| 单词 | foul bill of health |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfoul bill of health foul bill of health n. now historical a certificate confirming the presence of infectious disease on a ship or in the port from which it has sailed; cf. bill of health n. at bill n.3 Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > certificate of illness foul bill of health1721 foul bill1759 aegrotat1794 aeger1852 1721 tr. Hist. Acct. Plague Marseilles 5 The 12th of June, Captain Gabriel's Ship arrived here with a foul Bill of Health from the same places. 1859 P. Beaton Creoles & Coolies iv. 157 Accommodation provided for those who, from having a foul bill of health, might be prevented from landing. 1924 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 18 38 A foul bill of health is one which shows the presence of non-imported cases of any of the diseases referred to in Art. 23. 2012 B. Bulmus Plague, Quarantines & Geopolitics Ottoman Empire vi. 142 In Smyrna, a vessel arrived from Alexandria with a foul bill of health, and cholera spread to the city after a patient was brought to the lazaretto. < as lemmas |
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