THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT.
FURTHER, REG ULATIONS
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Wellington, April 19. Further regulations under the Public Health Act are gazetted. Under the head of " Disposal of those who died of dangerous infectious diseases" it is sot forth that where possible the body shall be cremated, and where not special precautions are prescribed. For instance : a body shall not be carried to the place of burial in a hearse or other conveyance ordinarily used for burial purposes ; every care shall be taken in the case of Chinese and others who lay stress on the non mutilation of the dead to satisfy relatives and friends of deceased that no portion of the body is being removed ; in no case shall the grave of any such person be opened for a period of five years after burial.
As tuberculosis has been declared an infectious disease, measures for the isolation and treatment of patients will affect a large section of the community.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 19 April 1901, Page 3
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