', Every medical practitioner, who in the course of his practice becomes cognizant of the existence of any notified ,disease in any' private ,or public dwelling Other than a public hospital and every manager of any factory or public building, every keewr of a lodging house, every head of':ffamily and' every owner, or occupier of a house, who knows or has reason to believe that any wrson in any premises under ' his management, control or oCcupation is' suffering from, or has died of a' notified disease, , shall, if the case has not been already reported, give information of the same with the leaSt practicable delay- '
(a) in local areas, to the local a)lthority, the Health Officer, or a Sanitary Inswctor, and
(b) in other areas, to the Health Officer, a Health or Sanitary Inspector or the villageSar panch .
Explanation. - In this section, 'medical practitio- ' ner' includes a hakim or vaidya, whethet registered ' or not. '