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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    Vexatious to shippinji;, without compromising the pub- lic health ? A. 1 am unable to suggest any alterations. Q. 19. Do you consider that the public health would be endangered, if the health otticer went on board, instead of merely alongside, as at present, every ves- sel upon arrival, and ascertained, by personal inspec- tion and examination, the condition of those on board, also the state of the vessel itself? A. I consider the practice of boarding infected vessels would be attended with risk. The precise state of the vessel and crew could no doubt be as-- certained with greater correctness by actual examina- tion. Q. 20. Is there any convenient place on shore to, which the sick might be sent for medical attendance, if you deemed it advisable that they should be re- moved out of the ship ? A. 1 am not acquainted with any suitable place. There is no public hospital at this port. Q. 21. In the event of a vessel being found to be exceedingly foul, and therefore liable to produce, or to keep up and aggravate sickness, is there any place on shore where the healthy on board the vessel might be conveniently located during the process of cleans* ing and purifying her ] A. I am not acquainted with any suitable place for such purpose. Q. 22. Please to add any observations respecting the subject of quarantine, or in any measure illustra- tive of its operation in this island, either for good or evil, which you think it may be useful that the Cen- ral Board of Health should be made acquainted with. A.