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spread of infection by sea.
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 sup-
plies 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 subse-
quently removed by members of their crews.
IX.—All vessels arriving at Bombay ports, which may have
communicated with vessels coming from Hongkong
and Canton, shall be subjected to the same rules as
vessels arriving at Bombay ports from Hongkong and
Canton.
By order of His Excellency the Right Honourable the Governor
in Council.
Quarantine Rules issued during the present Epide-
mic before the Venice Convention.
QUARANTINE AT ADEN AND OTHER INDIAN PORTS.
No. 4.
Telegram, dated 6th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Bombay,
To—Home, Simla.
Following telegram dated 5th received from Consul, Alexandria :—
Begins. Sanitary Board have decided to apply from 5th to arrivals
from Bombay provisionally plague regulations in force since 13th
June 1894.—Message ends. Please sanction quarantine, Aden.
No. 5.
Telegram No. 275, dated 7th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department.
Your telegram of 6th instant. Governor General in Council
sanctions as a temporary measure the issue of rules similar to those in
Bombay Notification No. 2780, dated 26th July 1894, to take effect at
the Aden Ports against arrivals from Bombay. Please wire date of
Notification publishing the rules, and send copy for republication in
Gazette of India.
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No. 6.
Telegram, dated 7th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona,
To— Home, Simla.
Your telegram Mo. 275, Sanitary, dated 7th instant. Rules issued
to-day.
No. 7.
Telegram No. P.-161, dated 8th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona,
To—Home, Simla,
Commissioner in Sind proposes to apply B. quarantine rules at
Karachi against vessels arriving with plague on board. Act one of
1870 is in force in Sind. This Government support proposal, butare
inclined to think the period of 15 days prescribed by rule 4 is exces-
sive, on which point, however, Government of India will be further
addressed. Please wire orders.
No. 8.
Telegram No. 290, dated 9th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department.
Your telegram P.-161, 8th October. Is there no danger if we
impose lighter quarantine rules at Karachi than at Aden that Egypt
and other nations may not, considering the short distance between
Bombay and Karachi, treat vessels from Karachi in the same way as
they treat vessels from Bombay? The imposition of a quarantine
against Karachi as well as against Bombay would be so serious a
matter that the Government of India would be glad to receive opinion
of Bombay Government on this point before sanctioning B. quarantine
rules for Karachi.
No. 9.
Telegram, dated 8th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Bombay,
To—Home, Simla.
British Consul, Alexandria, telegraphs:—Begins. Sanitary
Board have decided to apply from 3rd October last to arrivals from
Assyr between Lith and Lohaya provisionally Plague Regulations in
force since 13th June 1894.—-Ends. Please sanction imposition at
Aden against arrivals from those places.
No. 10.
Telegram No. 292 (Sanitary), dated 10th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department.
Your telegram, 8th October. Governor General in Council sanc-
tions, as temporary measure, issue of rules on lines of those issued in
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spread of infection by sea.
Bombay Notification No. 2780, dated 26th July 1894, under 0section
1 of Act I of 1870, against arrivals from Assyr between Lith and
Lohaya at port of Aden. Please wire date of Notification publishing
rules and send copy for republication in Gazette of India.
No. 11.
Notification No. 300, dated Simla, the I2th October 1896.
Rules at Aden
against Bombay.
The following rules for quarantine against plague which have
been made by the Bombay Government in exercise of the power con-
ferred by section 1, 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 5th October 1896, as a temporary
measure, in the Ports of Aden, Perim and the Somali Coast :
I.—The Commander of every vessel, including buggalows or
other native craft, arriving at Aden, Perim and the Somali
Coast from Bombay shall, before entering the harbour,
hoist a yellow flag (or if entering a port at night time,
show whatever quarantine light signals are customary in
the port) and indicate by signal the port from which such
vessel has come, and shall keep such flag and signals
flying until permitted to take them 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.
II.—Such Commander shall not, without first having obtained
permission as hereinafter provided, allow any communica-
tion, except orally, with the shore or any other vessel or
boat, excepting with the boat supplying pilots, and in
that case communication shall be limited to receiving on
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board the pilot, his servant and baggage.
III.—On any such arrival being signalled, the Health Officer of
the Port shall, as soon as possible, 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, and if the Health Officer is satisfied
by such enquiry that no person on board is suffering, or
during the voyage has suffered from plague, and if the
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 Resident
and there to remain for a period of eight clear days from
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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, 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 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 share 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 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 Resident 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 Port Officer to facilitate the
conveyance to all vessels in quarantine of such supplies of
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spread of infection by sea.
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 Aden, Perim and the Somali Coast
which may have communicated with vessels coming from
Bombay, shall be subjected to the same rules as vessels
arriving at Aden, Perim and the Somali Coast from
Bombay.
No. 12.
Telegram No. 300, dated 9th October 1896.
From —Chief Commissioner of Burma, Rangoon,
To—Home, Simla.
With reference to Bubonic Plague, Bombay, orders are solicited
as to whether rules should be issued as a temporary measure against
arrivals from Bombay on lines of rules published in Burma General
Department Notification No. 197 of 27th July 1894.
No. 13,
Telegram, dated loth October 1896.
From — Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling,
To—Home, Simla.
Lieutenant-Governor desires to notify if required our 1894 Quar-
antine Rules with verbal modifications for Bombay. Sanction is
requested.
No. 14.
Telegram No. 301 (Sanitary), dated I2th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To-Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling.
Your telegram 10th. It has been suggested to impose quarantine
against Bombay at all Indian ports, rules being similar to those
enforced at Aden—see Bombay Government Gazette of 8th October—
with proviso that if pratique is granted at any intermediate port
including Colombo there will be no detention unless case of disease
on board. In other respects Bengal Rules of 1894 rendered necessary
by circumstances of Calcutta and other local ports may be enforced.
Please refer to Aden Rules and say whether Lieutenant-Governor
has any objection to this for Calcutta and subsidiary ports.
No. 15.
Telegram No. 302 (Sanitary), dated 12th October 1896.
From— Home, Simla,
To—Government of Madras.
It has been suggested that quarantine be imposed against Bombay
at all Indian ports, rules being similar to those enforced at Aden —
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see Bombay Government Gazette of 8th October—with proviso that
if pratique is granted at any port including Colombo there will be no
detention unless case of disease on board. Has Madras Government
any objection to this for Madras and subsidiary ports ?
No. 16.
Telegram No. 303 (Sanitary), dated 12th October 1896.
From— Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona.
Is there objection on part of Bombay Government to impose
quarantine against Bombay at all Indian ports, rules being similar to
those enforced at Aden with proviso that if pratique is granted at any
port including Colombo there will be no further detention unless case
of disease on board? Does Bombay Government approve of this for
Bombay ports ?
No. 17,
Telegram, dated 10th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department,
To—Home, Simla.
After considering available information about incubation period this
Government agree that Aden Quarantine Rules should be applied to
Karachi.
No. 18,
Telegram No. 304 (Sanitary), dated 12th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona.
Your telegram of 10th. The Government of India sanctio
application of Aden Quarantine Rules to Karachi. Please wire dat
of publication and send copy.
No. 19.
Telegram, dated 13th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay,
To—Home, Simla.
Your telegram 304 Sanitary. Notification enforcing quarantine at
Karachi issued to-day.
No. 20.
Telegram No. 186-P., dated 14th October 1896.
From—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona.
To—Home, Simla.
Your telegram No. 303. This Government desire to leave India
to decide regarding quarantine at ports outside this Presidency. At
ports in this Presidency except Karachi quarantine not considered
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spread of infection by sea.
necessary. As plague shows signs of diminution it is not desirable
to hamper passenger traffic between Bombay and minor ports on
Bombay coast.
No. 21.
Telegram, dated 15th October 1896.
From—Government of Madras, Marine Department, Ootacamund,
To—Home, Simla.
Your wire 302 (Sanitary), dated 12th. Madras Government has
no objection to proposed quarantine against Bombay.
NO. 22.
Telegram, dated 15th October 1896.
From—Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling,
To—Home, Simla.
Your 301 of 12th. Lieutenant-Governor has no objection to pro-
visions regarding pratique at Colombo or intermediate ports, other-
wise the Bengal rules of July 1894 seem suitable for the Hooghly and
Chittagong. Necessity of rules for Orissa ports under enquiry.
No. 23.
Telegram No. 338 (Sanitary), dated 18th October 1896.
From — Heme, Simla,
To—Chief Commissioner of Burma, Rangoon.
Your telegram of 9th. Governor General in Council sanctions, as
a temporary measure the issue of quarantine rules against Bombay,
similar to those of 27th July 1894 for port of Rangoon only, subject
to this modification that, if there is no case of plague on board,
pratique may be granted at discretion of Health Officer whether
vessel carries qualified Medical Officer or not. No quarantine rules
are deemed necessary at present for subordinate ports in Burma;
Rules should recognize pratique at Colombo. Please; wire date of
Notification publishing rules, and send copy for publication in Gazette
of India.
No. 24.
Telegram No. 340 (Sanitary), dated 18th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling,
Your telegram of 15th. Governor General in Council sanctions,
as a temporary measure, the issue of quarantine rules against Bombay,
similar to those of July 1894 for the port of Calcutta only. No
quarantine rules are deemed necessary at present for subordinate
ports in Bengal.
Calcutta rules should recognize pratique at
Colombo. Please wire date of Notification publishing rules and send
copy for publication in Gazette of India.
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No. 25.
Telegram No. 342 (Sanitary), dated 18th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Madras, Marine Department, Ootacamund.
Your telegram of 15th. Governor General in Council sanctions,
as a temporary measure, the issue of quarantine rules against Bombay,
similar to those of 20th July 1894 for port of Madras only, subject to
this modification that, if there is no case of plague on board, pratique
may be granted at discretion of Health Officer whether vessel carries
qualified Medical Officer or not. No quarantine rules are deemed
necessary at present for subordinate ports in Madras. Rules should
recognize pratique at Colombo. Please wire date of Notification
publishing rules and send copy for publication in Gazette of India.
No. 26.
Telegram No. 343 (Sanitary), dated 18th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department.
Following telegrams sent to-day:—To Chief Commissioner,
Burma :—Begins. (Here read telegram No. 338.)—Ends. To Bengal—
Begins. (Here read telegram No. 340).—Ends. To Madras :—Begins.
(Here read telegram No. 342.)—Ends.
No. 27.
Telegram No. 344, dated 18th October 1896.
From—Home, Simla,
To—Government of Bombay, General Department, Poona.
Your telegram of 14th. No quarantine rules are deemed neces-
sary for subordinate ports in Bombay other than Karachi.
No. 28,
Telegram, dated 20th October 1896.
From—Government of Bengal, Marine Department, Darjeeling,
To—Home, Simla.
Rules for quarantine, Port of Calcutta, issued under Notification
No. 126, dated 20th instant. Copy being forwarded to you.
No. 29,
Telegram No. 306, dated 19th October 1896.
From—Chief Commissioner of Burma, Rangoon,
To—Home, Simla,
Your 338 Sanitary of 18th October. Quarantine rules published
in General Department Notification dated 20th October.
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spread of infection by sea.
No. 30.
Rules at Aden
against Assyr.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 353, dated
Simla, the 22nd October 1896.
The following rules for quarantine against plague which have been
made by the Bombay Government in exercise of the power conferred
by section 1, Act 1 of 1870, with the previous sanction of the
Governor General in Council, are published for general information.
The rules have effect from the 3rd October 1896, as a temporary
measure in the Ports of Aden, Perim and the Somali Coast :—
I.—The Commander of every vessel, including buggalows or
other native craft, arriving at Aden, Perim, and the Somali
Coast from Assyr between Lith and Lohaya shall, before
entering the harbour, hoist a yellow flag (or if entering a
port at night time, show whatever quarantine light signals
are customary in the port) and indicate by signal the port
from which such vessel has come, and shall keep such flag
and signals flying until permitted to take them down as
hereinafter provided. The pilot on going alongside a
vessel from Assyr between Lith and Lohaya shall direct
the flag prescribed above to be hoisted, if it has not
already been done.
II.—Such Commander shall not, without first having obtained
permission as hereinafter provided, allow any communi-
cation, except orally, with the shore or any other vessel
or boat, excepting with the boat supplying pilots, and
in that case communication shall be limited to receiving
on board the pilot, his servant and baggage.
III.—On any such arrival being signalled, the Health Officer of
the port shall, as soon possible, 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, and if the Health Officer
is satisfied by such enquiry that no person on board is
suffering, or during the voyage has suffered, from plague,
and if the ship carries a qualified Medical Officer, quaran-
tine 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
Resident, and there to remain for a period of eight clear
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,
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except such as is hereinafter provided for, between such
vessel and the shore or other vessels and boats in the
harbour.
IV.—If the Heath 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 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 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 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 Resident 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 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 Port Officer to facilitate the
conveyance to all vessels in quarantine of such sup-
plies of provisions, stores and other articles as may be
required by those on board. Such supplies will be
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spread of infection by sea.
placed on the boats of the vessels in quarantine to be
subsequently removed by members of their crews.
IX.—All vessels arriving at Aden, Perim and the Somali Coast,
which may have communicated with vessels coming
from Assyr between Lith and Lohaya, shall be subjected
to the same rules as vessels arriving at Aden, Perim
and the Somali Coast from Assyr between Lith and
Lohaya.
No. 31.
Rules at Karachi
against Bombay.
Notification by the Government of India, Home Department, No. 354., dated
Simla, the 22nd October 1896.
The following rules for quarantine against plague which have
been made by the Bombay Government 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 inform-
ation.
The rules have effect from the 13th October 1896 as a temporary
measure at the port of Karachi :—
I.—The Commander of every vessel, including buggalows or
other native craft, arriving at Karachi from Bombay
shall, before entering the harbour, hoist a yellow flag (or
if entering a port at night time, show whatever quarantine
light signals are customary in the port) and indicate by
signal the port from which such vessel has come, and
shall keep such flag and signals flying until permitted
to take them down as hereinafter provided. The pilot
going alongside a vessel frorn Bombay shall direct the
flag prescribed above to be hoisted, if it has not already
been done.
II.—Such Commander shall not, without first having obtained
permission as hereinafter provided, allow any communica-
tion, except orally, with the shore or any other vessel or
boat, excepting with the boat supplying pilots, and in that
case communication shall be limited to receiving on board
the pilot, his servant and baggage.
III.—On any such arrival being signalled, the Health Officer of
the Port shall, as soon as possible, 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, and if the Health Officer is satis-
fied by such enquiry that no person on board is suffering,
or during the voyage has suffered, from plague, and if the