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passengers and crew as he may deem necessary, and
the Master of every such vessel shall comply with any
instructions that the Health Officer may give as to
the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the
disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the pro-
vision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drink-
ing water.
Provided that any person certified by the Health
Officer to be suffering from any illness which such
Officer suspects may prove to be infectious or con-
tagious disease may either be detained on board the
ship or may be taken to some hospital or other place
appointed for the purpose and detained there for a
period not exceeding two days in order that it may be
ascertained whether his illness is or is not conta-
gious: and that during such period the vessel may
be treated as an "infected" vessel.
(b). On the arrival of a "suspected" vessal at
the quarantine Anchorage the Health Officer shall
medically examine all persons on board such vessel.
The passengers and crew shall, if found to be free
from any infectious or contagious disease,
be per-
mitted to land but shall be kept under surveillance at
their residences on shore for such period of time as
the Health Officer may deem necessary: Provided that
such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer
the period than ten days or in case of cholera five days
from the date of arrival of the vessel in the
Harbour limits of Victoria, The Health Officer shall
then proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and
with