Report by the Central Board of Health of Jamaica / presented to the legislature under the provisions of the 14th Vic. chap. 60, and printed by order of the Assembly.

  • Jamaica. Central Board of Health
Date:
1852
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Credit: Report by the Central Board of Health of Jamaica / presented to the legislature under the provisions of the 14th Vic. chap. 60, and printed by order of the Assembly. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    the crew of his bout on board, and that the crew af- terwards left ilie vessel and returned onshore, leaving the pilot on board to lake the vessel into port ? A. I know of no such occurrence. Q. II. At what distance from the port is the qua- rantine ojround or station ; is it a safe anchorage ? A. The distance stated by the harbour master is two miles and a half. Yes. Q. 12. Have you ever knowxi of accidents from ves- sels lying there ? A. iSone. Q. t3. Are there any means of preventing commu- nication with the shore ? A. J know of none, except through the interfer^' •ence of the magistrates and police. Q. 14, Have you heard of instances where any vio- lation of the existing (piarautine regulations, in your port, has taken place either in the way of an incor- rect statement having been given, on arrival, as to the health of those on board during the voyage, or by any communication with the shove during quaran- tine ? A. I JcDOw of none. Q. 15. During your residence at or near the port ♦of Black River, what epidemic diseases have prevail- ^ed in the town or ^urroundins: district ? A. Measles, hooping cough, and cholera. -Q. i6. Were they distinctly tr<iceable to introduc- 'lion hy shipping 9 A. They w«re:not. 'Q. 17. In your opinion does the system of quaran- •dne, as it^isfcs at ])resent and is carried out, afford protection to public health; and is it, do you consi- der, a isafeguaixl against the importation of epide- mic infectious diseases ? A. 1 consider a system of quarantine indispensa- Q. 18. Are there any changes or modifications in the present system, which would render it, in your lopiiiioii, nxore eificient as a safeguard, or make it less