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Annexe P.
THE HEALTH OFFICE OF THE PORT.
REPORT BY DR. F. T. KEYT, Health Officer of the Port. During the year the work of this department was carried on by Dr. Jordan, Dr. Keyt, Dr. Gröne, and Dr. Lindsay Woods.
Dr. Gröne returned to the Colony on April 3rd, after being absent for six months, Dr. Jordan left on a year's leave of absence on May 19th and Dr. C. Forsyth was appointed as a Deputy Health Officer during his absence.
The work of this Department may be described under three separate headings, namely:-
(a.) The daily inspection of shipping.
(b.) The inspection of emigrants.
(c.) Quarantine duty.
(a.)-DAILY INSPECTION OF SHIPS ON ARRIVAL.
All vessels entering this port are duly boarded and particulars are obtained as to any illness during the voyage, as well as the number, and causes of deaths, and a certificate to this effect is signed by the master of the ship.
All passengers and crews of ships arriving from infected ports are carefully examined and in the event of any disease of an infectious epidemic type having occurred during the voyage, such ships are detained in quarantine, and duly dealt with under Table L, section 23 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1899.
During the year there were 4,226 arrivals in port, of which 2,133 were British ships, and 2,093 Foreign ships.
These figures do not include the Canton and Macao River Steamers. Junks and smaller craft are also not boarded by the Health Officer, except in the event of any epidemic disease occurring in them.
(b.)-INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS.
During the year there was a marked decrease in emigration, viz., 76,186 as compared with 142,759 for last year, a difference of 66,573.
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L 100
Annexe P.
THE HEALTH OFFICE OF THE PORT.
REPORT BY DR. F. T. KEYT, Health Officer of the Port. During the year the work of this department was carried on by Dr. Jordan, Dr. Keyt, Dr. Gröne, and Dr. Lindsay Woods.
Dr. Gröne returned to the Colony on April 3rd, after being absent for six months, Dr. Jordan left on a year's leave of absence on May 19th and Dr. C. Forsyth was appointed as a Deputy Health Officer during his absence.
The work of this Department may be described under three separate headings, namely:-
(a.) The daily inspection of shipping.
(b.) The inspection of emigrants.
(c.) Quarantine duty.
(u.)-DAILY INSPECTION OF SHIPS ON ARRIVAL.
All vessels entering this port are duly boarded and particulars are obtained as to any illness during the voyage, as well as the number, and causes of deaths, and a certificate to this effect is signed by the master of the ship.
All passengers and crews of ships arriving from infected ports are carefully examined and in the event of any disease of an infec- tious epidemic type having occurred during the voyage, such ships are detained in quarantine, and duly dealt with under Table L, section 23 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance of 1899.
During the year there were 4,226 arrivals in port, of which 2,133 were British ships, and 2,093 Foreign ships.
These figures do not include the Canton and Macao River Steamers. Junks and smaller craft are also not boarded by the Health Officer, except in the event of any epidemic disease occurring in them.
(b.)-INSPECTION OF EMIGRANTS.
During the year there was a marked decrease in emigration, ciz., 76,186 as compared with 142,759 for last year, a difference of 66,573.
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