Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-10-29
QUARANTINE INSPECTORS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-A circular
approve d by the President, in regard
to the maintenance of quarantine in
spection Oh the northern frontier OF
the United States has been issued tC
the medical officers of the marine hos
pital service, custom officers, and
others concerned. After reciting the
quarantine law and its application tc
the prevention of infection from small
pox brought from the Canadian hor-
der, the following orders are made:
1. Until further orders all vessels ar.
irving from ports in Cana da, I'D
trains of cars and other vehicles cross
ing the border lines must be examined
by medical inspector of the Marine
| Hospital service before they will be
allowed to enter the United States un.
less provision shall have been made
by State or municipal quarantine avs
and regulations for such examination.
2. All persons arriving from Canada
! by rail or other wise must be examin>
ed by such medical inspector before
they will be allowed to enter the
United States, unless provisions has
been made for such examinations as
aforesaid.
3. All persons coming from infect
ed districts not giving satisfactory evil
dence of protection against small pox
will be prohibited from proceeding in
to the United States until after such
period as the medical inspector or, other
sanitary officer, duly authorized, may
direct,
f. Inspectors will vaccinate all un-
protected persons who desire or are
willing to submit to vaccination, free
OF charge. Any such persons refus-
ing to be vaccinated shall be prevent
ed from entering into the United
States.
5. All baggage, clothing, and other
effects, and articles of merchandise
coming from infected districts and
liable to carry infection or suspected
of being infected will be subjected to
thorough disinfection.
6. All persons showing evidence OF
having had smallpox or varioloid, or
who exhibit welldefned mark of re-
cent vaccin alton may be considered
protected, but the wearing apparel
and baggage of such protected per-
sons who may come from infected dis,
tricts or have been exposed to infec-
ton will be subjected to thorough dis
Infection, as above provided.
z. Custom officers and United
States medical inspectors will consult
and act in con- junction with author
lied state and local health authorities
as far as may be practicable, and I'm
u -
other vehicles, persons, animals, bag
gage, or merchandise will be avoided
so far as may be consistent with the
prevention of the introduction of dis
eases dangerous to the public health
in the United States.
s. Inspectors will make full week
ly reports of services performed under
this regulation.
8. As provided in section 5, all
quarantine officers or agents acting
under any state Or municipal system,
upon the application of the respective
state or municipal authorities, are EN-,
powered to enforce the provisione OF
these regulations, and are hereby au
thorized to prevent the entrance into
the United States Of any vessel OF
vehicle, person, merchandise, or anis
mails prohibited under the act afore,
said.
10. In the enforcement of these
regulations there shall be no interfer>
ence with any quarantine laws regu
lations existing under or to be pro
vided for by any state OR muicipal
authority.
JOHN B. HAMILTON,
Supervising Surgeon General United
States Marine Hospital service.
Approved: DANIEL MANNING, Sec
rotary.
Approved: GROVER CLEVELAND
President.