(1) the Government shall, through the local authority, take such steps as may be prescribed to make adequate arrangements for compulsory vaccination and revaccination of children and persons residing in each locality.
(2) The parent or guardian of every child shall, before it completes three months of age cause the child to be vaccinated unless the child is certified to be unfit for vaccination and shall also get him revaccinated after a period of three years from the date of successful primary vaccination.
Venereal diseases
61. Subject to such rules as may be prescribed and such directions as may be given by the Government, the local authority may, make such arrangements in its local area –
(a) for the free diagnosis and treatment of persons suffering or suspected to suffer from venereal disease; and
(b) for the prevention of infection from such diseases.
Rules for prevention, treatment and control of disease
62. The Government shall have power to make such rules as they deem fit for the treatment of persons affected with any epidemic or communicable disease and for preventing the spread of such diseases and the said rules may also specify the authority or authorities who shall enforce and execute such rules.
Maternity and child welfare
63. Every local authority shall be bound to carry out such measures pertaining to maternity and child welfare as may be prescribed.
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CHAPTER – VI COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF COMMUNITY WASTES Local Authority to provide for collection and disposal of community wastes
64. Subject to provisions contained in the Puducherry Sewerage Act, if any, it shall be the duty and responsibility of a local authority to adopt measures for the hygienic collection and disposal of community wastes from all areas within the jurisdiction.
Definitions
65. For the purposes of this Chapter ---
(1) Community wastes shall mean any one or all of the following matters, namely:-
(i) sullage including overflow water and storm water;
(ii) sewage, meaning night soil and other contents of privies, urinals, cesspools or drains and including trade effluents and discharges from manufactories, factories and industrial concerns of all kinds;
(iii) offensive matters, meaning kitchen or stable refuse, dung, dirt, putrid or putrefying substances, sputum, filth of any kind and sewage;
(iv) rubbish, meaning dust, ashes, sweeping, broken bricks, mortar, glass and refuse from houses, manufactories, factories and industrial concerns of any kind which is not offensive matter or sewage.
(2) Collection and/or disposal of community wastes means any or all of the following measures: --
(i) drainage including sewage disposal;
(ii) sewerage, the term drain includes a sewer, a house drain, a drain of any other description, a tunnel, a culvert, a ditch or channel or any other device for carrying off sullage, sewage, offensive matter, trade wastes, polluted water, rain water and sub-soil water;
(iii) conservancy which means the removal and disposal of sewage, offensive matter and rubbish and includes scavenging.
Joint Water and Drainage Board
66. The Government may, in consultation with the local authority or local authorities concerned, establish a Joint Water and Drainage Board for providing, maintaining, administering the water works and removal of community wastes from the areas of two or more local authorities and may prescribe necessary rules for the purpose.
61 Improvement or extension of works