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Vessels Arriving at Quebec in quarantine 1871

ANNUAL RETURN OF Vessels inspected at the Quarantine Station, Grosse Isle, for 1871

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Ship Minerva Torrance Liverpool Mar 25 Apr 22 General     36 - - 1 Allans, Rae & Co. Apr 25 Small-pox
S.S. Medway Harris London Apr 14 May 3 General 7 518 52 1 3 7 Ross & Co May 8 Small-pox
Ship Lake Ontario Bernson Liverpool Apr 20 May 23 General 6 386 35 - - 4 Coulthart & McPhie May 24 Several children with ruby-colored eruptions ship detained in Quarantine of Observation
Barque Concordia Christianson Christiania Apr 17 May 23 Ballast 2 202 15 1 - - Falkenberg May 23 All well.
Barque Rjukan Hanson Skein Apr 18 May 31 Ballast  - 157 16 - - - Order May 31 All Well
Frigate Bird Vander Liffe Bergen Apr 23 May 31 Ballast 15 303 15 - 1 11 Falkenberg June 4 Measles
Ship Edda Anderson Christiania Apr 26 June 1 Ballast 3 223 14 2 - - " June 1 All well
Ship Undine Thorsen Stavanger Apr 27 June 5 Ballast 38 332 17 1 4 7 " June 11 Fever
Ship Lurdal Pedersen Parsgrund Apr 16 June 5 Ballast 7 187 16 - 1 - " June 5 An infant died of bronchitis
Ship Sarah Leind Bergen Apr 22 June 7 Ballast 13 187 15 - 1 2 " June 10 Fever
Barque Anna Celins Joersen Christiania Apr 23 June 7 Ballast  - 273 16 1 1 - McLaughlin June 7 One passenger lost overboard
Barque Kong Sœrre Hansen Bergen Apr 30 June 8 Ballast 1 300 10 - 3 - Order June 8 Three infants died of bronchitis
Barque Skien Melancthon Skein Apr 17 June 8 Ballast  - 88 17 - - - " June 8 All well
Barque Kildare Helier Shields Apr 24 June 10 General  - - 14 - - 8 " June 14 Small-pox
Ship Argo Mitchell Liverpool May 5 June 14 Salt  - - 31 - 1 - Gilmour & Co June 14 A seaman died of small-pox, May 18th
Barque Colonist Boarsrnd Drammen Apr 30 June 16 Ballast  - 168 14 - - - Order June 16 All well
Ship Clntha Twaits Shields May 3 June 17 Coal  - - 22 - - 1 " June 17 Small-pox; a seaman convalescent
Ship Atalanta Reinertsen Stavanger Apr 24 June 19 Ballast 10 294 16 - - 5 Falkenberg June 23 Small-pox
S.S. Severn Butchart London June 3 June 21 General 5 458 45 - 1 - Ross & Co June 21 A woman died of disease of the heart
Barque Flora Maulin Drammen May 3 June 22 Ballast  - 176 14 - - - Falkenberg June 22 All well
Barque Nymphen Bjomatad Christiania May 4 June 25 Ballast  - 303 15 - 7 3 " June 28 Scarlet fever
Barque Argo Gran Bergen May 14 June 25 Ballast 1 333 16 1 - 2 Shipman June 25 Two cases diarrhoea
Ship Advance Morrisson Liverpool May 21 June 26 Salt  - - 42 - - - Gilmour and Co June 26 One seaman had small-pox; now quite recovered
Barque Rhea Jensen Twedestrand Apr 30 June 27 Ballast  - 175 10 - 1 - Falkenberg June 27 A child died of chronic diarrhoea
S.S. Medway Harris London June 16 June 30 General 18 224 51 - - - Ross & Co June 31

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All well
Barque Pontocovvo Dahl Christiania may 15 July 2 Ballast  - 344 13 1 3 1 Falkenberg July2 Three children died of diarrhoea; a fourth dying; landed for immediate treatment.
Barque Franklin Winsnes Drontheim May 10 July 2 Ballast 4 311 14 1 - 1 Hans Hogens July 2 One sick child landed for immediate treatment
Barque Pera Kluver Bergen May 23 July 8 Ballast  - 203 12 - 1 1 Shipman July 8 A child died of diarrhoea; one child with ruby colored eruption
Ship Nordens Dronning H. Misen Stavanger May 26 July 9 Ballast 9 397 22 1 5 13 Falkenberg July 14 Scarlet fever
Ship Lake Superior Ritchie Liverpool May 17 July 20 General 4 164 31 - - - Coulthart & McPhie July 20 All well
Barque Hebe Marchussen Stavanger May 10 July 21 Ballast 3 56 15 - - - Falkenberg July 21 All well
Barque Nathaniel Jacobsen Christiania May 10 July 23 Ballast  - 294 15 2 - 7 Order July 26 Meales and chic
Barque Emigrant Hobbs Montrose May 12 July 28 Ballast  - - 14 - - 1 " July 28 A seaman convalescent from small-pox
Steamer Merritt Kerr St. Pauls Island July 24 July 28 General  - 272 33 - 1 2 Allans, Rae & Co. July 28 One death from an accident, one case C.C. fever, and one dysentery; passengers of ship Minerva, from Liverpool, wrecked on St. Paul's Island.
Barque Vivid Paterson Port Elizabeth May 26 July 28 Wool 11 - 11 - - 1 Stephenson July 28 the master feeling ill, put in for treatment
Ship Sailors' Home Gordon Liverpool July 8 Aug 11 Salt  - - 22 - 1 - Ross & Co Aug 13 A seaman died of small-pox, August 8th
Barque Lady Westmorland West Newrigg July 14 Aug 24 Ballast  - - 18 - 1 - A.F. Knight Aug 25? A seaman died of inflamation of lungs; landed for burial
Barque Hygeia McCarthy Sunderland July 13 Sept 8 Coal  - - 10 - - - Auld Sept 8 A seaman died of small-pox, July 29th
Ship Alfred Grey Liverpool Aug 8 Sept 21 Salt  - - 28 - - 1 ? Sept 2? A seaman convalesant from small-pox
Brigantine Empress Neilson Barbadoes Aug 30 Sept 30 Sugar  - - 8 - 1 - ? Oct 2 The pilot died of heart disease
Ship Lake Erie Sclater Liverpool Aug 25 Oct 4 Gneral 2 32 27 - 1 - Coulthart & McPhie Oct 4 An infant died of ?


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