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 2570 INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION, JUNE 21, 1926. OeDeralprovlslons. SECTION V. - -General Provisiom. Recommendations. Free bills of health. Reduced consular visa fees. ARTICLE 49. It is recommended- (1) That bills of health be issued free in a11 ports; (2) That fees for consular visas be reduced by way of reciprocity, so as not to represent more than the cost of the service rendered; Bills of hedth in ad- (3) That the bilI of health be made out in at Jeast one of the ditionallan;:uages. languages known to maritime world, in addition to that of the coun- try where it is issued; Elimination of visas (4) That special a!!l'eements in the spirit of Article 57 of this and bills of health. ~ P06l, p. 2571. Convention be made with a view to doing away gradually with consular visas and bills of health. ARTICLE 50. r.aTarmstroBot (talk)portorgani- It is desirable that the number of ports furnished with an organ- ization and. equipment sufficient for the reception of a ship, whatever its health conditions may be, should be in each country commensurate with the importance of the trade and shipping. However, without prejudice to the right of Governments to make agreements for the establishment of common sanitary stations, every country must provide at lea.st one port on each of its seacoasts with the above- mentioned organization and equipment. For unlnfected shlps. Furthermore, it is recommended that all large seaports should be so equipped that uninfected ships at least may undergo immediately upon their arrival, the prescribed sanitary measures without being sent to another port for this purpose. shected or suspected Every infected or suspected ship which arrives in a port not . equiPfed for its reception must proceed, at its own risk and peril, to one 0 the ports opened to ships of the category to which it belongs. toNTarmstroBot (talk)li~f~ngre Governments shall make known to the International Office of omoe. Public Hygiene what ports are open to arrivals from ports infected with plague, cholera, or yellow fever, and in particular those open to infected or suspected ships. Recommendlj.tlonl for large seaports. ARTICLE 51. It is recommended that there be set up in large seaports: (a) A ree. -ular port medical service, and pennanent medical ~ur­ veillance of the health condition of crews and of the inhabitants of the port; (b) An outfit for the transport of the sick and suitable premises for their isolation, and for keeping suspected persons under obser- vation; (c) Installations necessary for efficient disinfection and disinsecti- sation; bacteriological laboratory, and a force 'prepared to attend to urgent vaccination a~ainst smallpox or aga.mst other diseases; (d) A supply of drinking water of quality beyond suspicion for the use of the port, and a system atfording all possible security for the removal of wa.ste, filth and waste water; (e) A competent and adequate staff and necessary equipment for the deratisation of ships, yards, docks and warehouses; (f) A permanent organization for the detection and examination of rats. It is also recommended that warehouses and docks should as far as possible be rat proof, and that the sewer system of thA port be sepa- rate from that of the town.

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