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NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 12.-It is hereby notified that information has been received from the Consul-General for the United States of America at Hong Kong, to the effect that from the 23rd December, 1929, inclusive, all cabin and steerage passengers entering Philip- pine ports on vessels from Hong Kong will be required to be vaccinated against small- pox before arrival in the Philippines or to present to the quarantine authorities at the port of entry satisfactory evidence of vaccination within one year.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
10th January, 1930.
Colonial Secretary.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 13.-It is hereby notified that information has been received from the Eastern Bureau, League of Nations, Singapore, to the effect that Hong Kong has been declared by the Straits Settlements Government an infected port on account of small- pox.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
10th January, 1930.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. S. 14.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hong Kong.
Place or Port.
Manila.
All ports in the United States of America, including the Hawaiian Is- lands.
Bangkok.
Manila.
Philippine Ports.
Straits Settlements.
Nature of Measures.
Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April. Third class passengers and new crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.
Inspections outside the ports from 1st April. Steerage passengers must comply with the vaccination require- ments. Cabin passengers must produce a vaccina- tion certificate or be vaccinated by ships doctor or quarantine authorities.
Vessels detained at river mouth and passengers and crew vaccinated unless they can produce evidence of successful recent vaccination.
Vessels arriving at Manila or Cebu (or at other ports of entry in the Philippine Islands) having loaded rice or peanuts (ground nuts) at Hong Kong must be fumigated immediately upon arrival and prior to the discharge of cargo. At present fumigation can be performed only at Manila and Cebu.
All cabin and steerage passengers entering Philippine ports on vessels from Hong Kong will be required to be vaccinated against small-pox before arrival in the Philippines or to present to the quarantine autho- ritics at the port of entry satisfactory evidence of vaccination within one year.
Hong Kong declared an infected port on account of
small-pox.
Reference to
Date.
Government
Notification.
16th April,
1924.
30th April, 1926.
29th October, 1926.
No. S. 301.
4th October, 1929.
No. S. 357.
Effective from 23rd Dec.,
1929 (inclusive).
No. S. 12,
23rd Dec., 1929.
No. S. 13.
10th January, 1930.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Colonial Secretary.
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