, 1908-02-26
translation.
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Gorernor ofhe Danish Vest Ldio Islands,
AntgM Of DonnJJoe, ond ,
DonueJyogsmond
MAKES KNOWN; On the most Submissive repres,n.
ISllJ tatlon OF the Ministry of Finances His Majesty the
klng was most graciously pleased by Resolution Of IN
GInno TO SANCTION the following Ordinance concerning tho
IN the Colonial Council for St. Croix on the 30th September
1907.
Concerning supervision by the fdbiic the obligation to report &c
1oprosy in St croiz i, Under SSL r supervision Of the public
Every case Of leprosy, as well as the removal or death of u loprous
g gm;o1it IS immediately to b e reported to the Sanitary Commission Of tho
,aon Inc obligation to report rests on the persons named in S !, and
owner is himself resident on the property otherwise on" the i| n "s :" ' ne
the property who may be resrd51 as most nearly representing tue own
1t is also incumbent On Tic leprous person himself 10 roport. lis sickness
and removal ''A''
Con Concerning 5ns. the n. Re report. sent il to tho Sanitary Commission, tho
phydcus in St croiN, who keeps the principal list of the icpors A
Physicians. Midwives, and the members Of the Police force niust
give special attention to loprosy
PART II
Concerning the Leper Asylum &c,
whon a tcpef Asylum is established in ST. crox. and accepted bv
working of the asylum shall be betrayed Ivy the Colonial Tre1suries con-
cerned IN snche way that each Municipality makes u contribution to-
wards the working expenses, fixed according to the number Of lo,,rs
placed there from the municipality.
The Board of Management of the Asylum consists Of the Chairman
Of the Colonial Council for St Cloix and St Tnodds L.uIphysicus for
St Croix and Landplyacus for St Thonias % mombor of the Colonial
Council for st Croix and the Physician of tho AysIun. II the. Asylum is
founded by the Order OF Odd Fonowsin Denmark, the Directorate of the
Order SIN have the right to nominate Il member Of tho Boart OF Man
a8ement OF the Asylum, whose election shall be c)nfrntdl by nc Nuns
try OF / nancs The views of the Board Of NJ tuagenleut on the Drft
OF the annual budget for the Asylum shall DO obtained before it is taken
of Management of the Asylum, the Governor issues "IioguMions" CON
tanning rules fo' the working of the Asylum anl for the maintonlnco Of
order and discipline IN the Asyum,a also Instructions for the funct.onarios Of
the Institution.
A phy,nm is to be appointed for 10 tie A.ylum. vbo. if he bn. no
other public appointment, is salanod with Fir 5000 yearly, and if he hus
such other appointment, then with FIR 1880 yearly. An allowance of
FIR 1000 yearly for travelling expenses is further made hun, if the
Asylum is situated out of town.
In the Asylum shall be placed every Eeper.
When it has been proved to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Com
mission that's L6per will be able himself to provide for his care and
isolation outside of the Asylum in accordance With the rules given below
IN art III, hen thu leper cn not be placed III tho Asylum, and if he
has been placed there already, lie shau be discharged.
$40.
Abundance of Lepers into the Asylum takes place through the
Sanitary Commission if requisite with the assistance of the Police To
warrant admlttance there must be had q declaration from the 2 physi.
clans, unanimous IN their view of the nature of tile disease.
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Co1cerningy every admission to the Asylum and every dischnrge
therefrom the Sanitary Commission is Immediately to give informaiou
in writing to the Landphyscus in st Cr6ix.
PART III
Concerning lepers outside the Asylum.