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Fumigation of a ship in New York City harbor by spraying of hydrocyanic acid gas. The introduction of hydrocyanic acid gas by the Public Health Service in 1913 to replace sulphur dioxide the chief fumigant relied upon for centuries was a very important contribution to quarantine procedure.
c. 1914
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