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The Regulation also provides that the Relieving Officer
shall notify any change of address of a person in respect of
whom a notification has been made by a District Medical
Officer.
The Regulation provides for remuneration for such
notifications. In the case of a Medical Officer the remuneration
shall be at the rate of 1s., and in the case of every
other officer at the rate of 3d. for every such notification.
Under Article 9 of the Regulation the Council have
certain powers for preventing the spread of infection from
pulmonary tuberculosis. The Council may:—
1. Take all such measures or do all such things as are
authorised in any case of infectious disease, or of dangerous
infectious disease by an enactment relating to public health,
and as have reference to the destruction and disinfection of
infected articles or the cleansing or disinfecting of premises.
2. Take all such measures or do all such things as are
appropriate for the safe disposal or destruction of infected
material produced and discharged as a result of pulmonary
tuberculosis and otherwise for the prevention of the spread
of infection from any such material.
3. Afford or supply all such assistance, facilities or
articles as, within such reasonable limits as the circumstances
of the case require and allow, will obviate or remove or
diminish the risk of infection arising from the conditions
affecting the use or occupation of any room when used or
occupied by the poor person as a sleeping apartment, and
4. Furnish for the use of the poor person on loan or
otherwise any appliance, apparatus or utensil which will be
of assistance for the purpose of any precaution against the
spread of infection.