2.
Regarding the complaint re the S.S. "Coromandel".
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This vessel arrived in Hong-Kong after the inspection of arrivals from Singapore during the cholera Epidemic had been cancelled by His Excellency the Governor. On the morning of this steamer's arrival, I was attending to my duties in other parts of the Harbour from 7:15 A.M., and it was only when I reached the West End on my morning rounds that I discovered the S.S. "Coromandel" was in quarantine, as I expected the steamer alongside the wharf as usual. I observed this vessel's signal flying shortly after 6 A.M. from the Kowloon Signal Station, when standing on my verandah, and afterwards when I was afloat, after 7 A.M., but as there was no special signal to indicate that there was sickness on board, nor any notice sent to me, as is usually done by the different companies, I went about my usual duties, awaiting the arrival of the vessel at the Godown Company's Wharf.
The case of Lapotago Contagiosa, referred to by Mr. Ritchie as a form of ringworm, was, by me, considered suspicious, as the passenger came from Bombay, where smallpox was raging at that time. In any case, this disease is contagious. In all suspicious cases, it has always been my rule in this port to send cases I suspect to the Government Civil Hospital for observation or confirmation of my diagnosis, keeping the vessel in quarantine until I heard finally from the Principal Medical Officer.
8.
As to my insisting on vaccinating the passengers, this I emphatically deny. I merely requested any passengers who had not been vaccinated for the past seven years to be vaccinated if they wanted to land, as there was an Epidemic of smallpox in this Colony at the time of their arrival here.
2.
Regarding the complaint re the S.S. "Coromandel".
333
This vessel arrived in Hong-Kong after the inspection of arrival s
froad Singapore during the cholera Epidemic had been cancelled by
His Excellency the Governor. On the morning of this steamer's
arrival,I was attending to my duties in other parts of the Harbour
from 7.15 A.M., and it only when I reached the West End on my nora-
ing rounds that I discovered the S.S. "Coromandel" was in quarantine,
as I expected the steamer alongside the wharf as usual,I observed
this vessel's signal flying shortly after 6 A.M. from the Kowloon
Signal Station, when standing on my verandab, and afterwards when
was
afloat, after 7 A.M., but as there no special signal to indicate that
there was sickness on board,aor any aotice seat to me, as is usually
done by the different companies,I went about my usual duties, await-
ing the arrival of the vessel at the Godowa Company's Wharf.
The case of lapetago Contagiosa, referred to by Mr. Richie as a form
laaded
of ringworm, was, by me as suspicious, as the passenger came from
Bombay, wheže smallpox was raging at that time. In any case, this
disease is contagious. In all suspicious cases it has always been
ay rule in this port to send cases I suspect to the Government
Civil Hospital for observation or confirmation of my diagnosis,
keeping the vessel in quarantine until I heard flaally from the
Principal Medical Officer.
8.
As to my insisting on vaccinating the passengers, this I emphati
cally deny,i merely requested any passengers who had not been
vaccinated for the past seven years to be vaccinated if they wanted
to land, as there was an Epidemic of smallpox in this Colony at the
time of their arrival bere
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