New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 17

Page 481

✨ Samoa Health Order



Feb. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 481

(e.) A Resident Medical Officer, who shall be a medical practitioner with special experience in medicine and surgery, and who shall be in charge of the public hospital at Apia ;
(f.) Such number of medical practitioners and nurses as may from time to time be required ;
(g.) Such number of Inspectors of Health as may from time to time be required, who shall be holders of approved certificates in sanitation ;
(h.) An officer to be called the Secretary of the Samoan Department of Health, and an officer to be called the Hospital Steward ;
(i.) Such number of Native Sanitary Inspectors as may from time to time be appointed by the Board of Health constituted under this Act ; and
(j.) Such other officers as may from time to time be found necessary.

(3.) Clauses 35 and 36 of the Samoa Constitution Order are hereby repealed.

  1. (1.) There is hereby established a Board to be called the Board of Health of Samoa (hereinafter referred to as the Board).
    (2.) The Board shall consist of—
    (a.) The Administrator, who shall be Chairman of the Board.
    (b.) The Chief Medical Officer.
    (c.) The Medical Officer of Health.
    (d.) The Engineer in Charge of Public Works.
    (3.) The powers of the Board shall not be affected by any vacancy in the membership thereof.

  2. (1.) Meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Chairman or the Board may from time to time appoint : Provided that such meetings shall be held at intervals not exceeding one month in any case.
    (2.) Special meetings of the Board may be called by any two members of the Board.
    (3.) At all meetings of the Board three members shall constitute a quorum.
    (4.) In the event of the absence of the Administrator from any meeting of the Board the senior medical officer shall be Chairman of the Board, and shall preside at such meeting.
    (5.) By “senior medical officer” in the last preceding subclause is meant the medical officer who has been the longest time in the Samoan Public Service.
    (6.) At any meeting of the Board the Chairman shall have a deliberative vote, and in case of an equality of votes shall also have a casting-vote. At any such meeting the decision of a majority of the members present shall be the decision of the Board.
    (7.) The Chairman of the Board may appoint as associate members of the Board one or more medical officers in the Samoan Public Service who may, in his opinion, be able to give expert advice on any subject under consideration.
    (8.) Associate members of the Board appointed in pursuance of the last preceding subclause shall attend any meeting of the Board indicated by the Chairman, and at any such meeting the votes of associate members shall count as if they were the votes of permanent members of the Board. After every such meeting every associate member shall cease to be a member of the Board until he is reappointed by the Chairman.

  3. The functions of the Board of Health shall be—
    (a.) To hold all such inquiries, to give such decisions and consents, to make such recommendations, and to do all such other acts and things as are hereinafter in this Order provided



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🏥 Samoa Health Order (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
7 February 1921
Health, Order, Samoa, Legislation, Board of Health, Medical Officers, Nurses, Inspectors