The Portland daily press., 1885-10-15
Instructions that inspectors on the
Frontier Must Heed.

WASHINGTON, Oct 14.-A circular in regard to
the maintenance Of quarantine Inspection on the
northern frontier of the United States has been
issued to the medical officers of the marine hos
pital service, customs officers and others CON
cerned Referring to the authority conferred by
the act approved April 20, 1878, entitled IAN
act to prevent the introduction OF contagious or
infectious diseases into the United StateS,' 1t
directs attention to the prevalence OF the contag
iOus and infectious disease of small pox in Mon-
treal and other places in the Dominion OF Canada
and promulgates the following regulations framed
under the direction of the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and subject to the approval OF the President
For the protection of the health of the people Of
the Uniied States against the danger referred TO
trains of cars and other vehicles crossing the
border line must be inspected by medical in
spector Of the marine hospital service before they
will be allowed to enter the United States unless
provision shall have been made by State or mum
icipal quarantine laws and regulations for SucheX-
amna3n All rs arrg TG IN scS
ical inspector before they will be allowed to
enter the United States unless provision had been
made for such examinations as aforesaid. All
persons coming from infected districts not giving
satisfactory evidence of protection against small
pOx will be prohibited from proceeding into the
United States unless such period as the medical
Inspector local quarantine or other sanitary Off
Ger duly authorized may direct. Inspectors will
vacnate all unprotected persons who desire or are
willing to submit to vaccination free of charge,
and any such person refusing to be vaccinated
shall be prevented from entering the United
States. All baggage, clothing and other effects,
and articles of merchandise coming from Injected
district and liable to carriage of the infection or
on the supposition of being infected, will be sub
jected to thorough disinfection. All persons
Showing evidence of having had small pox or va
riooid, or who exhibit a well defined mark OF re-
cent vaccination may be considered protected but
the wearing apparel and baggage of such protect
ed persons who may come from infected districts,
or nave been exposed to the Infection will be sub
jected to thorough disnfecton as above provided.
Custom officers and United States medical in
spectors will consult and act in conjunction with
the authorized state and local health authorities
saf far m II o DrudpOt and the unnecessary de-
tention of trains or other vehicles persons, ami
mails, baggage or merchandise willbe avoided SO
far as may be consistent with the prevention of
the introduction of diseases dangerous to the pub
lie health.
Inspectors will make full weekly reports of SER
vices performed under this regulation, and in the
enforcement of these regulations there shall be
no interference with any quarantine laws or reg
ulations existing under, or provided for by any
state or municipal authorities.
(Signed.) JOHN b. HAMILTON,
Supervisory Surgeon General United States Ma
rne Hospital Service.
Approved DANIEL MANNING, Secretary.
Approved, GROVER CLEVELAND.