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2. For the protection of the Settlement of Aden, however, and also with
a view to preventing ships for other ports than Bombay, which called at and
had free communication with Aden, being compromised thereby, the following
quarantine regulations under Act 1 of 1870 were, with the sanction of the
Government of India, on 7th October 1896 applied at Aden against vessels
arriving from Bombay:
"No. 4435.-In exercise of the power conferred by Act 1 of 1870, the following rules
for quarantine against plague have been made by the Government of Bombay, with the
previous sanction of the Governor General in Council: they have effect from the 5th instant
in the Ports of Aden, Perim and the Somli Coast, as a temporary measure:
I.-The Commander of every vessel, including buggalows or other native craft, arriving
at Aden, Perim and the Somli 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 herein-
after provided, allow any communication, 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 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
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 herein-
after 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 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 prohi-
bitions 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 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 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 Aden, Perim and the Somli Coast which may have
communicated with vessels coming from Bombay, shall be subjected to the same
such as vessels arriving at Aden, Perim and the Somli Coast from Bombay."