Quarantine : return to an Address of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 22 May 1860, for : copy of abstract of regulations in force in foreign countries respecting quarantine communicated to the Board of Trade.

  • Great Britain. Board of Trade.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Quarantine : return to an Address of the honourable the House of Commons, dated 22 May 1860, for : copy of abstract of regulations in force in foreign countries respecting quarantine communicated to the Board of Trade. 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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    VII. Is there a lazaret at or near to the town or port of ? Is it floating or on shore ? Please to desci'ibe its position, distance from the nearest inhabited dwellings, construction and accommodation, its sanitary condition and that of its environs, means of exercise for the inmates, means of supply of food, and other necessary requirements. Is there a tariff of charges for accommodation, food, &c. ? VIIL State the number of persons received into the lazaret during the last three or five years at least. IX. Have any diseases occurred among the persons received ? If so, what diseases ? How many cases, and when ? X. ^Tiat number of deaths, if any, have occurred in the lazaret among the persons received into it, or among the officials of the quarantine establishment, during the last three or five years ; or, if possible, for a much longer period, say 20 or 30 years ? And from what diseases, and when ? XL Have any instances occurred in recent years of the spreading of a disease from persons, or from goods, undergoing quarantine, to other inmates of the lazaret, or to the officials of the establishment, or to the inhabitants of the nearest dwellings? If so, please to give the dates and other particulars briefly. XII. Are cargoes sent to the lazaret ? If so, what cargoes or articles of merchandise are considered to be susceptible ? And what means are u^d for their purification ? XIII. When sickness occurs in a vessel while undergoing quarantine, and there is no medical officer on board, how is medical assistance provided, or to be obtained ? Is medical assistance provided at the public cost ? XIV. When a vessel arrives from a suspected port, or in a sickly condition, renderino- 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 neighbour- hood 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. 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. A 2