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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,
No. S. 150.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date.
Reference to Govern- ment Noti- fication.
Bangkok.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro- spinal meningitis. All ships leaving Hongkong after 2nd March to call at Koh Phra to get pratique.
2nd March, 1918.
No. S. 47.
Philippine Islands.
Chefoo.
All passengers from Hongkong to produce special certificate.
7th March, 1918.
No. S. 49.
Saigon,
Tientsin.
Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
4th March, 1918. | No. S. 56.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be inspected. Per-17th March, 1918. No. S. 63.
sons suspected of infection will be isolated and in such event the vessel will be disinfected. If any cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis are discovered the vessel and all passengers to Indo-China will be put in quarantine for six days and disinfected. No restrictions as regards load- ing and disembarking cargo.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be
governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the ports of Tientsin and Chinwangtao.
7th March, 1918. No. S. 68.
Canton.
Masters of vessels from Hongkong to pay strict attention to
Clause 26 of the Harbour Regulations.
13th March, 1918. | No. S. 68.
Shanghai.
21st March, 1918. No. S. 64.
All vessels arriving from Hongkong are to abide, and be governed, by the Sanitary Regulations for the port of Shanghai.
Newchwang. All vessels arriving from Hongkong will be treated as
Suspected Vessels.
Ningpo.
Singapore.
Quarantine imposed on all arrivals from Hongkong.
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of cerebro- spinal fever. The landing in Singapore of deck passen- gers from Hongkong is absolutely prohibited.
Netherlands- Hongkong declared an infected port. Importation of the
India.
following articles from Hongkong or transshipped at this port is temporarily prohibited :-(1) wearing apparel, old and worn clothes, household effects for daily use, and used bedding, unless these goods are transported as personal luggage or in consequence of removal; (2) rags.
(Re- fuse of new goods coming direct from the weaving-mills, from workshops where apparel is made or from bleaching- establishments, artificial wool, and cuttings of newspaper, are not considered as rags.)
Quarantine up to 21 days according to the state of health on board the ships but subject to exemption on production of certificates legalised by the Netherlands Consul- General at Hongkong.
30th March, 1918. | No. S. 86.
11th April, 1918.
2nd April, 1918.
No. S. 88.
No. S. 94.
9th May,
1918.
No. S. 103.
Bengal
Hongkong declared an infected port on account of plague.
18th June, 1918.
No. S. 140,
No. S. 151.--Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted by Hongkong.
Disease.
Port or Place.
Restrictions in Force.
Authority.
Small-pox.
Philippine Islands.
Medical examination; quarantine at the discre-
tion of the Health Officer.
Notification No. 168 of 9th May, 1918.
CLAUD SEVERN,
28th June, 1918.
Colonial Secretary.
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