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[接上页] Cholera Precautionary Measures Cholera-infected vessels and aircraft shall be subjected to the following measures- (a) medical inspection; (b) the sick shall be immediately disembarked and isolated; (c) those passengers and crew whom the health officer reasonably suspects to have been infected with cholera may be subject to isolation or surveillance for a period not exceeding 5 days from the date of arrival; (Replaced 86 of 1993 s. 12) (d) bedding, soiled linen, wearing apparel and other articles, including foodstuffs, which, in the opinion of a health officer, have been recently infected, shall be disinfected; (e) the parts of the vessel or aircraft which have been occupied by the patients or which are considered by such health officer as infected shall be disinfected; (f) unloading of cargo shall be carried out under the supervision of such health officer, who will take all measures necessary to prevent the infection of the persons engaged in unloading. They shall be subjected to isolation or to surveillance which shall not exceed 5 days from the time they cease unloading; (Amended 38 of 1955 s. 2) (g) when the drinking water on board is suspected it shall be turned off and emptied out after being disinfected and shall be replaced, after disinfection of the tanks, by a supply of water of good quality; (h) such health officer may prohibit the emptying of water ballast which has been taken in at an infected port, unless such water ballast has first been disinfected; (i) such health officer may prohibit the emptying or discharge of human dejecta and of waste waters of the ship into the waters of the port unless such dejecta or waste waters have first been disinfected. Cap 141 s 55 Cholera precautionary measures in case of suspected vessels and aircraft Vessels or aircraft suspected of cholera shall be subjected to the measures prescribed under section 54(a), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i). The passengers and crew may be subjected to surveillance for a period not exceeding 5 days from the date of arrival. Cap 141 s 56 Effect of bacteriological examinations If any vessel or aircraft has been declared infected or suspected only because of cases on board presenting the clinical features of cholera and if two bacteriological examinations made with an interval of not less than 24 hours between them have not revealed the presence of cholera or any other suspicious vibrios, it shall be classed as uninfected. Cap 141 s 57 Lesser precautionary measures in case of certain vessels and aircraft A vessel or aircraft shall be regarded as uninfected if, although arriving from an infected port or having on board persons proceeding from an infected area, there has been no case of cholera either at the time of departure from such infected port, during the voyage, or on arrival. Such vessel or aircraft may be subjected to the measures provided under section 54(a), (g), (h) and (i). In addition the passengers and crew may be subjected to surveillance during a period which shall not exceed 5 days from the date of arrival. The crew may be prevented during the same period from leaving the ship or sanitary aerodrome except on duty of which a health officer has been notified. Cap 141 s 58 Precautionary measures in respect of certain foodstuffs (1) Where any vessel or aircraft arrives from a place or port certified to be an infected place or infected port in respect of cholera a health officer may- (a) order to be kept on board; or (b) destroy,any fish, shell-fish, fruit, vegetables or beverages: Provided that this section shall not apply to any such food or beverages in sealed containers which in the opinion of a health officer are not contaminated. (2) No person shall unload any of the articles referred to in subsection (1). (Added 38 of 1955 s.31) Cap 141 s 59 Stool examination Where any person arrives from any place or port certified to be an infected place or infected port in respect of cholera a health officer may carry out a stool examination. (Added 38 of 1955 s.31) Cap 141 s 60 Cases clinically cholera to be classed as cholera (1) Cases presenting the clinical symptoms of cholera in which no cholera vibrios have been found or in which vibrios not strictly conforming to the character of cholera vibrios have been found shall be subjected to all measures required in the case of cholera. (2) Germ carriers discovered on the arrival of a vessel or aircraft may be treated in the same way as cases of disease. Cap 141 s 61 (Repealed 86 of 1993 s. 13) Cap 141 s 62 (Repealed 86 of 1993 s. 13) Cap 141 s 63 (Repealed 86 of 1993 s. 13) Cap 141 s 64 (Repealed 86 of 1993 s. 13) Cap 141 s 65 (Repealed 86 of 1993 s. 13) Cap 141 s 66 Yellow fever precautionary measures in case of infected vessels or aircraft Yellow Fever Precautionary Measures Vessels or aircraft infected with yellow fever shall be subjected to the following measures- (a) medical inspection; (b) the sick shall be disembarked, and those of them whose illness has not lasted more than 5 days shall be isolated in such a manner as a health officer may direct to prevent the infection of mosquitoes; |