enter this land the doctor and the senator specter leave at six in the morning to examine the ships that have arrived during the night the quarantine stations are under the united states public health service and the procedure is the same  the officers report immediately to their friend the captain of the ship him well as his ship comes to this bar regularly cap'n inspect ish it often and keep the record of all cases of sickness on board you must the officers will go over the ship's papers with the captain every person on the ship is called for medical inspection and officer helps the doctor check each person to be sure the doctor sees everyone on the list  familiar procedure in port all over the world dr mike is packed and considerate with the crew at the same time he is there a look carefully at their eyes their skin and their throats to detect any sign of sickness is had special training in a quarantine diseases and quickly it will recognise their symptoms john lou does not feel well the doctor asks him to raise a sure yes he has a slight rash probably due to the heat down in the engine room he sends young luke waters to remove his clothes for further examination later when he examined beyond blue in the crew's quarters he found nothing serious the doctor next examines the officers in the meantime inspector sheridan has been examining the ship he looks around the cargo for signs of rock as they carry the plane condition of the ship when the medical inspection is finished the ship lowers their one game this is the signal that the customs and immigration officers may board for their inspection dock ship is entering the harbor and the quarantine launch speeds out to meet her every effort is made to inspect the ships as soon as possible as every minute of delay is costly to the steamship company this dock ship  and yellow fever let's see what happens during the ship's medical inspection the doctor has examined the ship's papers and now is looking over the crew he must not make a mistake if he should miss the case of  contagious disease a new epidemic might start in this port the doctors proceed with a cheerful pleasant manner but at all times a real responsibility rests on their shoulders these rugged sailors have a healthy color from their months at sea by john why the beard you look like an old sea salt well chris if you get over that broken arm good  you're looking fine an say pete you don't look so well what's the matter the boy's been making you do all the work ration your stomach upset or better let me look you over in the medical room too bad boy the doctor talks the case over with the officers he fears the boy has chicken pox this doesn't quarantine the ship but the boy will be sent to a hospital in port further examination of pete showed that he did after can box now the three dining room boys from j accustomed to the medical examination and smile confidently at the doctor just think in one year the united states quarantine inspectors examined around a million crew men on ships entering this country from foreign the doctor continues his examination and inspects the officers next dr mike signals the pilot on the boarding boat to radio dr camp the chief medical officer to order a bed that the hospital the boarding boat direct contact with the quarantine station by way of radio communication his assistant to make arrangements with a hospital and to have an ambulance meet the boat that makes three cases but the hospital in the last two days another ship the moderator has radioed in that they have severe sickness aboard it was a good thing too because he had a bad case of chicken pox he was cured and rejoined a ship on its return trip to this four doctor camp called the margarita for later news on the patient care it sounds like an attack of appendicitis this is all in the day's work with dr kemp the united states public health doctors save many lives and their long distance radio treatment of patients at sea the chief officer is responsible for the medical inspections and runs the station the last one in england was liverpool which is not a play on route however he stopped at a south american flag work and so they quarantine officers will look especially for signs of diseases that might be brought in from south america they will check a south american mosquito that carries yellow fever dr mike examines the ship's papers and chats with his friend the captain the ship's have very fine passenger accommodations and the doctor will check each person whose name is on the passenger list first he examines the family of a prominent planter from seattle to mingle and your progress brings his little daughter maria up for her examination j m mediately like dr mike doctor but now it's ra just turned really can't think of a single thing to tell a kind doctor he just feels fine and he's been having a wonderful time on board  e children look very well then a doctor examines their father and next the children's nurse their mother is waiting for them in the united states the doctor treats everyone alike and gives each person onboard is careful attention intends to live in the united states permanently all people who are entering permanently must have blood tests and x rays of their chest dr mike examines mr bannard x ray everyone must have a record of these tests before you can get a visa to enter the united states after dr mike has examined the crew this ship will have passed quarantine the last one to be examined this morning when airplanes arrive in the united states from they also must mathematical wanting jam a nation in a year over a million aircraft passengers arrive in this country from foreign ports and they must be examined by the united states public health service the public health doctors are on hand to meet each plane this plane is arriving from mexico the gangplank is rolled into position after the door is open dr lawry is the first person to board a must inspect the airplane papers and clear the plane before anyone can disembark the pilot will tell him if anyone is ill it watches the passengers as they come down the gangplank and proceed into the medical quarantine offices at the airport they will have to pass the inspection of the public health service the immigration service and the customs service after the people have left the customs officer examines the plane and an officer from the united states department of agriculture sprays every corner with  ry spray to be sure no insects such as mosquitoes bring disease into the country the fright also is sprayed so that no flies or beetles that might attack our plant at the country even before the plane lands the law demands that it be sprayed throughout the spray is lighter and does not harm the passengers the doctor carefully examined each person in the medical quandary in waiting room if there is any indication of sickness examines the passengers thoroughly in his private office there are many laws to different emergencies we are beginning to understand the painstaking care with which the public health service doctors guard every gate of entry into the united states the united states public health service also maintains quarantine stations at our border point of entry at this port near san diego cars are lined up waiting to enter the country each car first is checked by an immigration inspector if the occupants of the car were born in america the examination is short however when a person goes across the line into a foreign country he should have proof of his identity even if he is spending only the day there people coming to the united states to work or for short visits do not have to pass a medical examination but must show their card of identity to the immigration officers at this gate an immigration officer checks the people who are walking across the border he distinguishes between the visitors who cross the line for the day and the people who desire to enter the united states permanently there are many different laws but each person must pass the keen eyes of the immigration inspector must have the proper identification in the right wing of the building there are large quarters for the immigration department and for the medical corps and team service after the entering people pass the immigration officers those who are to see the doctor wait in the yard inside dr kelly is busy taking tests of the mexican people who wish to enter this country dr kelly looked over the cases that he pedro is having a blood test the nurse writes up the history of each case next several people are waiting to be vaccinated they cannot enter the country at this time but will take their test with the american consul in mexico if the results show that they are healthy and that they would make these arab citizens then the american council will issue them papers for bases to enter this country is right after all this is his first vaccination and it wasn't his idea to enter a strange country kind doctor reassured him and also his mother the public health doctors stand guard at all ports of entry to examine persons entering this country whether they are by frame from canada or mexico from any of the airports