SECRETARY MAY ORDER REMOVAL OF PATIENTS TO HOSPITAL

SECRETARY MAY ORDER REMOVAL OF PATIENTS TO HOSPITAL.— Where a hospital or other place for the reception of persons suffering from dangerous diseases is provided by a Municipality, the Secretary may, on a certificate signed by a qualified medical practitioner, arrange for, or direct the removal to such hospital or place of any person suffering from a dangerous disease who is, in the opinion of such practitioner, without proper lodging or accommodation, or without, medical supervision for prevention of the spread of the disease, or who is in a place occupied by more than one family.