▁strict ▁Qu ar antine ▁Act ▁was ▁passed , ▁with ▁prov isions ▁affect ing ▁cargo es ▁in ▁particular . ▁The ▁act ▁was ▁re vised ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 – 2 4 ▁an ▁elaborate ▁inqu iry ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁making ▁quar antine ▁only ▁at ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁priv y ▁council , ▁which ▁recogn ised ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁or ▁other ▁highly ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁as ▁calling ▁for ▁quar antine , ▁along ▁with ▁pl ague . ▁The ▁threat ▁of ▁ch ol era ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁occasion ▁in ▁England ▁of ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁quar antine ▁restrictions . ▁Ch ol era ▁affected ▁every ▁country ▁in ▁Europe ▁despite ▁all ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁out . ▁When ▁ch ol era ▁returned ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 5 – 6 6 , ▁no ▁attempt ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁se al ▁the ▁ports . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁the ▁priv y ▁council ▁ordered ▁all ▁arrival s ▁with ▁a ▁clean ▁bill ▁of ▁health ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant ▁to ▁be ▁admitted , ▁provided ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁no ▁case ▁of ▁pl ague ▁during ▁the ▁voyage , ▁and ▁afterwards ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁quar antine ▁was ▁dis cont in ued . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Qu ar antine ▁Act ▁( 1 7 1 0 ) ▁the ▁protect ive