by the fishermen passing through this port. The House registered 41, 300 

 people during the course of one season. Numerous anti- alcoholic tracts 

 were distributed, and a periodical, "The Newfoundlander", pursued the 

 same theme in its editorials. 



This campaign received support by the elaboration of administrative 

 regulations by which vessels in the great fishery were not authorized to 

 take on a quantity of alcohol exceeding that corresponding to a daily con- 

 sumption of about two ounces per man. 



The "Maison de Famille" at Saint-Pierre ceased its functions in 1931, 

 not because of failure in its work, but because of the extinction of the colo- 

 nial vessels and the rare landings of the metropolitan sailing vessels and 

 steam trawlers. 



Aid at sea, on the fishing grounds, constitutes the primary aim and 

 the most costly activity of the Society of Workers of the Sea. April 20, 

 1896, its first hospital ship, the Saint-Pierre, sailed from Saint-Malo for 

 the banks of Newfoundland, where 138 French vessels and 200 Saint-Pierre 

 two-masters were commencing the fishing season. 



Since that time and until the beginning of hostilities in 1939, seven 

 hospital ships, sailers, mixed sail and steam, and sail and motor, have 

 been in service during 43 seasons to assure assistance from Newfoundland 

 to Iceland and Greenland. 



These vessels are arranged to receive thirty to fifty patients, with a 

 great sick bay and isolation cabins, examination rooms, and complete 

 surgical equipment. The priest has a chapel opening on the sick bay. 



Usually patients who are hospitalized are landed, at the end of each 

 cruise, at Saint-Pierre; sometimes they are returned to France at the end 

 of the season. In emergencies, surgical operations are performed aboard. 



In the course of 43 seasons of assistance, 23, 000 contacts with fishing 

 vessels have been registered. Most of these vessels have been visited, 

 and comfort carried to them by the priest and the doctor. The Postal 

 Bureau official assumes, with the National Maritime station, charge of 



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