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Greenwich 1903

The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1903

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Sec. 62.—Which prohibits persons from knowingly casting, or
permitting to be cast, infectious rubbish into ashpits without
previous disinfection.
Sec. 63.—Which prohibits persons from knowingly letting houses
or parts of houses in which infected persons have been lodging
until such premises, and the articles therein, have been disinfected.
This section also applies to Inn Keepers.
Sec. 64.—Provides that persons letting, or showing for the purposes
of letting, houses or parts of houses, shall not knowingly make
false statements as to the cases of infectious disease having
been therein.
Sec. 65.—Provides that persons shall not cease the occupation of
infected houses or parts of houses without having the same
disinfected, and making the owner aware of the fact of the
illness having been therein.
Sec. 68.—Prohibits the exposure of infected persons and articles.
Sec. 69.—Prohibits infected persons from carrying on occupations
likely to spread disease.
Sec. 70.—Prohibits the conveyance of infected persons in public
conveyances.
Sec. 72. -Prohibits the retention of the bodies of persons who
have died from infectious disease being retained in dwelling
rooms, sleeping rooms, or workrooms.
Sec. 73.—Requires that the bodies of persons dying of infectious
disease shall only be removed from the Hospital for burial
purposes.
Sec. 74.—Prohibits the use of public conveyances for carrying the
bodies of persons dead of infectious disease without notice to
the owner, and further requires disinfection of the conveyance
so used.