S.L. 458.4 Art. 21Notification to medical officer of health.

A midwife must without delay notify thereof the medical officer of health in each of the following cases, namely:

(i) when she has been in contact with a person, whether or not a patient, suffering from puerperal fever or any other condition which may raise suspicion of infection;

(ii) when she is herself liable to be a source of infection.

In each such case the midwife (unless relieved by the medical officer of health of that duty) must take the following special measures against infection before visiting another patient:

(i) she must have herself, her instruments and appliances, and, when necessary, her dwelling, disinfected to the satisfaction of the medical officer of health;

(ii) unless the medical officer of health otherwise directs, she must have all washable clothing boiled, and must send all other clothing to be disinfected by the Sanitary Authority.