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DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarantine against Puerto Cabello on account of smallpox

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Date
1898-01-01
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2
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Early  Journal  Content  on  JSTOR,  Free  to  Anyone  in  the  World   This  article  is  one  of  nearly  500,000  scholarly  works  digitized  and  made  freely  available  to  everyone  in   the  world  by  JSTOR.     Known  as  the  Early  Journal  Content,  this  set  of  works  include  research  articles,  news,  letters,  and  other   writings  published  in  more  than  200  of  the  oldest  leading  academic  journals.  The  works  date  from  the   mid-­‐seventeenth  to  the  early  twentieth  centuries.      We  encourage  people  to  read  and  share  the  Early  Journal  Content  openly  and  to  tell  others  that  this   resource  exists.    People  may  post  this  content  online  or  redistribute  in  any  way  for  non-­‐commercial   purposes.   Read  more  about  Early  Journal  Content  at  http://about.jstor.org/participate-­‐jstor/individuals/early-­‐ journal-­‐content.                     JSTOR  is  a  digital  library  of  academic  journals,  books,  and  primary  source  objects.  JSTOR  helps  people   discover,  use,  and  build  upon  a  wide  range  of  content  through  a  powerful  research  and  teaching   platform,  and  preserves  this  content  for  future  generations.  JSTOR  is  part  of  ITHAKA,  a  not-­‐for-­‐profit   organization  that  also  includes  Ithaka  S+R  and  Portico.  For  more  information  about  JSTOR,  please   contact  support@jstor.org.   May 27, 1898 544 BRITISH COLUMBIA. Case of smallpox at Victoria , British Columbia. Port Townsend Quarantine, Port Townsend, Wash., May 16, 1898. Sir : I have the honor to inclose a copy of a letter from Dr. A. T. Watt, superintendent of British Columbia Quarantines, conveying the information that 1 case of smallpox was discovered in Victoria, British Columbia, on the 9th ultimo and isolated at once, and that no further case has been found and no source for the contagion. Respectfully, yours, S. D. Brooks, Passed Assistant Surgeon , 77. 8. M. H. 8. [Inclosure.J DOMINION OF CANADA. Office of Superintendent of British Columbia Quarantines, Victoria , British Columbia, May 15 , 1898. Dear Doctor : In answer to your inquiry in regard to smallpox in Victoria in your letter of 3d instant, I have to say that 1 case of smallpox is at present in the isolation hospital in Victoria. The case was discovered April 9. They were taking the patient out into the country in a box when the horse ran away, upsetting the wagon and caus- ing the man to yell lustily. This brought the police, and the Chinaman was found to have smallpox. No source has been discovered. The man had been in the county four years. No other cases have developed so far as known. I have the honor to be, yours, faithfully, A. T. Watt. S. D. Brooks, Esq., Passed Assistant Surgeon , U. 8 . M. H. &, Port Townsend. DANISH WEST INDIES. Quarantine against Puerto Cabello on account of smallpox. Department of State, Washington , D. C., May 28, 1898. Sir: By direction of the Secretary of State, I have the honor to inclose for your information copy of a dispatch from our minister at Copenhagen, reporting that quarantine has been declared by the Danish West Indies against Puerto Cabello. Respectfully, yours, J. B. Moore, Assistant Secretary. Hon. Secretary of the Treasury. [Inclosure- No 37.] Legation of the United States, Copenhagen , May 6 , 1898. Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the Government of the Danish West Indies has declared a quarantine of fifteen days against ships arriving at Puerto Cabello on account of the appearance of smallpox at that port. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, Hon. Secretary of State. LAURITS S. JSWENSON.