Deratisation and the International Sanitary Convention of 1926. by W. ALLEN DALEY, M.D., B.Sc., D.P.H., Port Medical Officer of Health, Hull and Goole. (Fellow.)
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Congress at PlymouthDeratisation and the International Sanitary Convention of 1926. by W. ALLEN DALEY, M.D., B.Sc., D.P.H., Port Medical Officer of Health, Hull and Goole. (Fellow.) SAGE Publications, Inc.1928DOI: 10.1177/146642402804900613 F AR-REACHING proposals with regard to the prevention of the con- JL veyance of plague by rats are made in the International Sanitary Convention which was held in Paris in 1926. Although the Convention has not yet been brought into operation officially, certain countries are demanding even now the certificates (Form Port XI.) concerning measures against rats which are referred to in Article 28 of the Convention. Up to date, the requirements of each country have been determined by that country alone. As early as 1899, the Port Sanitary Authority of Hamburg demanded the fumigation every three months of all vessels sailing to that port. This requirement was relaxed about the year 1907. Some, notably the United States of America, have demanded a certificate to the effect that fumigation with an approved fumigant, generally sulphur dioxide or hydro-cyanic acid gas, has been carried out within six months ; further, the Commonwealth of Australia required certificates from the Port Medical Officer of Health of every port entered since fumigation