, 1892-11-09

End Member for Chrlstiansted (StdkemdHN)
Would the Government then not take into
consideration if the sanitary state in the
United States IS now not such as to warrant the
entire removal of the quarantine? There has
been no sickness there for a long time. Medi-
cal authorities are agreed or satisfied that
IS days is the longest in which the cholera
germ can remain hidden when the steamer
takes 6 days, and other precautiona Y mea-
sures bring it up to I or 8 days since the pas
senger left, without infection showing itself,
we might safely admit passengers. more es-
pecially as it is known that IN New York,
from which port the vessel sailed, the disease
is not III existence.
The Gocetnor: We have a quarantine of
IA days; may be that experience shows that
the germ takes only & days to develop; but
in the Leeward Islands it is II days. The
English Islands put quarantine against St.
Thomas, because the quarantine there is only
IT days aud the Royal Mail Steamer places
herself under quarantine in St. Ihomls on
the same account. ST. Croix is considered as
being connected closely with ST. Thomas,
and a quarantine yet more stringent against
St. Thomas might be established elsewhere
if here in st. Croix communication with the
United States were entirely free. For the
present and until further passengers mast
90 to st. Thomas to be di~iutected at the
Quarantine Establishment. As soon as the
medical Authorities here agree or show
that the quarantine regulations against YES
sells and passengers from the United States
can be removed, the Government shall do so
gladly.
End Member for Christianstod (StaEemann)
The brig "T. Towner' which arrived in
Christiansted some days ago from the United
States was not allowed to land before dis
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doctor had shown how it should be done.
Now, if that was sufficient and efficient in the
one case, why not in the other too ? This
disinfection was made although the vessel
had been out more than IA days, and the cap
tain, crew, as well as the vessel itself was
di8infected in the harbour, before ommuni
cation was allowed.
The Governor: Sailing vessels have time
TO wait to be disinfected steamers as a rule
can not wait so long as will be required to
secure disinfection on board of one or more
passengers for this port. He was under the
impression that in the case alluded TO, the
passenger could not be disinfected on board
the steamer; and we have no where on shore
to have it done, hence, as already stated.
he had to 60 to St. Thomas. In other cases
where the vessel, passengers and crew can
be disinfected under one, on the vessel
t self, that is different, and that is usually
done.
End Member for Christiansted (Staksm1aul
The last steamer was here a day and a halt,
but perhaps there was no time to allow OF
disinfeotion on board. But we might per
haps have a sort Of shed or tent, whore the
disinfection could be effected; it would be good
for the traffic Of the island, if some such
measure were provided. 1t had been said
that on the occasion III question the mail bags
were taken from on board by the Custom
house boat and porters, and were put in a
room the porters went for their breakfast to
their respective houses in town, and after
returning, they and the bags were disinfected.
If that is SO, of course, those people might
have spread the infection by their having been
round about in the town.
lst Member for Christiansted (CreagA)
said he could admit that infection might
have been conveyed in that way. AS regards
the 'T. Towner," the vessel had been out II
days, and of course it was an extreme pre-
caution to disinfeot her on"her arrival here.
He for his part thought, however. that we
in st. Croix could not use too much precau-
ton St. Croix exists by the help of the
rural labouring classes it is known that they
are mot very clearly in their habits IS
Of them hurdle together in one little room,
and of course they are easy prey to infection.
If the cholera were to get here and among
that class he did not know what would