The quarantine laws, their abuses and inconsistencies : a letter addressed to the Rt. Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, bart. M.P. ... / by Arthur T. Holroyd.

Date:: 1839

Credit: The quarantine laws, their abuses and inconsistencies : a letter addressed to the Rt. Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, bart. M.P. ... / by Arthur T. Holroyd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$of Delos, where the quarantine is fixed at forty days from the date of the last attack. These quarantine regulations are the same all over Greece. The Lazzaretto of Syra is in a very wretched condition ; some repairs have lately been made ; and it is the intention of the Government to build a new one on the other side of the har- bour opposite the town. The plan has been made and ap- proved ; but the financial situation of the Greek Treasury is such, that it may be some time before this very necessary building is erected. The Lazzaretto dues are as follow; — For a room, 3 drachms a day. To the guardian, \\ drachms a day. Fumigating, Doctor, &c., 3 drachms each person. The drachm is equal to about 8|d. English. A Restaurateur is attached to the Lazzaretto, who furnishes everything required by travellers, such as bedding, beds, dinner &c. &c. The charge varies according to previous agreement. I shall be most happy to give you any further information which you may require, and beg you will freely command my services. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant, Richard Wilkinson. To Arthur T. Holroyd, Esq. LETTER No. IV. [COPY.] Corfu, September 30th, 1838. Mv dear Holroyd, I received your letter of the 18th, and have made the necessary inquiries concerning the sanatory legulations. The answers to your questions I send. 1st. Do vessels from Constantinople, Smyrna, Alexandria or other infected ports, perform quarantine at Corfu ? A. They do.$