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===== '''CHAPTER VII - Prevention, Notification and Treatment of Diseases''' ===== | |||
'''Part I - Infectious diseases in General''' | |||
===== '''50. Infectious diseases.-''' ===== | |||
For the purpose of this part "infectious disease" means- | |||
{| | {| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (a) acute influenza pneumonia || (b) anthrax | | (a) acute influenza pneumonia || || || (b) anthrax | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (c)cerebro-spinal fever || (d) chikenpox | | (c)cerebro-spinal fever || || || (d) chikenpox | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (e)chlorea || (f)diphtheria | | (e)chlorea || || || (f)diphtheria | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (g)dysentry || (h)enteric fever | | (g)dysentry || || || (h)enteric fever | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (i)malaria || (j)measels | | (i)malaria || || || (j)measels | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (k)mumps || (l)ophthalmia | | (k)mumps || || || (l)ophthalmia | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (m)plauge || (n)poliomyelitis | | (m)plauge || || || (n)poliomyelitis | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (o)rabies || (p)relapsing fever | | (o)rabies || || || (p)relapsing fever | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (q)small-pox || (r)tuberculosis (infective types) | | (q)small-pox || || || (r)tuberculosis (infective types) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (s)typhus || (t)whooping cough | | (s)typhus || || || (t)whooping cough | ||
|- | |- | ||
| (u)yaws, or || | | (u)yaws, or || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
(v) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be an infectious disease either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification. | (v) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be an infectious disease either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification. | ||
===== '''51. Appointment of additional Health Staff.-''' ===== | |||
(1) In the event of the prevalence orthreatened out, break of any infectious disease in any local area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the local authority concerned shall provide such additional staff, medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be necessary for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of Such mortality, and preventing it, as the case may be: | |||
Provided that, if the local authority does not agree with the opinion of the Health Officer, the matter shall be referred the Director of Health Services, whose decision shall be final. | |||
(2) In the event aforesaid, if the Health Officer considers that immediate action is necessary in the interests of public health, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), appoint such additional staff and obtain such medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may be necessary and the expenses incurred in respect thereof shall be met from the funds of the local authority. | |||
(3) Every appointment made under sub-section (2) shall be reported forthwith to the executive authority and by such authority to the local authority concerned at its next meeting. | |||
===== '''52. Provision and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards.-''' ===== | |||
(1) | |||
:(a) The local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, provide, or cause to be provided, hospitals, wards or other places for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases. | |||
:(b) For the purpose of the reception and treatment of such persons, a local authority may- | |||
::(i) itself build such hospitals, wards, or place of reception; or | |||
::(ii) contract for the use of any such hospital or part of a hospital or place of reception; or | |||
::(iii) enter into an agreement with any person having the management of any such hospital for the reception and treatment therein of persons suffering from infectious diseases. | |||
:(c) For the purpose aforesaid, two or more local authorities may in combination provide | |||
a common hospital or place of reception. | a common hospital or place of reception. | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 30 May 2019
CHAPTER VII - Prevention, Notification and Treatment of Diseases
Part I - Infectious diseases in General
50. Infectious diseases.-
For the purpose of this part "infectious disease" means-
| (a) acute influenza pneumonia | (b) anthrax | ||
| (c)cerebro-spinal fever | (d) chikenpox | ||
| (e)chlorea | (f)diphtheria | ||
| (g)dysentry | (h)enteric fever | ||
| (i)malaria | (j)measels | ||
| (k)mumps | (l)ophthalmia | ||
| (m)plauge | (n)poliomyelitis | ||
| (o)rabies | (p)relapsing fever | ||
| (q)small-pox | (r)tuberculosis (infective types) | ||
| (s)typhus | (t)whooping cough | ||
| (u)yaws, or |
(v) any other disease which the Government may, from time to time, by notification, declare to be an infectious disease either generally throughout the State or in such part or parts thereof as may be specified in the notification.
51. Appointment of additional Health Staff.-
(1) In the event of the prevalence orthreatened out, break of any infectious disease in any local area, or of any unusual mortality therein, the local authority concerned shall provide such additional staff, medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may, in the opinion of the Health Officer, be necessary for the treatment of such infectious disease and preventing it from spreading, or for investigating the cause of Such mortality, and preventing it, as the case may be:
Provided that, if the local authority does not agree with the opinion of the Health Officer, the matter shall be referred the Director of Health Services, whose decision shall be final.
(2) In the event aforesaid, if the Health Officer considers that immediate action is necessary in the interests of public health, he may, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), appoint such additional staff and obtain such medicines, appliances, equipment and other things as may be necessary and the expenses incurred in respect thereof shall be met from the funds of the local authority.
(3) Every appointment made under sub-section (2) shall be reported forthwith to the executive authority and by such authority to the local authority concerned at its next meeting.
52. Provision and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards.-
(1)
- (a) The local authority may, and if so required by the Government shall, provide, or cause to be provided, hospitals, wards or other places for the reception and treatment of persons suffering from infectious diseases.
- (b) For the purpose of the reception and treatment of such persons, a local authority may-
- (i) itself build such hospitals, wards, or place of reception; or
- (ii) contract for the use of any such hospital or part of a hospital or place of reception; or
- (iii) enter into an agreement with any person having the management of any such hospital for the reception and treatment therein of persons suffering from infectious diseases.
- (c) For the purpose aforesaid, two or more local authorities may in combination provide
a common hospital or place of reception.
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