Section 2

In this Act —“house” includes a public institution;“medical practitioner” means a person registered under the Medical Registration Act 1997;“occupier” includes the keeper, master, matron, superintendent or other chief resident officer of every public institution, and, where a house is let in separate apartments or lodgings, includes any person residing in such house who is the person under whom such lodgings or separate apartments are immediately held or his agent;“public institution” includes prison, lockup, mental hospital, hospital, and any other public or charitable institution;“register” includes all register books in existence on 1 July 1938 as well as any registers provided under section 5;“stillborn” and “stillbirth” apply to any child which has issued forth from its mother after the 28th week of pregnancy and which did not at any time after being completely expelled from its mother breathe or show any other signs of life; words referring to burial of bodies shall be held to include burning of bodies.