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(1) The Health Officer or any person duly authorised by him in this behalf may, at any reasonable time, enter with or without assistants, inspect any premises in which he has reasons to believe that any person who is suffering or who has recently suffered from any communicable disease is or has recently been present or any inmate of which has recently been exposed to the infections of such disease and medically examine any person in such premises for the purpose of ascertaining whether such person is suffering or has recently suffered from any such disease, and take any action that is likely to prevent danger of spread to other. 52 (2) If it appears necessary to the Health Officer in order to prevent the spread of any communicable disease he shall have powers to prohibit or restrict by notice the use of water from suspected sources, entry into house occupied by infected persons certain works in affected premises, use of eating places or lodging houses, the presence of infected persons in places of work or any public meetings, libraries, conveyance, etc. and any other such source of danger which may occur for the purpose of this Act. Destruction of hut or shed to prevent spread of infection