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asa subordinate political interest, only in such proportion can quarantine be made effectual for protecting it. In proportion as these circumstances

reversed

are reserved, it becomes impossible to reduce to practice the paper plausibilities of quarantine. The conditions which have to be fulfilled are conditions

national

seclusion."

of

10. With regard to quarantine in beylon as against arrivals from India, I apprehend that the relation

of bey lou to the Mainland must be such as to render the system illusory, and that the objection to it taken by the Indian Government is well founded.

The

systemi

of medical inspection with any modification

which the local evicumstances

af

ttte

Island may require, would seem to me

to be recommended. Even as a measure of Quarantine the beylon Regulations of April 6, 1868, would appear to be open to great exception (1.) the period of quarantine is fixed at a maximum of 8 days,

which if it be held as " sufficient

as regards cholera would

be quite innsufficient as regards small-

which extends

pox,

the iricubation

of

to 14 days; and (2) they apparently

provision for the lodgment

make no

and care of the healthy who are

detaried in quarantine.

(fd) E. 6.8

May 31/77

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