These Regulations provide various norms for the storage of water in order to prevent creating conditions that favor mosquito. Stagnant water shall be sufficiently drained or treated with petroleum or other suitable oil. Tanks and vessels used for storage of water shall be covered with mosquito gaze or treated with petroleum or other suitable oil. Guttering and pipes connected with the roofs of all houses and other buildings shall be kept clean and in good order. Other norms regarding stagnant water are provided. A Medical Officer or Sanitary Inspector may, together with his or her assistants, at all such times as he or she thinks fit, enter upon any premises for the purpose of inspecting them. Offences and penalties are prescribed.
Tonga · 1938-01-01