▁ordered ▁to ▁stop ▁ 1 . 5 ▁miles ▁away . ▁ ▁The ▁Im migr ant ▁In spe ction ▁Station ▁on ▁Ell is ▁Island , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁is ▁often ▁mistaken ly ▁assumed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁quar antine ▁station , ▁however ▁its ▁marine ▁hospital ▁( E ll is ▁Island ▁Im migr ant ▁Hospital ) ▁only ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁cont ag ious ▁disease ▁facility ▁to ▁handle ▁less ▁vir ul ent ▁dise ases ▁like ▁meas les , ▁tra ch oma ▁and ▁less ▁advanced ▁stages ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁and ▁di ph ther ia ; ▁those ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁small po x , ▁yellow ▁fe ver , ▁ch ol era , ▁le pro s y ▁or ▁ty ph oid ▁fe ver , ▁could ▁neither ▁be ▁received ▁nor ▁treated ▁there . ▁ ▁Mary ▁Mall on ▁was ▁quar ant ined ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁under ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁New ▁York ▁Char ter , ▁Se ctions ▁ 1 1 6 9 – 1 1 7 0 , ▁which ▁permitted ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Board ▁of ▁Health ▁to ▁" remove ▁to ▁a ▁proper ▁place … any ▁person ▁sick ▁with ▁any ▁cont ag ious , ▁p est il ential ▁or ▁inf ect ious ▁disease ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁flu ▁pan demic , ▁people ▁were ▁also ▁quar ant ined . ▁Most ▁commonly ▁suspect ▁cases ▁of ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁are ▁requested ▁to ▁volunt arily ▁quar antine ▁themselves , ▁and ▁Federal ▁and ▁local ▁quar antine ▁stat utes ▁only