Volume 1

Report to the Government of British Honduras upon the outbreak of yellow fever in that colony in 1905, together with an account of the distribution of the Stegomyia fasciata in Belize, and the measures necessary to stamp out or prevent the recurrence of yellow fever / by Rubert Boyce.

  • Boyce, Rubert W. (Rubert William), Sir, 1863-1911.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Report to the Government of British Honduras upon the outbreak of yellow fever in that colony in 1905, together with an account of the distribution of the Stegomyia fasciata in Belize, and the measures necessary to stamp out or prevent the recurrence of yellow fever / by Rubert Boyce. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Article VI.— Relates to the organisation of a service of direct information between the chiefs of administration upon the frontiers. Article VII — Information of a first case of plague, cholera or Yellow fever does not justify against a territorial area when it may appear, the application by other countries of the prescribed measures of defence. “ Upon the occurrence of several non-imported cases of plague, or a non-imported case of Yellow fever or when cases of cholera form a focus, the area is to be declared infected.” Article VIII.—Limits the restrictive measures to the affected region or area and defines what is implied by “ area.” But the narrowing down of restrictive measures to a particular area in a country will depend upon the measures taken by the Government of the infected country to confine the fever to the particular area, and provided also that Article I. has been faithfully complied with. “ When an area is infected no restrictive measure is taken against departures from this area if these departures have occurred five days, at least, before the beginning of the epidemic.” Article IX.—That an area should no longer be considered as infected official proof must be furnished, (i) That there has been neither a death nor a new case of Yellow fever for 18 days after isolation, death or cure of the last case, but each Government may reserve the right to extend the period. (2) That measures against mosquitoes have been executed. Note.—“ By isolation in the case of Yellow fever is understood the isolation of the patient in an apartment so screened as to prevent the access of mosquitoes. The following articles deal with the defensive measures adopted by other countries against an infected territory :— Article X.—The Government of each country is obliged to immediately publish the measures which it believes necessary to take against departures either from a country or from an infected territorial area. The said Government is to communicate at once this publication to the diplomatic or consular agent of the infected country residing' in its capital as well as to the International Sanitary Bureau. The Government shall be equally obliged to make known through the same channels the revocation of these measures or modifications which may be made in them. In default of a diplomatic or consular agency in the capital, communica¬ tions are directed to the Government of the country interested. Article XI.—States that there is no merchandise itself capable of transmitting Yellow fever, it only becomes dangerous when it harbours mosquitoes. Article XII.—No merchandise or objects shall be subjected to disin¬ fection on account of Yellow fever, but the vehicle of transportation may be subjected to fumigation to destroy mosquitoes. Article XIII.—States that if merchandise is properly protected, transportation through an infected territory should not debar its entry into the country of destination. Article XIV.—That merchandise should not be prohibited if it were shipped at least five days before the beginning of the epidemic. Ai'ticle X I .—Provides for the authority of the country of destination to fix method and plan of disinfection for destruction of mosquitoes. The disinfection to be carried out so as to cause the least possible injury to merchandise.