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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    scientiously believe them to be a safeguard to tha public health. The evidence contains materials, from which many important conclusions can be drawn, relative to the workinii' of quarantine in this island ; and the Board, at the risk of being- considered tedious and prolix, think it right to lay before the legislature such infor- mation as they may deem of service, to enable them to legislate upon this difficult and disputed su])ject. It should be stated that several of the present health officers have held their appointment for a compara- tively short time. It may be well here to introduce a tabular view of the persons from whom reports have been received, the ports they represent, and the pe- riod of time during which tl.ey have held office re- spectively. Dr. Charnberlane, Kingston, 24 years. Walsh, his deputy, Fort Uoyal, I i< 5 ** M'Farlane, Montego-Bay, 2 months. ** Stevens, Falmouth, 21 years. Jelly, Savanna-la-Mar, Potts, Lucea, 9 ** Clarchar, l^ort-Antonio, 3 (< Maitland, Black-River, 10 *' Lemonious, Rio Bueno, 13 (( ** Johnstone, Dry-Harbour, 1 I (< Bayley, St. Ann's Bav, }3 it ** Clarke, Annotto-Bay, 1 (t *' Cooke, Port-Morant, ^ 6 it Morant-Bay, i Tarrant, Old-Harbour, ) Carlisle-Bay, > Salt-River, ) 2 tt ** Chevers, Alligator-Pond 4 it Capt. Cooper, harbour-master, Kmgston, 5 tt No returns have been received from the ports of Green Island, Port-Maria, and Oracabessa. The quarantine grounds are all described as aflford- ing safe anchorage, and every officer states that be