History and medical treatment of cholera : as it appeared in Sunderland in 1831 / by W. Haslewood and W. Mordey.

  • Haslewood, W. (William), 1802?-1866.
Date:
1832
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Credit: History and medical treatment of cholera : as it appeared in Sunderland in 1831 / by W. Haslewood and W. Mordey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    land were ordered to perforin a sort of precau- tionary quarantine, by being moored for a certain number of days in a separate part of the river : and although, to this day, the disease is not known to have appeared in Holland, yet, when it was reported to be in this place, it was asserted that it had been introduced by the ships in quarantine having been allowed to communicate with the shore. But the absurdity of the idea was too obvious for it to obtain a moment's attention when the facts were known. It is also certain that vessels arrived from Ham- burgh in October with clean bills of health ; but none of the sailors of these ships are known to have taken the disease; nor has any case been traced to connection with them. 2dly. On the sufficiency of quarantine. — It would be interesting to know precisely what degree of purification the clothes and bedding of the sea- men undergo at the regular quarantine stations, — not merely what is the printed form of instructions handed on board by the quarantine officer, but what means are used to enforce compliance with these directions.: though still it may appear ques- tionable how far they are sufficient to destroy con- tagion, supposing it to exist in the clothes, bedding, and feathers contained in the bedding of the sailors. It is by no means uncommon for sailors arriving at a Russian port to have their beds filled with new feathers ; and these are commonly taken out on their return home, to be cleansed of the dust, &c. which adheres to them in the state in which they are purchased. l 2