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Removal to Hospital of Infectious Persons Suffering from
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
The Public Health Act, 1925, Section 62, enables a Local
Authority to apply to a Court of Summary Jurisdiction for an Order
for the removal to Hospital or Institution of any person suffering
from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, who is in an infectious state, and
for his detention and maintenance therein for such period, not
exceeding three months, as the Court think fit.
The powers of removal to and detention in an Institution may
be exercised contrary to the wishes of the patient, and are therefore
made subject to certain safeguards.
The Section applies to those patients whose lodging or accommodation
prevents the adoption of proper precautions to guard
against the spread of infection, or who are not taking such precautions.
It was not necessary during 1925 to take action for the compulsory
removal of a patient under this Section.
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These Regulations are another important advance in our preventive
measures for dealing with Tuberculosis. They were issued
by the Ministry of Health on the 31st July, 1925, and came into force
on that date.
Section 4 of the Regulations is as follows: —
"No person who is aware that he is suffering from Tuberculosis
of the respiratory tract shall enter upon any employment
or occupation in connection with a Dairy which would involve
the milking of cows, the treatment of milk, or the handling of
vessels used for containing milk."