DOH CIRCULAR NO. 1, September 22, 1947
ADMISSION OF CADAVERS
regulations covering the admission of cadavers into the Philippines are
hereby announced:
1. All cadavers intended for landing at Philippine Ports
should be accompanied by either a death certificate, a photostatic copy
of the death certificate, or a sworn statement by a qualified person as
to the cause of death;2. Such cadavers should be properly embalmed and placed in a sealed casket that is leak and odor proof;
3. The body of a person who died of cholera or of smallpox
shall not be allowed to pass through quarantine until one year has
elapsed since death; and4. The body of a person who died of typhus or plague may be
permitted to pass through quarantine if free from vermin. An authentic
certificate that such corpse was disinsecticized must accompany the
body.
Failure in the observance of the foregoing regulations shall cause the cadaver not to be landed at any Philippine port.
Adopted: 22 Sept. 1947
(SGD.) R. ABRIL
Director of Quarantine
Effective: 22 September 1947