Segregation of Lepers SECTION  873 . Segregation of Lepers — Duty of Police Officers. —  The Director of Health and his authorized agents are empowered to cause to be apprehended, and detained, isolated, or confined, all leprous persons in the Philippine Islands; and it shall be t he duty of every Insular, provincial, or municipal official having police powers, upon request of said Director or his agent, to arrest and deliver, at such place as the officer making the request shall indicate, any person alleged or believed to be a lepe r, in order that such suspect may be subjected to the medical inspection and diagnostic procedure necessary to determine the presence or absence of leprosy. It shall also be the duty of said authorities having police power to guard the person suspected of  being a leper while he is in custody and to assist in removing him to a place of detention, treatment, or segregation and in restraining him at such place, when so required by the Director of Health or his agent; and if it be found that the suspected person is not a leper, they shall assist in his conveyance to the place at which he was arrested, unless other satisfactory arrangements are made. [1711-1.] SECTION  874 . Confirmation of Diagnosis. —  All protests and petitions shall be given careful consideration and if the diagnosis is questioned, no person shall be permanently removed to Culion reservation, or other place of segregation or detention, until th e diagnosis of leprosy has been confirmed by bacteriological methods. [1711-1.] SECTION  875 . Security of Property of Leprous Persons. —  When the detention, treatment, isolation, or segregation of leprous persons shall involve the security of property and money belonging to or held by said leprous persons, the provincial treasurer, or  such person as he may designate, shall act as guardian pending the appointment of a lawful guardian in the province where such person resides. [1711-1.] SECTION  876 . Duty of Police Officers to Report Cases of Leprosy . — It shall be the duty of every police officer or other peace officer having reason to believe that any person within his district is afflicted with leprosy to report the fact forthwith to th e district health officer of the district in which the case occurs. [1711-3.] Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 269