectious disease 1.—Medical Officer of Health to be notified by medical practitioner in attendance; 2: Medical Officer of Health (or nearest Police Station) to be notified by person in attend- ance where there is no medical attendant; 5: Medical Officer of Health to be notified in regard to Plague, Cholera or Small-pox by any person having knowledge of the existence of such a case.

Overcrowding 1.—Medical Officer of Health shall cause domestic buildings to be measured, and the accommodation number painted up in English and Chinese.

Opium Divans 9.-Keeper of an opium divan shall, in the event of the occurrence of a case of contagious disease therein, adopt all such precautions as the Medical Officer of Health may direct.

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