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"It is recommended that all possible means be adopted for catching
"and destroying rats, both on the voyage and during the stay of the
"vessel in port. Any rats so caught shall be killed, then placed in a
"bucket of strong disinfecting solution, and afterwards burnt in the
"ship's furnace.
7. "No rats, alive or dead, are to be removed from the ship without
"my permission in writing.
" 'If any person wilfully neglects or refuses to obey or carry out, or
" 'obstructs the execution of this Regulation, he shall be liable to a
" 'penalty not exceeding ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, and in the case
"'of a continuing offence, to a further penalty not exceeding FIFTY
" ' POUNDS for every day during which the offence continues.'
" December 31st, 1907. HERBERT WILLIAMS, M.D. London,
" Office—51, King William Street, Medical Officer of Health for the
" Greenwich, Port of London.
" London, S.E."
Article XXV. provides for the destruction of mosquitoes and of the larvæ
of mosquitoes in ships "infected" or "suspected" by reason of Yellow Fever.
Article XXVI. obliges the master of a ship, or any person, to answer
truly all questions put to him by any Officer of Customs or Medical Officer of
Health, as are necessary for any purpose of this order.
Article XXVIII. The Sanitary Authority shall—at the request of. in
substitution for, and, if they think fit, at the cost of the Master—cause any
clothing, bedding, or other article to be disinfected or destroyed, to cause
any part of the ship to be disinfected, to cause any casks or tanks containing
water to be emptied and cleansed, or to employ suitable means for the
effectual destruction of rats or mosquitoes, or the larvæ of mosquitoes. They
may not, however, derive any profit by reason of the sum charged, and the
amount recoverable shall not exceed 20/.
Part IV. prescribes the signals to be borne by an "infected" or
"suspected" ship, namely—Between sunrise and sunset, a large flag of yellow
and black borne quarterly ; Between sunset and sunrise a signal consisting of
three lights in the form of an equilateral triangle—the light at the apex shall
be white, and the lights at the ends of the base of the triangle shall be red.
The penalty for wilfully neglecting or refusing to obey or carry out, or
obstructing the execution of any regulation, shall be a penalty not exceeding
100/., and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty not
exceeding 50/. for every day during which the offence continues.
2.—Outward Bound Ships.
These provide for the taking of certain measures for preventing the transmission
of Cholera or Plague to foreign countries, in the event of a district or
part of a district in England and Wales, becoming infected with one of
these diseases.
Part I. defines the expressions used in these Regulations.