Discharge of patient on recovery

(1) The Director of Health Services shall forthwith upon the recovery of a patient send notice thereof to the husband or wife or nearest relative or failing such to any person known to be a friend of the patient and, where no husband, or wife, relative or friend is known, then to the public authority responsible for relief of the poor. (2) The notice shall state that the patient will be discharged within seven days from the date of the notice.