File 2908/1907 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf:- Quarantine; German complaint’ [‎96r] (191/250)

For the safety and convenience of shipping in the bay of
Kamaran Island, provision of—
(1.) A sufficient number of buoys and beacons;
(2.) A main pier or quay for the landing of passengers and
baggage;
(3.) A separate stage for the embarkation of the pilgrims in
each encampment;
(4.) A steam tug and sufficient barges for the disembarkation
and embarkation of pilgrims.
Art. 130. The disembarkation of pilgrims from infected ships
shall be effected by the ship’s own resources. If these be
inadequate, the persons and the barges that assist in the
disembarkation shall undergo the same measures as the pilgrims
and the infected ship.
Art. 131. The equipment of the sanitary station shall comprise
the following:—
(1.) A railway system connecting the landing-places with the
administrative buildings, the disinfecting stations, the various staff
premises, and the encampments.
(2.) Administrative buildings and premises for the sanitary
and other staff.
(3.) Buildings for the disinfection and washing of wearing
apparel and other articles.
(4.) Buildings where the pilgrims are to have shower baths or
sea baths while their clothes are being disinfected.
(5.) Separate and completely isolated hospitals for both sexes—
(a.) For the observation of suspected persons ;
(b.) For plague patients;
(c.) For cholera patients ;
(d.) For patients suffering from other contagious diseases ;
(c.) For ordinary patients.
(6.) Encampments completely separated from each other, the
distance between them to be as great as possible; pilgrims’
quarters constructed on the most approved sanitary principles,
and not to contain more than twenty-five persons each.
(7.) A well-situated cemetery, distant from all dwellings, free
from sub-soil water, and drained to the depth of half-a-metre
below the level of the graves.
(8.) Steam disinfectors in sufficient number and fulfilling all
the conditions of safety, efficacy, and rapidity; apparatus for
destroying rats.
(9.) Spray-producers, disinfecting chambers, and the necessary
appliances for chemical disinfection.
(10.) Water-distilling machines; apparatus for the sterilization
of water by heat; ice machines. A system of pipes and covered
reservoirs, impervious, and from which water can be taken only
by means of taps or pumps, for the distribution of drinking water.