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4. “ That in the opinion of this Conference, so as to lacilitate the 
efficient working of these regulations, it is desirable that a law to make 
compulsory the notification of infectious or contagious disease as defined in 
these Colonies be adopted in those Colonies where such a law does not 
obtain.” 
The following are extracts of the Quarantine Regulations adopted by the 
Convention, and which bear upon Yellow fever : — 
Infected Place — Means any place where any infectious or contagious 
disease exists ; provided that the place shall not be regarded as an infected 
place because of the existence thereat of imported cases of such disease, or 
because of the occurrence of a single non-imported case. 
Infected Ship. — Means a ship on board of which a case or cases of 
infectious or contagious disease are present, or have occurred within a period 
of seven days previous to the date ot the arrival of the ship, except in the 
case of small pox, when the period shall be twelve days. 
Suspected Ship. — Means a ship on board of which a case or cases of 
infectious or contagious disease have occurred during the voyage, or during 
the stay of such ship in the port of departure, but on board of which no 
fresh case has occurred within a period of seven days previous to the 
arrival of the ship, except in the case of small pox, when such period 
shall be twelve days. 
Healthy Ship. — Means a ship which, although having come from an 
infected place, has had on board no deaths from, nor any case of, infectious 
or contagious disease, either before leaving the port of departure or during 
the voyage, or on arrival. 
Observation. — Means isolation of passengers, either in a proper station 
provided for that purpose, or on board ship, prior to their obtaining free 
pratique. 
Surveillance. — Means that passengers are not isolated. They receive 
free pratique at once, and are allowed to proceed to their place of 
destination (the proper authority of which must be informed of their 
arrival), there to undergo medical supervision. 
By Article III . — A place has ceased to be regarded as infected if 
the Health Officer is satisfied : — 
(a.) That there has been no new case of Yellow fever within 
six days. 
(b.) That measures have been taken with a view to the destruction 
in the infected locality of mosquitoes on and near the infected 
premises. 
By Article V . — Infected ships shall be dealt with as follows : — 
(a.) The sick shall, as soon as possible, be removed from the ship 
and isolated. 
(b.) The other persons on board shall be permitted to land, and 
be kept under observation, or subjected to surveillance. 
(c.) When observation is resorted to, the period shall not exceed 
six days in the case of Yellow fever. 
(d.) When surveillance is resorted to, the period shall be the same. 
(e.) In applying these measures the date of the last case and the 
condition of the ship to be taken into account. 
{/.) In the case of Yellow fever measures shall be taken to secure 
the destruction of mosquitoes and their larvae on board. 
