GUZZARDI v. ITALY JUDGMENT 11 buildings was "acceptable" up to the time when some of their occupants committed acts of vandalism, an occurrence not denied by the applicant. 4. Medical assistance, health and sanitary conditions 32. The medical service at Cala Reale was provided by the prison doctor. He lived at Cala d’Oliva but could be reached by telephone and be on hand within the space of about thirty minutes. Before the Commission, the Government submitted that there was a dispensary at Cala Reale, with a male nurse in attendance; the applicant disputed the presence of any nurse. When persons in compulsory residence needed to be hospitalised or to consult a specialist, they were sent to the State hospital and university clinics in Sassari. Such journeys required authorisation from the competent court - the Milan Regional Court in the applicant’s case (see also paragraph 28 above). 33. The Government medical officer for Sassari province was responsible for supervising health and sanitary conditions at Cala Reale. While the Government considered the level of the conditions to be good, in Mr. Guzzardi’s view they left much to be desired. In particular, he complained of the lack of any arrangements for removing rubbish (see also paragraph 42 below). 5. Presence of the family 34. Persons in compulsory residence could apply to the administrative authority for permission to have their nearest relations join them on the island and stay with them either in the "Pagodina" (see paragraph 30 above) or, failing that, in the rather confined bedroom - 4 metres by 4 metres allocated to each of them. The Government stressed before the Commission that the shortage of water on Asinara, which had neither a spring nor an aqueduct and was supplied periodically by navy tankers, made is necessary to limit the number of persons authorised to stay there. 35. Initially, the applicant’s wife and son and also, from time to time, his parents-in-law and nephew lived together with him. On 9 October 1975, the members of his family were ordered to leave the island; their residence permits had expired on 28 August and he had not applied for their renewal. They were, however, able to return at the beginning of December and stayed with him until his departure for Force (see paragraph 21 above). 6. Possibilities of attending worship