Report to the International Sanitary Conference, of a Commission From That Body to Which Were Referred the Questions, Relative to the Origin, ... Which Were Referred the Questions Relative to - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867. Excerpt: ... barque from Alexandria, which had no cholera' on board, fell sick of cholera, and died the same day. The other passengers, to the number of eighty-six, were transferred elsewhere and placed under tents, and passed ten days of quarantine without any case. This was the only case observed at Rhodes among the people at quarantine. The island was entirely spared. The island of Crete, in the space of about two months, received nine hundred and seventy-two suspected persons (without counting the crews), among whom one hundred and eighty-four remained on board and seven hundred and eighty-eight passed their quarantine on three islands of the Gulf of Sude, where tents and barracks had been put up. The surveillance was very severe; all communication between one island and another was interdicted. The quarantine was for ten days, and, in case of cholera, it was prolonged for ten days after the case occurred. Two vessels arriving from Alexandria brought in them some cholera patients. One, arriving on the 28th of June, had had two fatal cases in port. The passengers having landed, to the number of two hundred and fifty, had among them during their quarantine, eight cases and four deaths, to which must be added that of one of the Health Guard. The other vessel, a Turkish brig, arrived on the 27th of July with fifty-eight passengers, mostly workmen from Suez. There had been five cases during the voyage. One only of these was disembarked at the lazaretto. Among this group, from the 7th of August to the 3d of September, there were five deaths from cholera. What was most remarkable to note was, that not only the cholera did not penetrate into the island of Crete, but there was no case among the people at quarantine, except those of the two groups of which we have been spea...