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34. All the regulations applicable to regularly organized quarantine stations shall also apply to every unorganized quarantine station in so far as circumstances will admit, and particularly the provisions relating to inspection, anchoring or mooring, disinfecting, customs clearance, putting back to sea before breaking bulk, questions to ship's surgeon or officers, and penalties.

35. Any collector or sub-collector of customs in his quality of quarantine officer at any unorganized quarantine station in Canada, if he is informed of or has reason to suspect the presence of any of the graver quarantinable diseases recited in section 21 of these regulations, shall order a medical inspection to be made of the vessel bringing such disease;

(a.) In the event of a vessel arriving at an unorganized quarantine station with quarantinable sickness on board, the master shall pay a fee of $4 for each medical inspection ordered by the quarantine officer, and such fee or fees must be paid before customs clearance is granted;

(b.) If no sickness is found on board a vessel arriving at an unorganized quarantine station and ordered to be inspected by the quarantine officer, the cost of such inspection shall not be a charge against the vessel, but will be defrayed by the government.

Steam Tugs.

36. Any steam tug or other vessel which shall have towed or otherwise communicated with any vessel of the class of vessels subject to quarantine or quarantine inspection shall thereby be held to the same regulations and requirements as apply to the vessel communicated with;

(a.) If the communication between the vessel and the steam tug is confined to attachment of a rope, afterwards loosed, the quarantine officer may decide to release such tug from quarantine detention.

Rags.

37. Rags coming from a port or country in which infectious disease prevails, may be prohibited, and the name of any port or country so infected shall, from time to time, be published in the Canada Gazette;

(a.) Rags arriving from prohibited ports at a quarantine station shall be liable to be burnt or otherwise treated on the order of the Minister of Agriculture based on a report of the quarantine officer.

New Merchandise.

38. New merchandise in general may be accepted without question.

In times of Epidemics.

39. Passengers during a period of epidemic disease should be notified by steamship agents to dispense as far as possible with luggage that may be injured by wetting, in case of having to undergo disinfection-such as fabrics, of which the dyes are likely to run, as the owners will be compelled to assume all risks of injury.

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40. Vessels during a period of epidemic disease should dispense as far as possible with woollen hangings, curtains, carpets and upholstering, substituting non-absorbing coverings.

41. Every vessel carrying cargo, and liable to be disinfected, should have provided a plain frame shaft allowing a clear inside space of 12 inches each way, placed in the main hatch, in a sailing vessel; and one in each hatch of a steamship, divided by bulkheads. The frame-work in this shaft to be set before loading and to extend from the hatchway to the bottom of the vessel. This simple arrangement would receive the fumigating pipe and avoid shifting cargo.

Passengers.

42. Passengers, for the purpose of these regulations, are divided into two classes: cabin and steerage. Steerage passengers are those occupying compartments other than those of first and second cabin.

Methods of Disinfection.

43. The methods of disinfection at the quarantine stations of Canada shall be as follow:

(a.) Exposure to steam not less than 30 minutes, steam to be of the temperature of not less than 100° Centigrade (212° Fahrenheit), nor greater than 115° Centigrade (239° Fahrenheit);

(b.) Articles that would be destroyed by the above method to be disinfected by thoroughly wetting with a solution of mercuric chloride, of one part to one thousand, or approximately one drachm to one gallon, wine measure, applied by means of a brush, or by drenching, or by immersion.

(c.) Where sulphur dioxide is used it is to be provided by burning not less than 3 pounds of rolled sulphur per 1,000 cubic feet of space, or if it is used in liquid form, in the same proportionate strength, and the period of exposure to be not less than six hours.

44. The disinfection of iron vessels shall be as follows, as may be required :

(a.) Holds-After mechanical cleansing, the hold to be thoroughly washed with an acid solution of mercuric chloride, 1 to 800 (mercuric chloride 1 part, hydrochloric acid 2 parts, water 800 parts), applied to all surfaces by means of a hose. If danger is apprehended from the poisonous effects of the mercury deposited on the surfaces, it can be subsequently washed down with clean water;

(b.) Steerage-The same treatment should be given the steerage as to the hold, but when there is a steam-pipe provided for each compartment (for the prevention of fire), steam disinfection of the steerage should be practised. The temperature in all parts of each compartment to be not less than 100° C. (212° Fahr.);

(c.) The forecastle or apartment for crew-After mechanical cleansing the application of mercuric chloride in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, or sulphurous fumes, or steam disinfection, if facilities are provided for the same.

(d.) Officers' quarters, cabin, staterooms, etc.-Each compartment to receive the same treatment, under the same conditions as hereinbefore specified,

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it being borne in mind that the decorative metal work in cabins, saloons, etc., would be injured by the use of the mercuric chloride solution, and therefore in such cases other forms of disinfection are to be used as determined by the quarantine officer.

45. The disinfection of wooden vessels shall be as follows, as may be required :

(a.) Fumigation by sulphur dioxide made by burning not less than 3 pounds of rolled sulphur to each 1,000 cubic feet of space; or by the use of liquid sulphur dioxide in the same proportionate strength; and the period of exposure to be not less than 24 hours.

(b.) Washing or flushing with acid solution of mercuric chloride (1 to 800). Cabins, forecastle and other apartments to be thoroughly washed with bichloride solution, and all clothing, bedding, curtains, etc., to be subjected to steam for 30 minutes at from 100° C. (212° Fahr.) to 115° C. (239° Fahr.)

46. In all classes of vessels the bilges to be first flushed with sea or river water, pumped out, and then treated with acid solution of mercuric chloride in large quantity, and allowed to remain in long contact.

Unorganized Inland Quarantine Stations.

47. Every inland port on the frontier of Canada between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans, at which there is a collector or a sub-collector of customs, shall, for the purpose of these regulations, be constituted an unorganized inland quarantine station.

48. Every collector or sub-collector of customs at every such inland frontier port shall be the quarantine officer.

49. Any collector or sub-collector of customs in his quality of quarantine officer at any inland unorganized quarantine station in Canada, if he is informed of or has reason to suspect the presence of any of the graver quarantinable diseases recited in section 21 of these regulations shall, in time of cholera or other epidemic disease, order a medical inspection to be made of the car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing bringing such disease;

(a.) And such quarantine officer is empowered to detain such car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing, until such medical inspection shall have been made to his satisfaction;

(b.) A medical man making such inspection by order of the quarantine officer shall, while engaged in such service, be the quarantine medical officer.

50. The fee payable to such quarantine medical officer for each such inspection shall not exceed the sum of $4, and in the event of any quarantinable disease being found, such fee shall be payable by the company or owner of the car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing bringing such disease.

51. The customs collector or sub-collector in his quality of quarantine officer shall, on the report of the medical quarantine officer, in a time of epidemic disease, in the event of any of the graver quarantinable diseases being found, cause the detention of the car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing, bringing any person ill with such infectious disease until the requirements of these regulations are in his judgment satisfied.

(a.) Any such sick person shall not be allowed to enter Canada until in the opinion of the medical quarantine officer he or she can safely do so;

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(b.) Any car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing, bringing such sick person to the frontier shall have the option of returning as an alternative to quarantine detention; or

(c.) The customs collector or sub-collector in his quality of quarantine officer shall in his discretion, on the report of the quarantine medical officer, cause the removal and isolation of such sick person in any car or boat, set apart for the purpose, or in any suitable building sufficiently separated from other buildings to prevent contact;

(d.) And such quarantine officer may cause the disinfection of the car, carriage, vehicle, boat or thing bringing such sick person, by means of sulphurous fumes, or any other mode of disinfection prescribed in these regulations adapted to the circumstances of the particular case.

52. In the event of cholera or other epidemic disease prevailing in any part of the United States through which a railway crossing the frontier of Canada runs, the Governor in Council may, on an order published in the Canada Gazette or in an extra of the Canada Gazette, made on a report of the Minister of Agriculture, and where there may not happen to be at that point of the frontier any adequate quarantine arrangements and apparatus to cope with an inroad of such epidemic disease, direct the complete cessation of passenger traffic at such point, or such restriction thereof, as may in the circumstances be deemed advisable.

Quarantine Officers give all necessary Orders-Prohibited from Receiving Fees or Gratuities.

53. Every quarantine officer is empowered to give any necessary order, or do any necessary act, to enforce these regulations, and it is his duty to report any breach of them, or any attempted breach, immediately to the Minister of Agriculture;

(a.) No quarantine officer nor other person employed in the quarantine service of Canada shall directly or indirectly receive or take any fee or private gratuity or reward for any service rendered to any company, or owner, master, or crew, passenger, or other person at or detained in any quarantine, maritime or inland. Every person to whom the knowledge of any breach of these regulations may come should forthwith report the same to the Minister of Agriculture.

Penalties for Customs Officers, Pilots, Masters, Surgeons and Officers of Vessels, etc.

54. Every pilot shall be furnished with printed copies of these regulations, one of which it shall be his duty to hand to the master of every vessel coming from a port outside of Canada, immediately on boarding such vessel, under a penalty of $50.

55. Every collector of customs or customs officer shall be liable to a penalty of $400, and imprisonment for six months, for allowing customs entry of any vessel in the absence of production of a quarantine clearance, in accordance with the requirements of these regulations.

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56. Every master of a vessel, pilot, or other person, shall be liable to a penalty of $400 and imprisonment for six months, for any contravention of any of the foregoing regulations. The vessel shall be held liable for any pecuniary penalty imposed on the master.

57. Every ship's surgeon or other officer not answering with exact truth any of the questions contained in the form hereunto appended shall be liable to a penalty of $400, and imprisonment for six months.

58. Every breach of subsection a of section 53 of these regulations shall be held to be a malfeasance of office, an offence punishable with dismissal, fine or imprisonment.

Questions to be answered under oath to Quarantine Officers, by Masters, Surgeons or Officers of Vessels.

Date

1. What is your vessel's name and your name?

2. From what port and at what date did your vessel sail?

3. What is your cargo and whence taken on board?

4. Are there any rags in such cargo?

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5. Has your vessel touched at any place or places on her voyage?

6. Was such place or places, or any of them, to your knowledge, infected with cholera, small-pox, plague or any pestilential fever or disease? 7. How many persons were on board when the vessel sailed?

men

Cabin passengers

; crew

; intermediate Total

; steerage

; cattle8. State whether any person on board during the voyage has been, or is now, ill with any of the diseases above referred to, and if so, how many? 9. Has any person died on board during the present voyage, and if so, state all particulars?

10. Has each of the steerage passengers on board been vaccinated or had the small-pox?

11. Did the vaccination of steerage passengers take place at time of, or before, embarking?

12. How many have you vaccinated on your present voyage?

13. (Question to be asked, in the event of small-pox having occurred during the voyage, of ship's surgeon, if such is on board).-Have you personally during the present voyage, examined each one of the passengers and crew for proof of vaccination within seven years or of having had the small-pox in that period? 14. Did you or any of the crew or passengers, within your knowledge, land at any place or places within Canada during the present voyage?

15. Is there any person on board lunatic, idiotic, deaf and dumb, blind or infirm, and if so, is such person accompanied by relatives or guardians?

16. Have you an isolated hospital for men, and another for women, ventilated from above and not from the passage?

17. Were such hospitals, or one of them, immediately made use of on the occurrence of disease?

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