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Credit: British West Indian Conference on Quarantine, 1888. 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 PEESIDENT : Vye may perhaps have to treat communication with a larger meaning. Mr. low : Is not tliat a question which the medical members might define ? Me. BEEKELEY : It has come up now; let us define it. Mr. SANDEESON : The following, which I will read, are our sugges- tions :— [See Annex (A) to the Minutes of the Fifth Sitting. Page 77.] Dr. GEIEYE : We want a definition which applies to every vessel. The PEESIDENT : I suggest the definition in the local Ordinance, No. 6 of 1872. Mr. BEEKELEY: That will be quite good enough for me, if you put it in as a definition. Dr. CEANE : I should say whether on shore or with any other vessel. Mr. SANDEESON : With the shore or between one vessel and another. Definition agreed to. [.See Minutes, Fifth Sitting. Page 76.] Mr. SANDEESON : Supposing it is night when the vessel arrives. We have in our Quarantine Act, flag or light or night signal inserted. Dr. GEIEVE : The Yisiting Ofiicer makes the first visit, and after he makes inquiries he hands over, according to this clause, to the Health Officer, who then takes charge of the vessel. That was the object of mentioning the Health Officer—call him anything you like, but it must be handed over to somebody. Clause Penalty for Concealment or Untrue Answer. Dr. bo WEN: I suggest that we insert or shall obstruct, abuse, or attempt to intimidate any such per- son. The PEESIDENT: 1 think it would be better to have a general clause at the end against obstructing, interfer- ing with, or intimidating any officer in the execution of his duty. Vessels from Infected Places may be quarantined. 0 The PEESIDENT: I may now read in draft, [and they will be put in to- morrow,] the sections under this head suggested by the Committee of Medical members of the Conference :— rSee Annex (B), Minutes of Fifth Sitting, Page 78.] It is proposed to introduce these sec- tions which are new to us, and accept them provisionally. They have been agreed to by the Medical Committee. Having got the vessel into quarantine, we now proceed to deal with the vessel, and it is proposed :— No infected vessel shall be released from quarantine until the Health Officer shall cer- tify that the provisions of this Ordinance have been carried out. Dr. CEANE : Or have been duly complied with ; the master is given a certificate because he may wish to pro- duce it at any port to which he goes. The PEESIDENT: We then come to the heading of Treatment of Infec- ted Vessel. The following provisions as to dealing with infected vessels, their crews, passengers, cargo, and bal- last shall be observed. Vessels under sub-section a: vou mean infected ves- sels, don't you ? Dr. CEANE: Yes, infected vessels as defined. The PEESIDENT: Then I would propose that members turn back to the definition of infected vessel. This is under the heading Treatment of In- fected Vessels:— An infected vessel as defined in paragraph a of the definition of the term infected vessel may, after due inspection, be released by the Health Offtcer, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance. Mr. McKINNEY: You give the power to the Health Officer. Dr. CEANE : We have widened the term so as to bring in all classes of ships; but there are many instances where he has no power to release her. Dr. PEINGLE: Would not the Quarantine Authorities be apt to take a view of the term vessel which we have not defined ? They might include any of the contents of a vessel. Dr. CEANE: Oh. You will see it is subject to the provisions of the Ordinance, and there are other provisions which prevent that. 2](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21297678_0203.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
