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fering from any illness which such Officer suspects may prove to be an infectious or contagious disease may either be detained on board the ship or be taken to some hospital or other place appointed for the purpose and detained there for a period not exceeding two days, in order that it may be ascertained whether his illness is or is not infectious or contagious; and that during such period the vessel may be treated as an "infected" vessel.
(b.) On the arrival of a "suspected" vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel.
passengers and crew shall, if found to be free from any infectious or contagious disease, be permitted to land, but shall be kept under surveillance at their residences on shore for such period of time as the Health Officer may deem necessary: Provided that such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than ten days, or, in the case of cholera, five days, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the Harbour limits of Victoria. The Health Officer shall then proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the luggage and personal effects of the passengers and crew as he may deem necessary; and the master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.
(c.) A "healthy" vessel shall be visited and the passengers and crew medically examined by the Health Officer, and, if found to be free from any infectious or contagious disease, such vessel shall be admitted to free pratique immediately on arrival, irrespective of the nature of her bill of health. The master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water. The passengers and crew may, moreover, at the discretion of the Health Officer, be kept under surveillance for a period of time not exceeding ten days from the time of leaving the infected port.
If any vessel in the waters of the Colony is known to have any case of any infectious or contagious disease on board or is a vessel which, in the opinion of the Health Officer, ought, according to these Regulations, to be placed under observation, the Health Officer shall order such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and the master or person in charge of such vessel shall thereupon hoist a yellow flag (letter Q in the International Code of Signals) upon such vessel and remove such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and the Regulations applicable to "infected" vessels shall apply to such vessel.
In case of a vessel arriving in the waters of the Colony having on board the body of any person who has died from any infectious or contagious disease, the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by the Health Officer.
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fering from any illness which such Officer suspects may prove to be an infectious or contagious disease may either be detained on board the ship or be taken to some hospital or other place appointed for the purpose and detained there for a period not exceeding two days, in order that it may be scertained whether his illness is or is not infectious or contagious; and that Juring such period the vessel may be treated as an "infected" vessel.
(b.) On the arrival of a "suspected" vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel.
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passengers and crew shall, if found to be free from any infectious or con- tagious disease, be permitted to land, but shall be kept under surveillance at their residences on shore for such period of time as the Health Officer may deem necessary: Provided that such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than ten days, or, in the case of cholera, five days, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the Harbour limits of Victoria, The Health Officer shall then proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the ggage and personal effects of the passengers and crew as he may deem mecessary; and the master of every such vessel shall comply with any nstructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pump- ing out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the pro- vision of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.. *** (c.) A "healthy" vessel shall be visited and the passengers and crew. medically examined by the Health Officer, and, if found to be free from any infectious or contagious disease, such vessel shall be admitted to free pratique immediately on arrival, irrespective of the nature of her bill of health. The master of every such vessel shall comply with any instructions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping out of bilge water, the disinfection of drinking water tanks, and the provision of a proper and dequate supply of fresh drinking water. The passengers and crew may, moreover, at the discretion of the Health Officer, be kept under surveillance for a period of time not exceeding ten days from the time of leaving the in- ected port.
If any vessel in the waters of the Colony is known to have any case of y infectious or contagious disease on board or is a vessel which, in the minion of the Health Officer, ought, according to these Regulations, to be laced under observation, the Health Officer shall order such vessel to the arantine Anchorage, and the master or person in charge of such vessel shall ereupon hoist a yellow flag (letter Q in the International Code of Signals) pon such vessel and remove such vessel to the Quarantine Anchorage, and the Regulations applicable to "infected" vessels shall apply to such
In case of a vessel arriving in the waters of the Colony having on d the body of any person who has died from any infectious or contagious the body shall be disposed of in such manner as may be ordered by
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