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fails to comply with any recjuirenients made under these Regula- 

 tions, or is, from poverty or other\\ise, unable to effectually carry 

 out such requirements, the Medical Oflic-er may cause the requisite 

 measures to be taken forthwith, and the expenses thereby incurred 

 may, at the discretion of the General Hoard of Health, be cither 

 defrayed from General Revenue, or be recovered wholly, or in 

 part, from such owner, master, or person. 



3. It shall be the duty of all Port, Revenue, and Police 

 Officers to assist the Medical Officers in enforcing the provisions 

 of, and preventing any infringement of, these Regulations. 



4. Any person acting in violation of these Regulations, either 

 by way of refusing to obey any requisition or instruction, made or 

 given hereunder, or by obstructing in any way the due execution 

 of these Regulations, renders himself liable to"a fine not exceeding 

 twenty pounds. 



Made by the Governor in Council this 21st day of June, 1909. 



T. T. Dyer. 

 ClerJc of Council. 



ST. VINCENT 



The Public Health Act of 1865 naturally contained no anti- 

 mosquito regulations. 



Therefore an ordinance (No. 3, 1901) was passed to repeal it, 

 and under this ordinance Regulations were made in 1907 to 

 deal according to modern methods with yellow fever and mosquitos 

 as follows : 



THE public; health ordinance, 1901 



Regulations made by the Governor in Council under the 

 Authority of Section 20 



1. When disinfection of any house or premises is ordered or 

 effected under Regulations 8-11 of the Public Health Regula- 

 tions of the 16th March, 1903, such disinfection may include 

 fumigation to the satisfaction of the Government Medical Officer 

 so as to effectually destroy any mosquitos therein. 



2. The provisions contained in Regulations 14 and 15 of the 

 Public Health Regulations of the 16th March, 1903, as to isolation 

 and removal of persons suffering from infectious or contagious 

 disease shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Public 

 Health Regulations of the 23rd July, 1903, apply where any 



