, 1908-03-14

With regard to Corpse Inspection III tie towns, every authorized
at The request Of the relatives Of the deceased Q T other persons rightly
tended the deceased in his last illness; when this physician has a lawful
the duty rests first on the Public Physicians
Regardless Of the fact that the duty to inspect a corpse rests in ac-
cordance with the foregoing rules Q a certain physician, it is at all times
open to the relatives Of the deceased u to other persons properly con
able to induce to undertake it,
In the Country Districts the Public Physicians are bound, a the
request Of the relatives Of the deceased u other persons rightly concern
ed, to undertake Corpse Inspection It any place within their '"rsdieion'
Corpse Inspection al onl- be undertaken in full daylight, and if it
is not undertaken by a physician Oh a midwife, must not be held until 6
hours have elapsed since the death, unless unmstakabe signs of de.
be 6o% % % IN a esos p'ss'9 %5R t hPSf Regulations ? % force rec ' e"no tprS rsi in f%S
tous and epidemic diseases and in eases where further orders may be
given by tue Government
After a Corpse 1nsp elton has Been Beer made a certificate of death !. to
be issued by the person or persons, who have made the inspection, The
(pfmndf Blank Ian X f forms ens' can b be had ON N " application cation free :" Of C" charge };l it is to
be filled in in duplicate one copy being given to the person, who has
48 hours of the inspection, to the Poicemoster concerned. The latter
is to forward a copy OF the certificate to the office # L@ndphysicas.
The Government shall have Instructions drawn up containing a de.
scrption Of the most important signs of death, which can be used by
hymen, and directions for their use, also other calculations which may be
with a copy Of tits ordinance, shall be supplied gratis to every inymon
can are bound, or zap appicntion, to furnish such further explanations IS
under the circumstances may be necessary in regard to the use Of the
Instructions.
death deserves the attention Of the Judicial Authorities, the person "
persons who have undertaken the inspection, shall, without delay, make a
not then be given until the Poicemaster has made known, that there is
In case Of suicide as well as when a corpse drifts ashore, a person
or fptus is found dead, " when people are killed by a unfortunate
accident, then, and when otherwise q II examination ron the side of
the public is called for ON the occasion OF u death, the corpse must hot
be buried before it has been examined by the Polcenaster in conJunc-
ton with Llllphysicus, or when the latter is prevented from attending,
then ly II of the Public Physicians, or before the certificate of d ath
givn by tie Physician has been furnished with q note by the Police
master, that there is nothing N the part of the Public to prevent the
burial taking place.
In other cases Of sudden death the inspection of the corpse must
always be made by a physician, who must be called IS soon as possible
by those 0 whom the duty rests of having corpse inspection made in
regard to the deceased. Further it is incumbent N those concerned
under penalty Of law to use every means for the restoration of life when
such may still be possible, by calling a physicnn, Oh by seeking the aid
of other persons, when that Of physician cannot be Immediately had.
In ST. Jan, however, the Poicemaster may in the aforementioned
cases order a corpse to be buried without previous inspection by a ply
ence.
Transgressohs Of this Ordinance shall be punished with fines not
from its nature incur o greater punishment.
Cases concerning such transgressons that only are punishable ac-
eording to this Ordinance, are treated as public Police suits.
For making a corpse inspection and issuing a certificate of death,
there shall be paid 2 Frs so Bit, which shall be betrayed by the
Public. When the corpse inspection is made by Gendarnes the pay
ment shall be divided equally between them.
When a corpse inspection is made outside the town with their
suburbs by a physician there is due to him also the regulation amount
of Travelling expenses, which is to be paid Ky the person calling for
penses for corpse inspections made at the institutions for the sick to
which they have been appointed as physicians
For the certificate concerning a stIl-born child, which is given by a
midwife. IL payment is required.
Tle nrl;r,roa connoc inof force Z months afer having recayd