MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
1021
6.--(1) On the arrival of an infected vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, [Table L the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel contd.] and shall arrange for the removal of any persons suffering from any of the Examination above-mentioned diseases to a hospital, and for the removal of any dead bodies for burial.
The passengers and crew shall then be kept under observation on board such vessel or shall be removed for observation by order of the Health Officer to an Observation Station to be appointed by the Governor in Council, or shall be permitted to land, and be kept under surveillance at their residences on shore, at the discretion of the Health Officer: Provided that such observation or such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than 10 days in the case of small-pox, 5 days in the case of cholera and plague, and 6 days in the case of yellow fever, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony. The Health Officer shall then forthwith proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the baggage 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. Further, in the case of small-pox, the passengers and crew shall be vaccinated, before the vessel is granted pratique, unless such passengers or crew can produce evidence of successful vaccination to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.
Provided that any person certified by the Health Officer to be suffering from any illness which such officer suspects may prove to be an infectious or contagious disease may either be detained on board the vessel or may 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.
(2) On the arrival of a suspected vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel. The 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 10 days in the case of small-pox, 5 days in the case of cholera and plague, and 6 days in the case of yellow fever, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony. 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 baggage 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 provisions of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.
(3) 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.
MERCHANT SHIPPING.
No. 10 of 1899.
1021
6.--(1) On the arrival of an infected vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, [Table L the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel contd.] and shall arrange for the removal of any persons suffering from any of the Examination above-mentioned diseases to a hospital, and for the removal of any dead of persons on bodies for burial.
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on arrival, order of the Health Officer to an Observation Station to be appointed by ings there- the Governor in Council, or shall be permitted to land, and be kept under after; surveillance at their residences on shore, at the discretion of the Health infected
Officer: Provided that such observation or such surveillance shall in no case extend for a longer period than 10 days in the case of small-pox, 5 days in the case of cholera and plague, and 6 days in the case of yellow fever, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony. The Health Officer shall then forthwith proceed with the disinfection of the vessel and with the disinfection or destruction of such of the merchandise on board and of the baggage 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. Further in the case of small-pox, the passengers and crew shall be vaccinated, before the vessel is granted pratique, unless such passengers or crew can produce evidence of successful vaccination to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.
Provided that any person certified by the Health Officer to be suffering from any illness which such officer suspects may prove to be an infections or contagious disease may either be detained on board the vessel or may 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 bẹ 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.
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(2) On the arrival of a suspected vessel at the Quarantine Anchorage, Suspected the Health Officer shall medically examine all persons on board such vessel. vessel. The 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 10 days in the case of small-pox, 5 days in the case of cholera and plague, and 6 days in the case of yellow fever, from the date of arrival of the vessel in the waters of the Colony. 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 baggage 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 provisions of a proper and adequate supply of fresh drinking water.
(3) A healthy vessel shall be visited and the passengers and crew Healthy medically examined by the Health Officer, and if found to be free from any vessel. 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 instruc- tions that the Health Officer may give as to the disinfection and pumping.
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