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to me of any sickness on board. When I heard of the S.S. "Ballaarat"
being in quarantine I immediately proceeded to her and as it takes
me fully thirty minutes to steam down to the quarantine ground,
I consider, as she only arrived at 7.25 A.M., as stated by Mr. Ritchie,
that she received very prompt attention. This steamer had one case
of convalescent smallpox on board. Consequently she was kept in
quarantine for fumigation and disinfection, and the patient sent to
the Kennedy Town Hospital. I gave the S.S. "Ballaarat" pratique at 5.20
P.M., and considering the nature of the disease and the stage of
infection the patient was in, which is the most infectious, I con-
sider the steamer was dealt with very leniently.
7.
In conclusion I can conscientiously say that I never neglect
the shipping for my private practice; in fact it is the other way
about, and in all urgent cases I have on shore when I am attending
to steamers, Dr. Gibson, my partner, attends to these.
I have etc.
(sd). J.H. Swan.
Actg. Health Officer of the Port.