PYRÉNÉES-ORIENTALES. YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK. “PUBLIC HEALTH P - Lot 433

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PYRÉNÉES-ORIENTALES. YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK. “PUBLIC HEALTH P - Lot 433
PYRÉNÉES-ORIENTALES. YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK. “PUBLIC HEALTH POLICE” (HEADING). “Decree of the Marquis de VILLENEUVE, Prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales, issued in Perpignan on October 19, 1819. “In light of information received from Spain regarding the outbreak of yellow fever in certain parts of that Kingdom…; hereby decrees (in 12 articles). “1°) No traveler coming from Spain shall be admitted into France unless he or she is in possession of a passport issued or endorsed by the competent authorities in the province of Catalonia… Art. 8) The Marshal of the Camp commanding the Department in Perpignan shall be requested to issue the appropriate orders so that military posts may be established at Banyuls-sur-Mer, Le Boulou, Arles (Arles-sur-Tech), Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans, and La Cabanasse, to assist in the enforcement of public health measures… ” Printed in PERPIGNAN, by TASTU, Father and Son, printers to the King, to His Royal Highness the Duke of Angoulême, and to the Prefecture. Poster (53 x 44 cm) Condition A
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