The New Delhi Municipal Council Act

Obligation to give information of dangerous disease

Removal to hospital of patients, suffering from dangerous disease

Disinfection of buildings and articles

Destruction of infectious huts or sheds

Means of disinfection

Special measures in case of outbreak of dangerous or epidemic diseases

Infected clothes not to be sent to washerman or to laundry

Contamination and disinfection of public conveyance

Driver of conveyance not bound to carry persons suffering from dangerous disease

Disinfection of buildings before letting the same

Disposal of infected articles without disinfection

Prohibition of making or selling of food, etc., or washing of clothes by infected persons

Power to restrict or prohibit sale of food or drink

Control over wells and tanks, etc

Duty of persons suffering from dangerous disease

Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease


Prevention of Dangerous Diseases


Where any person has died from any dangerous disease the Chairperson may, by notice in writing,--

(a) require any person having charge of the corpse to convey the same to mortuary thereafter to
be disposed of in accordance with law, or

(b) prohibit the removal of corpses from the place where death occurred except for the purpose of
being burnt, buried or for being conveyed to a mortuary.


LAWGIST

# 297 Disposal of infectious corpses where any person has died from any dangerous disease