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ship carries a qualified Medical Officer, quarantine shall
be dispensed with, and pratique granted.
If the vessel does not carry a qualified Medical Officer,
he shall direct the Commander to take the vessel to the
quarantine anchorage duly appointed and notified by the
Commissioner in Sind, and there to remain for a period
of eight clear days from the date of arrival in the har-
bour. The Health Officer shall also direct the Com-
mander to prohibit, during the period for which the vessel
remains at the quarantine anchorage as aforesaid, all
communication, except such as is hereinafter provided
for, between such vessel and the shore or other vessels
and boats in the harbour.
IV.—If the Health Officer, as the result of the enquiry made
under paragraph III above, shall have reason to believe
at the time when the vessel arrives in the harbour that any
person on board is suffering or during the voyage has
suffered, from plague, he shall direct the Commander
to take the vessel to the quarantine anchorage as afore-
said, and there to remain for a period of fifteen days
from the day of arrival in the harbour ; and shall fur-
ther direct that during such fifteen days' intercourse
between the said vessel and the shore or other vessels
and boats in the harbour shall be prohibited as provided
in Rule III.
V.—If during the period a vessel is at the quarantine anchorage
aforesaid any case or cases of plague should occur on
board, the said vessel shall remain in quarantine for a
period of fifteen days from the date of termination of the
last case either by death, recovery or removal from the
Vessel and be subject to all the prohibitions provided for
in Rules III and IV.
VI.—When any vessel has been placed in quarantine as afore-
said, the Health Officer may direct the removal of sa
many of the passengers and crew as may not be suffer-
ing from illness, and whose services may not be required
on board the vessel, to such particular spots as may from
time to time be selected by the Commissioner in Sind as
places of quarantine, there to remain for a period of eight
days, or if the vessel has been placed in quarantine for
fifteen days, for a period of fifteen days. If a case of
plague occurs among such passengers and crew during
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spread of infection by sea.
any such period, they shall remain in a place of quaran-
tine for a period of fifteen days from the date of the
occurrence of the last case of such illness.
VII.—Any mails or cargo which may be brought by any vessel
so arriving shall be landed under such precautions as the
Health Officer may deem necessary to prevent the spread
of the disease.
VIII.—It will be the duty of the Port Officer to facilitate the
conveyance to all vessels in quarantine of such supplies of
provisions, stores and other articles as may be required
by those on board. Such supplies will be placed on the
boats of the vessels in quarantine to be subsequently
removed by members of their crews.
IX.—All vessels arriving at Karachi which may have communi-
cated with vessels coming from Bombay, shall be subject-
ed to the same rules as vessels arriving at Karachi from
Bombay.
No. 32.
Telegram, dated 2oth October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Bombay,
To—Home, Simla.
Commissioner, Burma, telegraphs : Eight days' quarantine im-
posed at Rangoon against Bombay arrivals.
Pratique at Colombo
and other British ports recognized.
No. 33.
Telegram, dated 18th October 1896.
From—Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling,
To—Home, Simla,
Lieutenant-Governor proposes to impose at once quarantine rules
at Calcutta and Chittagong similar to those of July 1894, but includ-
ing provisions regarding pratique at Colombo or intermediate ports.
Sanction by wire solicited.
No. 34.
No. 3081/2-T. M., dated Darjeeling, the 18th October 1896.
From—The Secretary to the Government of Bengal, Marine Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department.
With reference to your telegram No. 301, dated the 12th instant,
and in continuation of this Department's telegrams of the 15th and
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* Nut printed.
18th instant. I am directed to forward, for the approval of the Gov-
ernment of India, the enclosed copies
of quarantine rules* which have been
framed for the ports of Calcutta and Chittagong respectively.
2. These rules will be notified in the Calcutta Gazette and pub-
lishod in the newspapers as soon as sanction to their imposition is
received in reply to this Department's telegram of the 18th instant
referred to above.
3. As regards the Orissa ports, I am to say that vessels from
Bombay rarely visit them, but to provide against such a contingency
rules empowering the Port Officers of Chandballi and False Point to
prohibit any communication with the shore in the case of vessels
which have not been granted pratique at Colombo, or other interme-
diate port, or which have suspicious cases of sickness on board, are
being drafted and will shortly be submitted to the Government of
India. There are no Health Officers at Chandballi or False Point
and the course proposed seems the only one possible.
No. 35.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 359, dated
Simla, the 23rd October 1896.
Rules at Calcutta
against Bombay.
The following rules for quarantine against plague which have been
made by the Bengal Government in exercise of the power conferred
by section 1, Act I of 1870, with the previous sanction of the Gov-
ernor General in Council; are published for general information.
The rules have effect from the 21st October 1896, as a temporary
measure, at the Port of Calcutta:—
I.—The Commander of every vessel, including buggalows or
other native craft arriving from Bombay, shall, on
arrival at the Sandheads, hoist a yellow flag, and indi-
cate by signal the port from which she has come, and
shall keep such flag and signal flying until permitted
to take it down as hereinafter provided. The pilot, on
going alongside a vessel from Bombay, shall direct the
flag prescribed above to be hoisted if it has not already
been done.
* N. B.—Pilotage is compulsory for
all vessels over 100 tons in the Port
of Calcutta.
II.—The Commander shall not, without first having obtained per-
mission as hereinafter provided, allow any communi-
cation except orally with the shore or any other vessel
or boat, excepting only with the boat supplying the Pilots*
from the Pilot Brig, and
in that case communication
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spread of infection by sea.
shall be limited to receiving on board the Pilot, his Leads-
man, servant and baggage.
III.—If there is any case of sickness on board, and the Pilot has
reason to believe that it is plague, he shall telegraph to
the Port Officer from Saugor, and not proceed beyond
Diamond Harbour without the permission of the Port
Officer.
IV.—If the Pilot has no reason to believe that there is any one
suffering from plague on board, he shall bring the vessel
up the river to Mateeabrooj, and shall anchor it there
till the Health Officer has visited it,
V.—The Health Officer, as soon as he has received information
of the vessel at Mateeabrooj, shall visit it, and ascertain
by enquiry from the Commander or the Medical Officer
on board, or other sources of information, whether any
person on board is suffering or has suffered from plague.
VI.—If the Health Officer is satisfied that no one is suffering
from plague, or has suffered from plague since the vessel
left Bombay, and if the vessel has been allowed pratique
at any intermediate port including Colombo, he shall allow
the passengers to land, but shall detain the vessel at
Mateeabrooj till such measures have been taken for the
disinfection of the mails and cargo arid hold as he may
consider necessary.
VII.—When he is satisfied that the necessary measures have
been taken for the disinfection of the mails, cargo and
hold, he shall allow the mails and cargo to be landed, and
shall by writing under his hand, to be delivered to the
Commander, permit such vessel to haul down the yellow
flag, and to proceed upwards in the Port, and to hold
free communication with the shore and with vessels
and boats in port.
VIII.—If the vessel has not been allowed pratique at Colombo
or other intermediate ports, or if through her not carry-
ing a qualified Medical Officer, or for other reasons, the
Health Officer is not satisfied that no one on board has
suffered during the voyage from plague, he shall direct
the Commander to take the vessel to the quarantine
anchorage at Mateeabrooj or elsewhere duly appointed
by the Port Officer, there to remain for a period of eight
days from the date of arrival in harbour. The Health
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Officer shall also direct the Commander to prohibit,
during the period for which the vessel remains at the
quarantine anchorage as aforesaid, all communication, ex-
cept such as is hereinafter provided for, between such
vessel and the shore or other vessels, or boats in the
harbours.
IX.—If the Health Officer, as the result of the enquiry made under
paragraph V above, shall have reason to believe, at the
time when the vessel arrives in the harbour, that any
person on board is suffering from plague, or if during the
time the ship is in quarantine at Mateeabrooj under Rule
VIII, any case of the disease breaks out, he shall direct
the Commander to take the vessel to the quarantine
anchorage at Diamond Harbour or elsewhere duly
appointed by the Port Officer, there to remain for a
period of fifteen days from the day of arrival in the
harbour ; and shall further direct that during such fifteen
days, intercourse between the vessel detained under this
Rule, or Rule III, and the shore or other vessels or boats
in the harbour, shall be prohibited as provided in Rule II.
X.—If during the period a vessel is at the quarantine anchorage
aforesaid, any case or cases of plague should occur on
board, the said vessel shall remain in quarantine for a
period of fifteen days from the date of the last case occur-
ring, and be subject to all the prohibitions provided
for in Rule IX.
XI.—When any vessel has been placed in quarantine as afore-
said, the Health Officer may direct the removal of so
many of the passengers and crew as may not be
suffering from illness, and whose services may not be
required on board the vessel, to such particular spots as
may from time to time be selected by the Port Officer
as places of quarantine, there to remain for a period of
eight days if under Rule VIII, or if the vessel has been
placed in quarantine for fifteen days, for a period of
fifteen days. If a case of plague occurs among such
passengers and crew during any such period, they shall
remain in a place of quarantine for a period of fifteen
days from the date of the occurrence of the last case of
such illness.
XII.—It will be the duty of the Port Officer to facilitate the
conveyance to all vessels in quarantine of such supplies
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spread of infection by sea.
of provisions, stores and other articles as may be required
by those on board. Such supplies will be placed on the
boats of the vessels in quarantine, to be subsequently
removed by members of their crews.
No. 36.
Telegram, dated the 23rd October 1896.
From—Government of Madras, Marine Department,
To—Home, Simla.
Your telegram 342-Sanitary. Quarantine against Bombay will
be imposed at Port of Madras, with effect from the 28th instant.
Copy of rules follows.
No. 37.
Telegram, dated 24th October 1896.
From—Government of Madras, Marine Department,
To—Home, Simla.
In continuation of my telegram, dated the 23rd instant, on sub-
ject of quarantine at Port of Madras. His Excellency in Council
suggests quarantine at all west coast ports of this Presidency.
Please wire if orders may issue accordingly.
No. 38.
Telegram, dated 25th October 1896.
From— Home, Simla,
To—Government of Madras, Marine Department.
Your telegram of 24th. Government of India carefully con-
sidered advisability of imposing quarantine at intermediate ports in
India and decided not to do so. Quarantine against Bombay is
being imposed at ports in direct communication with Europe and at
no other.
No. 39.
Rules at Ran-.
goon against
Bombay.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 369, dated
Simla, the 29th October 1896.
The following rules for quarantine against plague which have
been made by the Chief Commissioner of Burma in exercise of the
power conferred by section 1, Act I of 1870, with the previous
sanction of the Governor General in Council, are published for
general information,
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The rules have effect from the 20th October 1896, as a temporary
measure in the Port of Rangoon :—
I.—The Commander of every vessel, including junks or other
native craft, arriving from Bombay, shall, on arrival at
the pilot brig hoist a yellow flag and indicate by signal
the port from which she has come.
II.—Such Commander shall not, except as hereinafter provided,
allow any communication either with the shore or with any
other vessel or boat except with the boat supplying a pilot
from the pilot brig, and in that case communication shall
be limited to receiving on board the pilot, his servant, if
any, and baggage.
III.—The pilot shall not take such vessel higher than Elephant
Point, but shall anchor it there until the Health Officer of
the Port has visited it and ascertained by enquiry from
the Commander whether any person on board is suffering,
or has during the voyage suffered, from plague. If the
Health Officer is satisfied by such enquiry that no person
on board is suffering, or during the voyage has suffered,
from plague, or if the vessel has undergone since leaving
Bombay a quarantine which is properly proved for not less
than eight days at Colombo or some other British port, the
Health Officer shall, by writing under his hand to be
delivered to the Commander, permit such vessel to haul
down the yellow flag and proceed upwards in the port
and hold free communication with the shore and with
vessels and boats in port. If the ship has not undergone
eight days quarantine at Colombo or some other British
port since leaving Bombay, the Health Officer shall direct
the Commander to take the vessel to the quarantine anchor-
age and there to remain for a period of eight days from
the date of arrival in the harbour. The Health Officer
shall also direct the Commander to prohibit, during the
period for which the vessel remains at the quarantine
anchorage as aforesaid, all communication, except such as
is hereinafter provided for between such vessel and the
shore, or other vessels and boats in the harbour.
IV.—If the Health Officer shall have reason to believe at the
time when the vessel arrives in the harbour that any per-
son on board is suffering, or during the voyage has suf-
fered, from plague, he shall direct the Commander to take
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spread of infection by sea.
the vessel to the quarantine anchorage as aforesaid and
there to remain for a period of fifteen days from the day
of arrival in the harbour ; and shall further direct that
during such fifteen days' intercourse between the said
vessel and the shore or other vessels and boats in the
harbour shall be prohibited as provided in Rule III.
V.—If during the period a vessel is at the quarantine anchorage
aforesaid any case or cases of plague should occur
on board, the said vessel shall remain in quarantine for a
period of fifteen days from the date of the last case
occurring, and be subject to all the prohibitions provided
for in Rules III and IV.
VI.—When any vessel has been placed in quarantine as aforesaid,
the Health Officer may direct the removal of so many of the
passengers and crew as may not be suffering from illness
and whose services may not be required on board the
vessel, to such particular spots as may from time to time
be selected by the Chief Commissioner as places of quaran-
tine, there to remain for a period of eight days, or, if the
vessel has been placed in quarantine for fifteen days, for a
period of fifteen days. If a case of plague occurs among
such passengers and crew during any such period, they
shall remain in a place of quarantine for a period of fifteen
days from the date of the occurrence of the last case of
such illness.
VII.—Any mails or cargo which may be brought by any vessel
so arriving shall be landed under such precautions as
the Health Officer may deem necessary to prevent the
spread of the disease.
VIII.—It will be the duty of the Conservator of the Port to facil-
itate the conveyance to all vessels m quarantine of
such supplies of provisions, stores, and other articles as
may be required by those on board. Such supplies will be
placed on the boats of the vessels in quarantine to be
subsequently removed by members of their crews.
IX.—All vessels arriving at Rangoon, which may have communi-
cated with any vessel coming from Bombay, shall be
subjected to the same quarantine as vessels arriving at
Rangoon from Bombay, unless the communication was
held after the vessel from Bombay was released from
quarantine.
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No. 40.
No. 808—3-Z-14, dated Rangoon, the 24th October 1896.
From—The Secretary to the Chief Commissioner, Burma, General,
Department,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Home Department.
* Not re-printed. The rules are
republished in Home Department
Notification No. 386, dated 3rd Nov-
ember 1896.
In continuation of my letter No. 675—3 Z-14, dated the 20th October
1896, I am directed to submit for the information of the Gov-
ernment of India and for publication
in the Gazette of India a copy of
General Department Notification *
No. 191, dated 21st October 1896, in which a new rule is published,
to be substituted for Rule III of the Quarantine Rules published in
General Department Notification No. 190, dated the 2oth October
1896.
2. I am to explain that after the publication of the Rules of the
20th October it occurred to the Chief Commissioner that Rule III
did not fully express the wishes of the Government of India as
communicated in your telegram No. 338, dated 18th October 1896.
Under the orders in that telegram the granting of pratique at
Rangoon to vessels which had not obtained pratique at Colombo, or
some other British port, was to be at the discretion of the Health
Officer.
This point is made clear in the new rule, which is herewith
submitted.
No. 41.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 386, dated
Simla, the 3rd November 1896.
The following rule for quarantine against plague which has been
made by the Chief Commissioner of Burma in exercise of the power
conferred by section 1, Act I of 1870, with the previous sanction of
the Governor General in Council, is published for general information
in substitution of Rule III of the rules for quarantine against plague
published in Notification No. 369, dated 29th October 1896:—
III.—The pilot shall not take such vessel higher than Elephant
Point, but shall anchor it there until the Health Officer of the Port
has visited it and ascertained by enquiry from the commander whether
any person on board is suffering, or has during the voyage suffered,
from plague. If the Health Officer is satisfied by such enquiry that
no person on board is suffering, or during the voyage has suffered,
from plague, the Health Officer may, by writing under his hand to be
delivered to the commander, permit such vessel to haul down the yellow
flag and proceed upwards in the port and hold free communication
with the shore and with vessels and boats in port. Provided that
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spread of infection by sea.
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if the vessel has undergone since leaving Bombay a quarantine, which
is properly proved, for not less than eight days at Colomboj or some
other British port, the Health Officer shall grant such permission as
aforesaid.
If the vessel has not undergone eight days' quarantine at Colombo
or some other British port since leaving Bombay, the Health Officer
may direct the commander to take the vessel to the quarantine anchor-
age and there to remain for a period of eight days from the date of
arrival in the harbour. In such case the Health Officer shall also
direct the commander to prohibit, during the period for which the
vessel remains at the quarantine anchorage as aforesaid, all communi-
cation, except such as is hereinafter provided for between such vessel
and the shore, or other vessels and boats in the harbour.
No. 42.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 387, dated
Simla, the 4th November 1896.
Rules at Madras
against Bombay.
THE following rules for quarantine against plague, which have
been made by the Madras Government in exercise of the power con-
ferred by section I, Act I of 1870, with the previous sanction of the
Governor General in Council, are published for general information.
The rules have effect from the 28th October 1896 as a temporary
measure at the port of Madras :—
I.—The Commander of every vessel arriving from Bombay shall,
before entering the port, indicate his arrival by signal.
II.—Such Commander shall not, except as hereinafter provided,
allow any communication, either with the pilot boat, except orally or
with the shore, or with any other vessel or boat in the port.
III.—Immediately on any such arrival being signalled, the Health (or
other Medical) Officer of the port shall go alongside the vessel and
ascertain by enquiry from the Commander whether any person on board
is suffering, or has during the voyage suffered, from plague. If there is
no case of plague on board, pratique may be granted at the discretion
of the Helth Officer whether the vessel carries a qualified Medical
Officer or not. Pratique granted at Colombo will be recognised.
IV.—If the Health Officer shall have reason to believe at the time
when the vessel arrives in the port that any person on board is suffer-
ing, or during the voyage has suffered, from plague, he shall direct the
Commander to take the vessel to the quarantine anchorage, and there
to remain for a period of fifteen days from the day of arrival in the
port; and shall further direct that, during such fifteen days' intercourse
between the said vessel and the shore or other vessels and boats in the
harbour shall be prohibited.