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Constables shall be placed to keep watch outside
the vessel so as to allow no one to go on board
or leave her pending the Health Officer's decision.
5. If there has been no case of infectious
disease during the voyage, the vessel may be ad-
mitted to pratique at once.
If there has been a case of infectious dis-
ease during the voyage, and such diseased person
has left the vessel during the voyage, the vessel
may be admitted to pratique at once.
If there has been a case of death from infec-
tious disease during the voyage, the vessel may
be quarantined for one or two days
If there have been many cases of infectious
disease during the voyage, the Health Officer may
order the vessel to proceed outside of the Red
Buoy at Wusung. Measures may then be taken to
remove all infected persons, and to purify the
vessel and cargo.
But no cargo may be removed and no person may
be allowed to leave the ship or to go on board
without the sanction of the Health Officer.
In any case the time of quarantine may be ex-
bended or continued at the discretion of the Health
Officer and the Consul concerned.
6. The Health Officer will report to the
Harbour Master, and he to his superiors and the
Consul concerned.
7.
In accordance with Local Rule 17 and
Regulation XII of the Pilotage Regulations, Pilote
shall not leave such vessels until authorised to
do so by the Harbour Master, and they will request
tug-boats to "tow ahead" vessels coming into port
under their charge with infectious disease on board.
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