An Act to oblige ships and vessels coming from places infected with the plague or any pestilential fever or desease to perform Quarentine, and prevent the communication thereof in this Province.

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    35 George III – Chapter 5
  • Year
    1795
  • Concepts
    Public Health
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
    International/Internationale
  • Number of Articles
    10
  • Description
    This act requires that any ship entering Lower Canada coming from a place where there has been an outbreak of plague, pestilence, or disease be quarantined for a period of time to be determined by the chief administrator of the province.
  • Source
    Early Canadiana Online