- 90 — SHIPPING QUARANTINE.

(A) Port Sudan.

The quarantine work at Port Sudan was considerably increased this year owing to :—-(a) the increased number of ships and sambuks entering the port.

(b) the special precautions that had to be taken with regard to ships coming from Aden, which was a plague-infected port from January 14th to June 1st.

Considerable anxiety was experienced during this epidemic lest infection of the rat population should ensue.

The position will remain a dangerous one until: — (i) the rat population can be further reduced.

(ii) arrangements can be made for ships from infected ports to unload without coming close alongside the quays, i.e. to unload into lighters.

The following list shows the ships dealt with by the quarantine authorities in 1926, 1927 and 1928 respectively :—-1926 * 1927 1928 Ships entering 820 845 932 Sambuks entering 393 562 633 Ships of War.

British • 20 21 12 French . . -—-5 4 Italian 1 4 Ships quarantined — 9 12 Patients placed in quarantine hospital . . 5 9