Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 45 Part 2.djvu/904

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2580 INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONVENTION. JUNE 21, 1926. AJtTICLlIl 102. The vessel must be provided, in addition to olosets for the crew, with latrines, fitted with & flushing apparatus or with a water tap. Some of these latrines sha.ll be reserved exclusively for women. Latrines must be in the proportion of two per 100 pilgrims, or fraction of 100. There must be no water closets in the hold. ARTICLE 103. Separate cooklDI The vassel must have two places for cooking set apart for the places. use of the pilgrinis. InftrmarIes. MedIcal supplies, etc. ARTICLE 104. Infirmaries meeting proper conditions of safety and wholesome- ness must be reserved for the accommodation of the sick. They must be on the main dook unless in the opinion of the sanitary au- thority equa.lly healthy accommodations can be provided elsewhere. They must be constructed so as to a.llow persons suffering from infectious diseases and persons who have been in contact with them, to be isolated according to the nature of their illness. The infimmries, including temporary infirmaries, must be capable of accommodating at the rate of 3 square metres, i. e . about 32 English square feet per patient, not less than 4 per 100 or fraction of 100 of the pilgrims taken on board. The infirmaries must be provided with special latrines. ARTICLE 105. Every vessel sha.ll have on board the medicines, disinfectants, and articles necessary for the care of the sick. The regulations made for this kind of vessels by each Government sha.ll detennine the nature and quantity of the medicines. Every vessel must also carry the needful immunizing agents, especia.lly cholera 3'ld sma.llpox vaccines. The care and the remedies sha.ll be furnished free of charge to the pilgrims. ARTICLE 106. Pbyaiclanarequlred. Every vessel embarking pilgrims sha.ll have on board a physician holding a regular djploma who must be acceptable to the Govern- ment of the country of the first port in which pilgrims embarked on the outward journey. A second physician meeting the same conditions sha.ll be embarked as soon as the number of pilgrims carried by the vessel exceeds one thousand. ARTICLE 107. bt&~PJlft:renf?~: The captain shall be obli~ed to have handbills posted on board I\l&jIeS to be posted. in a positIon which is conspICUOUS and accessible to those interested. They sha.ll be in the principal languages of the countries inhabited by the pilgrims embarked, and show: 1. The destination of the vessel; 2. The price of the tickets; 3, The daily ration of water and food a.llowed to each pilgrim according to the regulations of the country of origin; 4. A price list of victuals not comprised in the daily ration and to be paid for extra.