Sanitary divisions in provinces.
Section 15
SEC. 15. Sanitary divisions in provinces.—Upon the recommendation of a health officer regularly assigned to the picninces charge of a province, provincial boards, unless exempted by the Governor-General, are hereby required, for the purposes of health administration, to divide their provinces into sanitary divisions which may be composed of one or more municipalities but not more than four, and these divisions shall become effective in a province whenever their organization has been agreed to by at least a majority of the municipal councils concerned: Provided, That to dissolve such a sanitary division, the vote of a majority of the municipal councils concerned, approved by the provincial board and by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be necessary. Any group of municipalities joined to constitute a sanitary division may have a divisional board of health organized in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Three hundred and eight, relative to the organization of municipal boards of health. There shall be for each division a president who shall be proposed by the district health officer and appointed by the Director of Health. The powers, duties, and remuneration of such president shall be fixed as by law provided. The president of a sanitary division shall be a duly qualified physician and shall fulfill his duties under the immediate supervision of the district health officer: Provided, That in emergency conditions, of the existence of which the Director of Health shall judge, persons with qualifications satisfying the Director of Health may be appointed to act temporarily as presidents of municipal sanitary divisions: Provided, further, That before making such appointment, the said Director shall submit it to the Council of Hygiene and receive their opinion upon it: And provided, finally, That nothing in this section shall be construed to amend or modify the existing sanitary organization for the city of Manila.