INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION. JUNE 21,1926. 2589 ARTICLE 146. Vessels sailing from Hedjaz or from a port on thE: Arabian coast J~~ro~ITarmstroBot (talk)ecl'2i of the Red Sea, in which neither the plague nor cholera prevails, ports. which 11a ve no pilgrims 01' similar groups of people on board, and have had no sllspicious occurrenc~ during the voyage, shall be granted pratique at Suez after a favorable medical inspection. ARTICLE 147. Passengers coming from the Hedjaz who have accompanied the Treatment of passen- il· hIIb b' th il' Th gers accompanymg pll- p grImage s a e su Ject to e same measures as p grImS. e grims. appellation of merchant or any other will not exempt them from the measures applicable to the pilgrims. B. RETURNING PILGRIMS GOING NORTH BY CARAVAN. ARTICLE 148. Pilgrims returning north by caravan. Whatever the sanitary condition in the Hedjaz may be, pilgrims tinMe:res at quaran- travelling by caravan must repair to one of the quarantine stations es IOns. upon their route, there to undergo according to circum8tances the Ante pp 25872588 measures prescribed by Articles 140 or 142 for pilgrims who have .... been landed. C. PILGRIMS RETURNING SOUTHWARD. ARTICLE 14G. Pilgrims returning 8O'lthward. In the event of the pilgrimage being infect~J pilgrim-ships, PI00:56, 7 January 2012 (UTC)ofnficTarmstroBot (talk)i! returning to places south of the Straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, may be required, by directions of the Consular Authority of the countries to which the pilgrims are going to stop at Camaran and there undergo medical inspection. SECTION VI. -Measures applicable to pilgrims travelling by the Hedjaz Railway. ARTICLE 150. Hedjaz Railway. The Governments of the cOlmtries through which the Hedjaz ol~J~~u~~i~~ railway passes shall make all necessary arran~ements to organize the by. sanitary supervision of pilgrims during theU' journey to the Holy Places, and the application of prophyl&.ctic measures in order to pre- vent the dissemination of infectIOUs diseases presenting epidemic features bearing in mind the principles of the present Convention. SECTION VII. -Sanitary information concerning the pilgrimage. ARTICLE 151. Sanitary Information concerning the pilgrim- age. ThS'taM't' dQ t' B rd f E t ill Speedy transmission eanIry an une an uaran me oa 0 gyp w of to countries inter. transmit periodically, and if occasion arises, by the speediest route, ested and public By- to the sanitary authorities of all the countries interested, and con- glene Office. currently, to the International Office of Public Hy~ene under the conditions provid~ by this convention, all sanitary mformation and reports that may come to its knowledge during thejilgrimage con- cerning the 8&.nitary condition of the Hedjaz an the countries through which the pilgrims pass. It will also get up an annual report which shall be sent to the said authorities and the Interna- tional Office of Public Hygiene. 54835°-29-PT 2-58
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