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Section 56

A Medical Officer shall forthwith, on the death of any detained person, enter in his

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Book the time when the illness, if any, was first observed; when it was first reported to him; when it assumed a dangerous character; the nature of the disease or other cause of death; the time of death and an account of the appearance after death, to­

gether with any special remarks that appear to him to be necessary;

and the result of post-mortem examination, if any.

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