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The Travancore -Cochin Public Health Act, 1955

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This Act establishes regulations to maintain public health and sanitation throughout the State of Travancore-Cochin. It applies to a broad range of entities including local authorities, factories, dairies, and building owners, covering everything from waste management and drainage systems to the sale of food and drugs. By setting these standards, the legislation aims to prevent the spread of disease, ensure safe living conditions, and protect the general public from health hazards through the enforcement of hygiene and construction rules.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Appointment of Director of Public Realth and Health Officers
  4. 4. Powers of the Government and of the Director of Publie Health
  5. 5. Powers of the Director of Public Health to advise local authorities
  6. 6. Public Health staff in local areas
  7. 7. Appointment of the Health Officer
  8. 8. Appointment of temporary Healih Officers in emergencies
  9. 9. Delegation of powers of Health Officer
  10. 10. Appointment of persons to carry out the provisions of this Act
  11. 11. Powers of Director of Public Health over public health staff of urban local authoritves
  12. 12. Health Officer's control over public health staff
  13. 13. Local authority to provide adequate facilities to the Health Officer
  14. 14. Authorisation of Health Officer to perform the functions of executive authority in public health matters
  15. 15. Local authority to provide potable water
  16. 16. Power of Government to direct local authority to execute water works
  17. 17. Power of Government to divert water from water-main belonging to local authority
  18. 18. Power of Director of Public Health in regard to water-supply
  19. 19. Power of Director of Public Health to direct local authority to improve water-supply
  20. 20. Railway administration to submit samples of drinking water for analysis
  21. 21. Rules for the protection and periodical examination of water-supply
  22. 22. Health Officer’s powers in regard to insanitary sources
  23. 23. Levy of water-tax and ear-marking the proceeds for water-works
  24. 24. New house not to be occupied without adequate water-supply
  25. 25. Local authority to maintain public drains
  26. 26. Power of Health Officer to require drains to be constructed
  27. 27. Drains in private streets
  28. 28. Drainage for huts
  29. 29. Drainage of court, yard, alley, passage, etc.
  30. 30. Construction and closure of cesspool
  31. 31. Prohibition of occupation of new building without drains
  32. 32. Sullage or sewage not to be let out into streets
  33. 33. Injurious refuse not to be discharged into public drain
  34. 34. Pollution of water-courses prohibited
  35. 35. Obligation of local authority to provide public sanitary conveniences
  36. 36. New houses to be provided with sanitary conveniences
  37. 37. Additional sanitary conveniences
  38. 38. Mode of construction of latrines
  39. 39. Certain things to be nuisances
  40. 40. Detection of nuisance
  41. 41. Information regarding nuisance
  42. 42. Power of Health Officer to abate nuisance
  43. 43. Power of local authority to abate nuisance
  44. 44. Provision regarding house rendered unfit for occupation by reason of nuisance
  45. 45. Disposal of articles removed while abating nuisance
  46. 46. Powers of entry and inspection
  47. 47. Power of Government in case of default by local authority
  48. 48. Nuisance caused by act or omission outside local area
  49. 49. Prohibition of the deposit of rubbish etc., in street etc
  50. 50. Infectious diseases
  51. 51. Appointment of additional health staff
  52. 52. Provision and maintenance of isolation hospitals and wards
  53. 53. Provision of ambulances etc.
  54. 54. Medical practitioner to give information of certain infectious diseases
  55. 55. Prohibition of the use of water from suspected source
  56. 56. Removal of infected person to hospital
  57. 57. Prohibition of the exposure of other persons to infection
  58. 58. Infected persons not to engage in certain trades and occupations
  59. 59. Prevention of infectious disease transmissible from animals
  60. 60. Notified diseases
  61. 61. Occupation of houses to prevent the spread of infection
  62. 62. Information regarding notified diseases
  63. 63. Power of entry of local officers to take preventive measures
  64. 64. Destruction of hut or shed to prevent spread of infection
  65. 65. Closure of lodging houses
  66. 66. Infected cloth not to be sent to laundry
  67. 67. Infected persons not to use public conveyance
  68. 68. Letting or sub-letting a building occupied by an infected person
  69. 69. Prohibition of the exposure of other persons to infection
  70. 70. Forbidding work in infected premises
  71. 71. Prohibition of use of public library by infected person
  72. 72. Disposal of bodies of persons dying while suffering from notified disease
  73. 73. Power of Magistrate to prohibit an assembly of more than fifty persons
  74. 74. Power of Government to confer special powers on officers to control notified diseascs
  75. 75. Destruction of rats, mice etc
  76. 76. Poviston for treatment of venereal disease by local authorities
  77. 77. Patient to be instructed in methods of prevention of the spread of venereal disease
  78. 78. Certain medical practitioners to certify as to freedom from venereal disease
  79. 79. Definitions
  80. 80. Provision for treatment of leprosy by local authority
  81. 81. Persons suffering from leprosy not to engage in certain occupations
  82. 82. Persons suffering from leprosy not to use public conveyance
  83. 83. Prohibition of persons suffering from leprosy from attending school, college or taking out books or newspapers from public or circulating libraries
  84. 84. Segregation of persons suffering from leprosy
  85. 85. Power to require fresh certificate that person suffering from leprosy is not infectious
  86. 86. Rules for the prevention, treatment, and control of certain diseases
  87. 87. Local authority to carry out maternity and child welfare measures
  88. 88. Prohibition of mosquito breeding in collection of water
  89. 89. Treatment of mosquito breeding places
  90. 90. Health Officer's power in case of default
  91. 91. Protection of anti-mosquito work
  92. 92. Prohibition of Interference with such works
  93. 94. Financial inability etc. sufficient defence.
  94. 97. Appeal against notification.
  95. 98. Consequences of notification
  96. 99. Eatension of Section 95 to 98 to non-urban local authorities.
  97. 103. Back-to-back houses not to be erected without permission.
  98. 104. Definitions
  99. 105. Duties of landlord.
  100. 106. Power to make rules
  101. 107. Lodging house to be registered
  102. 108. Register of lodging houses
  103. 109. Conditions of registration and of renewal of registration.
  104. 110. Appeal to local authority.
  105. 111. Rules for the upkeep and maintenance of lodging houses.
  106. 113. Cancellation of registration by court
  107. 115. Punishment for contravening provisions of Section 114 through others
  108. 116. Flesh of dead animal not to be consumed.
  109. 117. Importing meat mto local area
  110. 118. Power of Health Officer to enter premises used for food trade-
  111. 119. Powers of Health Officer to deal with carriers of disease-handling food
  112. 120. Investigateon of diseases caused by milk or dairy produce.
  113. 121. Inspection of dairy by Health Officer
  114. 122. Nottfication of fairs and festwals by Government.
  115. 123. Notice to be gievn of far or festwal.
  116. 124. Sanitary arrangements etc.
  117. 125. Health Officer to supervise the arrangements.
  118. 126. Power to enter and seize unwholesome food.
  119. 127. Occupation of building etc., required in connection with fair or festival
  120. 128. Control over private sources of water-supply.
  121. 129. Licensing of houses to accommodate visitors to fair or festival
  122. 130. Extension of provisions of chapter to certain areas.
  123. 131. Infectious disease in canal boats
  124. 132. Inspection of canal boats.
  125. 133. Powers of Director of Public Health
  126. 134. Medical inspection of schools.
  127. 135. Earmarking of revenue by local authorities for expenditure on public health.
  128. 136. Power of Government to make rules.
  129. 137. Penalty for breach of rules.
  130. 138. Procedure for making and the effect of rules.
  131. 139. Bye-laws by local authorities.
  132. 140. Breach of bye-laws.
  133. 141. Procedure for making or altering bye-laws.
  134. 142. Penalties for offences against Act etc.
  135. 143. Penalty for preventing entry of executive authority or Health Officer.
  136. 144. Propaganda by local authority.
  137. 145. Appeal against decision of Health Officer.
  138. 146. Method of serving notice.
  139. 147. Cognizance of offences against the Act.
  140. 148. Power to compound offences.
  141. 149. Powers of Police Officers to arrest offenders against Act, etc.
  142. 150. Powers of executive officer and public health staff to arrest offenders against Act, etc.
  143. 151. Persons arrested not to be detained unnecessarily.
  144. 152. Bar of suits and prosecutions in certain cases.
  145. 153. Punishment for malicious abuse of powers.
  146. 154. Delegation of powers by Government.
  147. 155. Establishment and Constitution of the Public Health Board.
  148. 156. Term of Office of elected members.
  149. 157. Cessation of membership in the Board.
  150. 158. Casual vacancies.
  151. 159. Functions of the Public Health Board.
  152. 160. Act to over-ride other enactments.
  153. 161. Power to remove difficulties.
  154. 162. Repeal.
  155. 95 (1). Notificateon of residential areas.
  156. 95 (2). Notificateon of residential areas.
  157. 95 (3). Notificateon of residential areas.
  158. 96 (1). Approval of Director of Public Health and Director of Town Planning to be obtained for notification
  159. 96 (2). Approval of Director of Public Health and Director of Town Planning to be obtained for notification
  160. 97 (1). Power to deal with anti-mosquito measures
  161. 97 (2). Power to deal with anti-mosquito measures
  162. 100 (1). New building not to be erected on certain sites
  163. 100 (2). New building not to be erected on certain sites
  164. 101 (1). Cleansing of court, yard or passage used in common.
  165. 101 (2). Cleansing of court, yard or passage used in common.
  166. 102 (1). Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated.
  167. 102 (2). Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated.
  168. 102 (3). Dwelling house unfit for human habitation to be vacated.
  169. 112 (1). Notice to be affixed outside lodging house
  170. 112 (2). Notice to be affixed outside lodging house
  171. 114 (1). Prohibition of sale of unsound food
  172. 114 (2). Prohibition of sale of unsound food
  173. 124(11). Health arrangements at fairs and festivals
  174. 124(12). Health arrangements at fairs and festivals
  175. SCHEDULE I. Ordinary Penalties [See Section 142 (1)]
  176. SCHEDULE II. Penalties for Continuing Breaches [See Section 142 (2)]

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