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on

to

ccrdons as useless in practice. But his opinion as to Quarantine is as

follows:-

"Quarantine however with reference to sea-ports is quite a "different preventive measures, and

"it would be as unreasonable, if more serious, to admit

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ship into harbour with cases

true Cholera on

board, and

" then to permit passengers and

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crew to land and disperse, as it

would be to detain the ship in

AIL

open

roadstead

"stead for a period

"of time out of all proportion to

"that which mi

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may

be called the

period of choleraie incubation.

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3.

3.

Say,

Dr Pringle

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"In the preventive measures

Therefore which I would recommend

in the case

of a

a sea

port like that

the great-

connected with the Town of Cardiff,

urge

first I would importance of independent medical inspection of all ships arriving from term "cholerised ports","

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what I

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I may

secondly that cases of cholera should able to be moved) be placed in

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a

hospital ship.

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suspicious

and

cases should be kept

under observation. Its regards the

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remainder

crew, if

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of the passengers and

of Cholera were

- present in the ship

her arrival

off