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During the month the French steamship France arrived at Colon with a case of smallpox on board among the contract laborers. This case had been isolated and the large personnel of the ship vaccinated. Those with families and some few who refused to be vaccinated were placed in quarantine at Colon Detention Barracks. The others, after vaccination and the disinfection of their effects, were released and sent to observation camps along the line so that they could commence work immediately. No cases of smallpox developed among those so distributed. The crew of the ship was kept under surveillance on board the vessel and a secondary case developed in the person of the baker, who was removed and isolated at the quarantine station. The ship was redisinfected and allowed to proceed.
A tabulated statement of the work accomplished by this Department follows:
QUARANTINE TRANSACTIONS AT THE PORTS OF ANCON AND PANAMA.
Number of vessels inspected and passed--. ------------ 13
Number of vessels detained in quarantine. -------------- 0
Number of vessels fumigated on arrival .......--------------- 0
Number of crew inspected ------------- ............. 935
Number of passengers arriving from foreign ports inspected:
Cabin --------------------------.......-------- 228
Steerage ------------------------ ------------- 230
458
Total number of persons inspected ---------- ------------- 1,393
Number of persons vaccinated at ports of arrival because of
compulsory vaccination law --------------------------- 148
Number of persons vaccinated at ports of departure or en
route because of compulsory vaccination law ------ ------ '186
Total number of persons vaccinated because of compulsory
vaccination law -------------------------------------334
Number of persons held under observation at detention
house to complete period of incubation of yellow fever
or plague ---------------------------------------------- 79
Number of passengers held under observation on board to
complete period of incubation of yellow fever or plague.. 0 Number of crew held under observation on board to complete period of incubation of yellow fever or plague ------ 0 Total number of persons held under observation to complete period of incubation of yellow fever or plague-------------79
Number of passengers for foreign ports embarked at AnconPanama:
Cabin-- ---------------------------------.--99
Steerage .................................... 107
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