(1)Whenever any case of plague, cholera or other dangerous epidemic disease occurs on board in Inland Vessel, the master or serang, shall immediately:-(a)remove the patient, together with his bedding, drinking utensils and food, to a part of the deck at the extreme stern of the Inland Vessel, where he shall be segregated from the rest of the passengers by a purdah. In the case of plague, the clothing, bedding, and if considered necessary the baggage of the patient shall be disinfected immediately;(b)cause all excreta, vomit and urine which may have been discharged on to the dock by the patient, to be cleaned away with a solution of cyllin: and(c)report the case to the Sub-divisional or District Magistrate within whose jurisdiction the nearest ghat lies, and also to the Chief Medical Officer of the district.
