▁with ▁their ▁cargo es ▁at ▁the ▁N ore , ▁the ▁own ers ▁receiving ▁an ▁in dem n ity . ▁Animal ▁h ides ▁were ▁sus pected ▁of ▁har bour ing ▁in fe ctions , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁other ▁items , ▁and ▁these ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁exposed ▁on ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁deck ▁for ▁twenty - one ▁days ▁or ▁less ▁( six ▁days ▁for ▁each ▁instal ment ▁of ▁the ▁cargo ), ▁and ▁then ▁transport ed ▁to ▁the ▁la z aret , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁opened ▁and ▁a ired ▁for ▁another ▁forty ▁days . ▁The ▁whole ▁det ention ▁of ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁from ▁si xty ▁to ▁si xty - five ▁days , ▁including ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁res hip ment ▁of ▁her ▁cargo . ▁Pil ots ▁had ▁to ▁pass ▁fifteen ▁days ▁on ▁board ▁a ▁con val es cent ▁ship . ▁From ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁on wards ▁the ▁quar antine ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁were ▁gradually ▁reduced , ▁while ▁the ▁last ▁vest ige ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁quar antine ▁law ▁was ▁removed ▁by ▁the ▁Public ▁Health ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁which ▁repe aled ▁the ▁Qu ar antine ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁( with ▁dependent ▁cla uses ▁of ▁other ▁acts ), ▁and ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁priv y ▁council ▁to ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Board ▁the ▁powers ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁ships ▁arriv ing ▁inf ected ▁with ▁yellow ▁fe ver ▁or ▁pl ague . ▁The ▁powers ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁ch ol era ▁ships ▁had ▁been ▁already ▁transferred ▁by ▁the