proclamation · 1871
Two 22 May 1871 quarantine measures for the smallpox outbreak: the Chief Secretary (J. McCulloch) detains the steamship Somersetshire, its passengers and crew in quarantine after smallpox appeared on its UK voyage; and Governor Viscount Canterbury proclaims the United Kingdom smallpox-infected, making ALL vessels arriving from it liable to quarantine at Port Phillip until released by the Health Officer.
[821] DIEU NI SOIT QUI M ET MON S PEN ON DROIT SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE、 VICTORIA GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF FRIDAY, MAY 19, …
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EventSmall-pox
LocationUnited Kingdom
OfficialGovernor
OfficialExecutive Council
OfficialHealth Officer
OfficialChief Secretary's Office
OfficialJ. McCulloch
OfficialChief Secretary
PlaceMelbourne
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 33, 22 May 1871.
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