An act (passed 12th March 1805,) for making further provision for the effectual performance of quarantine : and also an order in Council, dated 5th April 1805.

Date:
1809
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Credit: An act (passed 12th March 1805,) for making further provision for the effectual performance of quarantine : and also an order in Council, dated 5th April 1805. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    respectively appointed for the performance of quarantine by such ships and vessels respectively, in the manner, and lor the time herein-after directed. IV. And it is hereby further ordered, That all merchant ships At «<h» Pia- and vessels, and all other ships and vessels not having the plague coL'ngPuuh- or such other infectious disease or distemper as aforesaid actu-orLcaithare ally on board, (except any ship of war, transport, or other ship J^JSS. in the actual service of government, under the command of a commissioned officer of his Majesty's navy,) coming from or through the Mediterranean, or from the West Barbary on the Atlantic ocean, which shall not be furnished with clean bills of health, shall perform quarantine in Standgate creek, and no where else : And in case any such merchant or other ship or vessel as aforesaid, coming from any of the places before described, and not furnished with a clean bill of health, shall come or attempt to enter into any of the out ports of Great Britain, or any of the islands aforesaid, the principal and other officers of the customs at such port, or in such islands, or the governor or chief magis- trate thereof, shall cause such ship or vessel to depart from thence immediately, and proceed to Standgate creek to perform quaran- tine ; and all ships of war, transports, and other ships in the ac- tual service of government, under the command of commissioned officers of his Majesty's navy, coming from any of the said pla- ces, and not being furnished with clean bills of health, shall per- form quarantine at the Motherbank, in a separate and distinct place, to be appointed and marked out with yellow buoys for that purpose, in the centre of which place a floating lazaret, moored with chains, shall be stationed, with a yellow flag constantly fly- ing at the mast head ; and all ships, vessels, and boats receiving any person, goods, wares, or merchandise, packets, packages, baggage, wearing apparel, books, letters, or any other articles whatever, from or out of any ships or vessels so coming from any 'of the said places without clean bills of health as aforesaid, shall perform the like quarantine at Standgate Creek or at the Mo- therbank respectively, in the same manner as if such receiving ships, vessels, or boats, had come from any of the said places with- out clean bills of health. V. And it is hereby further ordered, That all ships and ves-whatquar- , . r ■ •' * n -ii anting >liipj, sels coming from any port or place in Lurope without the coming with Streights, or on the continent of America, at which there is not fSowth, &c a regular establishment for the performance of quarantine de-&c. ftvmaay clared sufficient by his Majesty in council as aforesaid, and bav^iopelritiMat ing on board any of the articles enumerated in the first class Oionlthe^u-