Leprosy in India : summary of reports, furnished by the government of British India to his Hawaiian Majesty's government, as to the prevalence of leprosy in India, and the measures adopted for the social and medical treatment of persons afflicted with the disease.

  • Hawaii. Department of Foreign Affairs.
Date:
1886
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Credit: Leprosy in India : summary of reports, furnished by the government of British India to his Hawaiian Majesty's government, as to the prevalence of leprosy in India, and the measures adopted for the social and medical treatment of persons afflicted with the disease. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    The People of the City and County of San Francisco do ordain as follows: [No Leper or person afflicted with Elephantiasis to land from any ship or boat.] Section 1. No person afflicted with the diseases known as lepros}^ or elephantiasis shall, upon any pretext whatsoever, be permitted to land from any vessel or boat upon the shore or within the limits of the City and County of San Francisco. [Captains, Officers, Owners, Consignees or Agents of Vessels arriv- ing to prevent the landing of Lepers from such Vessels.] Section 2. No captain or other officer in command of any vessel * arriving at the port of San Francisco, nor any owner, consignee, agent, or other person having charge of such vessel, shall land or permit to leave said vessel in this port, any person afflicted with the diseases known as leprosy or elephantiasis. [Captains or other Persons having control of Vessels arriving, or in the Harbor, having Leprosy, etc., on board, to report the same to Quarantine Officer within twenty-four hours of the arrival.] Section 3. All captains or other officers bringing vessels into the harbor of San Francisco, and all masters, owners, or consignees having vessels in the harbor which have on board any cases of lep- rosy or elephantiasis, shall, within twenty-four hours after the arrival of said vessels, report the same in writing to the Quarantine Officer, or as soon thereafter as they or either of them become aware of the existence of said disease on board of their vessels ; the said report to state the name, place of birth, last residence, age and occupation of all such persons so afflicted.