to be subjected
the case at Swatow hing. fully recognise the difficulty of controlling the local traffic between Swatow & neighbouring places but if that is not possible to be attained it seems rather useless to bother much about traffic from distant ports. It would be better to abandon the whole question had
the Colony while considered
Dr Simpson is there and the policy to be adopted & be followed settled before we decide upon appointing an additional Port Health Officer.
[with ref to 30252, 36804/4 2673 ? and to Governor (copy of draft of 35252 and of this memo-enclosed in this reply (not for publication) and say that before deciding whether the additional Port Health Officer should be appointed, WC. would be glad if the whole matter could be reconsidered
If the local difficulties at Swatow Kong in consultation with Dr Simpson as to what alteration, if any, of the Quarantine Rules should be made, observing that, if it is really impracticable to control the local traffic between Swatow and neighbouring places, if he agreed (Enclosed to admit that if GR1178/1922/32(III) is modified vast dispensations of dealing with arrivals of healthy ships being skipped by a Port Office immediately, without being necessary by the Health Officer, being (as suggested in Enclosed Memo.) at once admitted to free pratique immediately from which samples are taken,
on its being assumed that the ship is actually as well as technically healthy, instead of such ships being in all cases sent to the Quarantine anchorage for inspection or retained for a day or two, as may be necessary lays down that it shall be presented for medical inspection.
XCR(85)72 perhaps be found unnecessary to appoint an additional Port Health Officer, and with reference to For Bell's suggestion that ships having a boat medical officer may be treated more leniently than ships having no doctor it is considered that there are no objections to giving such different treatment [see sentence marked A in end in 4512199).
Draft submitted for consideration. 54/18/12
Mr. Cox
An amendment Ges of which has been in operation for a year. Mis. Loan 1/99 For the Quarantine Regulations have not yet been brought into operation it is presumed that