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Sections Pages 7 Powers of the Director of Health Services to advice local authorities... 114 Public Health Establishments of Local Authorities 8. Public Health staff in local areas. ...... Appointment or nomination of Health Officer. ................. ......... 114 Appointment of temporary Health Officers in emergencies......... 11. Delegation of powers of Health Officer... .......... 115 12. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act. ...... ........... 115 13. Powers of Director of Health Services over public health staff of local authorities. ........ 115 14. Health Officers control over public health staff. ......... .............. 115 15. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer... 115 Authorization of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters. .... ......... 116 16A. Local authority to manage health institutions. ........ ......... 116 CHAPTER III Water Supply 17. Local authority to provide potable water. ....... ............... 116 18. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works. ........ ................. 116 Power of Government to divert water from water-main belonging to a local authority..... 117 .117 Power of Collector in regard to water-supply. ..... Powers of Director of Health Services to direct local authority to ..... 118 improve water-supply. .. ................. ........ 118 Railway administrations to submit samples of drinking water for analysis. ........ 118 23. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water supply. ........ ......... 118 4. Health Officer's powers in regard to insanitary sources. ........ .......... 119 25. Levy of water-tax and earmarking the proceeds for water-works..... .......... 120 26. New house not to be occupied without adequate water-supply. ......... CHAPTER IV Drainage 7. Local Authority to maintain public drains. .... 28. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed. ........ 29. Drains in private streets............... Drainage for huts......... 121 31. Drainage of court-yard, alley, passage, etc.................... 121 Construction and closure of cesspools. ................ ..... 121 33. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains...... 121 34. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets............ Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drains...... Pollution of water-courses prohibited. ........ CHAPTER V Sanitary Conveniences 37. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences................ New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences. .............. 39. Additional sanitary conveniences. ............... 40. Mode of construction of latrines. ...... CHAPTER VI Abatement of Nuisances 41. Certain things to be nuisances. ... Detection of nuisance. ... 43. Information regarding nuisance. .... 32,