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Will regard to Corpse Inspection in tie towns, every authorized
physician residing in the town concerned is bound to make tie inspection
tended the dacaas " n Ih s "f1 af illness Illness. wban this his pI Gii%n b %o . Tast a.
hindrance 0 when the deceased has not been attended by any physician,
the duty rests first on the Public Physicians.
Regardless of the fact that the duty to inspect corpse rests in ac-
oordonce With the foregoing rules n a certain physician, it is at all times
open to t. the f relatives I've 81 the deceased u t. other persons properly con
able to induce to undertake it. u.
In the Country Districts the Public Physicians are bound, a. the
request of the relatives Of the deceased or other persons rightly conoern-
ed, to undertake Corpse Inspection at any place within their Jurisdichoni
Corpse Inspection can only be undertaken in full daylight, and fit
is not undertaken by a physician OF a midwife, must not be held until
hours have elapsed since the death, unless unmistakable signs OF de
be made in accordance with the Regulations in force concerning infec-
given by the Government
After a Corpse 1nsp: otion has Been made. a certificate of death is to
be issued by the person or persons, who have made the inspection. The
certificate is 0 be drawn up N the form prescribed by the Government
urnted blank forms can be had IN application free Of Charge; it is to
be filed in in duplicate, one copy being given to the person, who has
As hours of the inspection, to the PoGcemashr concerned. The latter
is to forward a copy of the certificate to the office Of Landphysicus.
The Government shall have Instructions drawn up containing a de.
scrpion of the most important signs Of death, which cal be used by
@ymen, and directions for their use, also other elucidatiopswL may be
useful IN corpse inspection The Instructions shall be printed and, along
with a copy Of this ordinance, shall be supplied gratis to every hyman
who undertakes corpse inspection; L~andphydcus and the Public Phyl-
under the circumstances may be necessary in regard to the USE of the
Instructions
II during the inspection Of a corpse a suspicion arisesth the causeof
Ienort Of the case to- the Po To M oPter th S~n nor EsmU o os = sot m@ mu q
not then be given until the Poicemaster has made known, that there is
n % objection thereto on his part.
In cas- of suicide rs we'll as when q corpse drifts ashore, a person
Or a fatus is found dead, o. when people are killed by al unfortunate
accident then, and when otherwise a. examination from the side Of
the public is called for on the occasion of death, the corpse must not
be buried before 1t has been examined by the Poicemaster in coniunc-
tn with Llncphyslcus, or, when the latter is prevented from attending,
then by one Of the Public Physicians, nor before the certificate of lath
master that there is nothing on 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 q physician, who must be called as soon IS possible
by those on whom the duty rests of having corpse inspection made in
regard to the deceased. Further it is incumbent on those concerned
under penalty OF law to Sc every means for the restoration of life when
such may still be possible, by calling q physcnn, or by seeking the aid
OF other persons, VIII chat of q physician cannot be Immediately had.
In ST. Jan, however, the Poicemaster may in the aforementioned
sicmn, if circumstances should not allow of a physicians timely pres
ence.
Transgressions of this Ordinance shall be punished with fines not
exceeding 200 Francs, OF imprisonment, unless the transgresson should
from its nature incur a greater punishment.
Cases concerning such tansgressions that only are punishable &C
cording 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 Frcs so Bit, which shall be betrayed by the
Public. When the corpse inspection is made by Genda1mes the pay
ment shall be divided equally between them.
When a corpse inspection is made outside the town with their
suburbs by physician there is due to him also the regulation amount
of travelling expenses, which is to be paid ty 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 st1l-born child, which is given by a
midwife, no payment is required.
This Ordinance comes into force 3 months after having received