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had been disinfected by his own staff under his own supervision, 
would on arrival here be detained no longer than necessary to 
ascertain that no further case had occurred subsequent to that 
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patient, a boy named Manoni, was “ isolated” in the very quarters 
occupied on the present occasion by the chief cook. That patient, 
also, fell sick the day after the vessel left Aden, and at the ports 
subsequently touched nearly the same treatment was given her 
as on the present voyage. At all of them she was treated as in- 
fectel until Australia was reached ; all of them refused to allow 
communication. But she no sooner touched Adelaide than she 
was declared clean ; she received free pratique at Melbourne ; and 
in consequence she escaped inspection at this port. You w 
remember what followed ; she had only been in this port a few 
not such as to prevent the spread of disease among the crew. 
deliberate opinion of the Conference, which was based upon many 
similar cases known to the several delegates, 
given long before, was thus supported ; but it w il 
that the cook’s isolation during the present voyage was — y 
untrust worthy, since exactly the same isolation 12 Manonts case 
had signally failed. Infection, then, could have sp 
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importing country from epidemic disease. 
should be done with this vessel, therefore, 
