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Table III gives the various diseases which are accountable for the rejection of emigrants.
(c.)-QUARANTINE DUTY.
Under this heading must be included the special examinations which are required for the medical inspection of ships which come into quarantine from infected ports, or having any suspicion of infectious disease on board.
During the year five ships were detained in quarantine for the following diseases :-
Small-pox, 3 cases.
Cholera, 7
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Table IV gives the number of ships detained in quarantine, together with the causes, dates, and periods of detention.
Table I.
Emigration Passes and Rejections for 1915.
Ports of Destination.
Passed.
Rejected.
Straits Settlements, 41,873 658
San Francisco, 4,227 33
Honolulu, 1,158 2
Japan, 510
British Columbia, 2,795
Seattle, 394 1
Java ports, 12,668 59
Australian ports, 2,235 56
South America, 509 2
Mauritius, 435 1
South Africa, 368 6
Mexico,
London, Bangkok, 308 1
119 383
Total, 67,982 820