Quarantine laws : return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 18 August 1860, for : abstracts of returns of information on the laws of quarantine which have been obtained by the Board of Trade / Edgar A. Bowring.

  • Bowring, Edgar Alfred, 1826-1911.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Quarantine laws : return to an order of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 18 August 1860, for : abstracts of returns of information on the laws of quarantine which have been obtained by the Board of Trade / Edgar A. Bowring. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    XIV. When a vessel arrives from a suspected port, or in a sickly condition, rendering her subject to quarantine, is any inspection then made of her state, as regards cleanliness and ventilation ? And if found filthy or badly ventilated, what means are taken to remedy such defects ? Is any record kept of the sanitary condition of vessels put in quarantine ? XV. When a clean bill of health is given to a vessel on leaving the port of is she previously inspected by any officer to ascertain her sanitary condition, and that of the crew and passengers ? And is any certificate of such inspection given to the captain ? XVI. Have any of the diseases for which quarantine is liable to be imposed in the port or town of occurred among the inhabitants of the place or of the neigh- bourhood during the last 10, 15, or 20 years? If so, under what circumstances? It is very desirable that the exact dates of the earliest cases, and other authentic par- ticulars respecting the origin or development of the disease, should be stated in a narrative of the circumstances. XVII. Have instances of the evasion or infraction of quarantine in the town or port of come to your knowledge ? Have they been of frequent occurrence ? And what penalties have been inflicted for the offence ? XVIII. What, if any, quarantine measures by land, such as sanitary cordons, &c, have been adopted, or are considered advisable, in the town or port of against the introduction of pestilential diseases, or for arresting their progress ? If such measures have been of recent years employed, what have been the results ? Observations. Please to append a copy of the Quarantine Act and regulations at present in force in the town or port of Also of any annual or other reports illustrative of the working and results of quarantine there, or containing evidence elucidatory of the importation or non-importation of the diseases for which quarantine is imposed. And to add any remarks thereon from yourself, and from any resident medical officer or other gentleman acquainted with the subject, with suggestions for the amendment of qua- rantine regulations and practice in general. Information is likewise very desirable on the following points : (a). The general sanitary state of the town, and of the port or harbour, docks, &c, of , and of the diseases mostly prevalent on shore, and among the shipping. (5). The general sanitary state of the vessels frequenting the port of , and the hygienic condition of the crews, as to their accommodation on board, their food and drink, &c. (c) . The average annual number of vessels arriving from abroad in the port of (d) . The average amount of dues or fines levied on vessels and individuals while in quarantine, and the estimated annual amount of charges imposed. 568—1. A 2 1 ABSTEACT