The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-12-10
rHr HEALTH OF THE cry.
A Sensational Statement Committed

% Htalth statistics, iac-supic,c ~ they prove
II % C one Of the mos; unhealthy cities in Christ
tcu3om' ID such vcuc the fact, and any special
c-od could De- anticipated from Il, there might
IL sdhuigl slulc CNcuso Tor thus giving publicity
10 an assertion 50 damaging to the interests Of
NC FaS ''S, 0 siSI ,,,, We ~ f, SsU'S ~
shown 10 u vi3Clt divergent from the actual
Truth ard It Is ccStaiuly surprising that news
papCs SO uaJrslly ccrruct in rs Promises and de-
ducfsnus, should hNvs suffered itsclf % have been
lei into making such IN assertion. The Bsl'sfH
hss seemingly been led into error in this matter
IN an over estimation u the value OF "thc Btard
OF Health statistics whereas IN reality there are
many cAuscs which ulay cuuspire in the prrdue-
tiua of a kirh death rate other than, and totally
independent %, the luSinitaFy condition oi
place. And this is true not only Of Honolulu but
q other places ~ the Islands. 10 judge by the
ncrg ltaih rate. i would bc equally reasonable
10 olySs the really Sllabrious district Of kalavao
as the uo>t unhealthy locality on the Islands,
Il shoGld b. taken into consideration that the
Islands have lltlly bqcl tlcomiuc more and nure
known o. Tie Arlgriciu rccplc - Saniiarnui' and
especially 81, tcs that most hopeless class OF
paticass. c1asuupiIvJS, many Of whom aro sont
hithe. 5niy after ever huTe Of restoration elsewhere
has hcca ah-ai11gl, Honolulu too, being the
ONLY PISS ga tae Islands vhcrc rrppcs nursing
facihtr- lIesasy sud medical Attendance can be
rtldIly aua constantly obtained, u Is naturally
the ruslg, ui q large number u iuvalidS and sui
iCrCrs irru al sections % the country. Add 10
thIs tkC fact thst uosly al tlc lepers % the whole
cgClp, other than those a; halavao either inside
permanently IA the district, Are required 10 ~
port here AZ stated intervals involving longer or
sauyict say. AID We have factors that tend 10
make higt death rate for which neither local
climate izSluiis,ry coalitions arr wholly res
IOultls. IN tie ah>guce Of special or dehnahlc
cstusC> such considerations would Afford an ap-
pToXiraatc reason why The death rate in this DIS
trct Should ezcctd tiai Of others. but as oar sys
ten Cs cliziuipc visal statistics Is tnoorrect
iErg-ullE Is.G slsauplCtc. we have no means OF
comp3flsl1. We claim our right Of opinion that
e H. A. HHHH n hN - of
Healih any other staiistics,sis neither a true
index 10 the sanitary condition Of Honolulu nor
DO they pol1s n any way to this district As being
more unhealthy than any other districts Of the
Islands Il i only then as a whole mai these Is
lan1s eln Dc fairly compared With Other Countries
II the matter q vital statistics and in such CON-
Parisoa ve Esyr g riEhi IN estimating the local
1el!tlfllDgSs " the place % eliminate from
amUuE the c1l>os or! death, such things az are
nos necessarily lsFguisst on either lis climate,
lccalIsy. OF artificial coalitions tending pr 20
make tbs place comparatively danceroas resort
foE TIT aNcr,Se healthy pesSon, and such as would
no; count aEalus; the countries With which we
solE5f % compare.
Among il1sc things which tend to swell the
ees.a Ete mere may be mentioned The steady dec
line Of TIE native EAccs tbs guatt pzepondeTance
n number q males over females II the populations
the fast That az enormous prOpogtiua Of immi.
grants -gl EGEl-s and also that they belong large
ly % cas- who arr ignorant % sanitary laws, and
by ss'ir stances lrcsSsstAiet 20 suffer PRIV
EilC.s 70; equally c1lmou IN the countries with
wtscn i. has been s1c-E' 10 compare this IN the
matter Of tIe css;G rate We canrO; acoep; the |
p-uFysItsua- tLlt ed hick death Tate means Of |
necessity a low aveTazu longevity, under such |
as these. The death rate must Of !
necessity be larger IN q place where there Is a |
small psopITt1luat1 uuubG- Of women, and where
instead % cllldrCa-
We believe ;h.i tic d5aih rate Is larger than it
should be- that li.t!s regard Is paid by the author
se> 90 gaprlvelC-: % the sanitary condition Of /
40 aHHH 18th nHHa III
gud>s but Notwithstanding such admission, we /
30 no; believe with the Br'Ftir, that HonOlulu Is
oat % III most unhealthy cities IN Christen- |
dom -ags !Et that % Is al all AZ unhealthy city.
Wkea pll residents assert thai Honolulu 1
'eraagss5iy Ls.l.hy plloa u former times they |
lSSsEt thai which Is equally true Of Honolulu to-
iay. Tie mild form which epidemic diseases as
.zEle among or 3 ili4ti11 and ihslF very limited
iuratg11 despite tic absence q quarantine pre-
,4ufil-s tg- al infectious Elaladlss other than /
snail pJE. GUS tas % prove the heAlthfulness Of
lie p!sol.. ILs fact That We have lev more cases
Z allllTllI isysr %. typhoid, o. paCurnCuia than
1rlC-ly, proves nothing, Is We have at present a
lew more peF.e also, 10 ase1aE; 70! the difference.
Moreover, G1g statistics which the HBl1irIH
rIafi'H SlEs- arC neatly TllGelgSs Is basis fer
NV scientific conclusions ELltsveE- make 10
Discrimination between the death rates u foreign
~ and taaG %. E5llVas- FROM wL1 a large majority
4 the whole Qugu.ltlu-, and sl-o are known 10 be
.1EaFllG lgEL-t and steady decline in numbers
No Ilig.i.-g1I person here for q moment sup.
U
g1ll % illt % The native u- thl1 tha increased
mortality 10 tie latter E,cl Is iu any way depend
nj lpul .I Increasing Elhgllthiulue>s Of the
llIllia % al1lL LLey live /; is quite unfair then
90 estimate TIL c1E -El-IEC LealtLtlLnass Of this
'l-cl and thai 20 London New York o. san fran
$50, upon tla l.sls o. tie death rate- where
hers j. 50 lit;ls similarity il the condition u the
q s!1rtiy q The ppf-lltlg-s compared
Cl-ll % 80 tie llatL rate Of foreigners htrs
ELIsl lyg-l-l conditions il life nearly approached
he average conditions 81 those cities there would
hen D. Suns bass fog proper estimate, and We
LuLll not then fer the -l,l4t OF comparison.
N1--l COM ars-1ls Of tlls kind have been made
~ J. u. Cation. EE-CLief Justice Of the Supreme
}uzrt q Llll.s- 90 Which &c invite attention In
efertEcs o. tie vg;l statistics here he slyss Ny
t.ellrll wz- Ers. attracted % tins slllaGt by J.
is.glicE 90 @ zqlaulial scruIu preached By Rev.
'r1er. plst1- U. the EuE1 Street Congregational
lErcl ~ AHl1.ll1 on Che lLst Sunday Of l>t3-
is stated tllt tl-ll- TIE 7s-G years IN which be
al tue l-al-s g. tlat l--rcur tlgfe h1d bagu
,1zl- 90 It's members eighty cLI-dran, and that Of
l-s- Gl--r D., C----l, 1Tl uudez ufteeu years
.si died e disease and one from accident and /
b.: tzsll-- tie sans tina fourteen ad1.i members
I ne c-lEc- Lll ---l-
ILlsl statistics ul-s l1s ,i5csultly 70 faIiy sst-
stv Me- Z -#u- ~ UeE.E opportunity 70 call
-al the e=|.ralI -a-tl-ual- and told him that
ls cIz1glrsl had Gal-aG.l an interest II ms
-lG % DID %. satisfy -zG that be Eu1ld lay me
E1gE -rsH- Ctll-l.a1-- q De cul-l inform me
.Lat sals 1la avlrl-- --l-llr. during the seven
-llrs- 20 TIE ClIlL-ll -G-ieT ltlCll yCars Of age
ataaa saA7-i-- aA-4sA AaaAA
las The average number u ldulI members Of his
l1rel. % EE1E fourteen had dlad 10 the same
and, ans z-sl hos many % the eighty children
u-l dunn I-.. ur-- uf7s -slll lIvil-. he tN-
rls~l great GE.-ll-5--s o. 90 tLls as SON a. De
1lll make tie llalS-1rg Investigation, and when
e lad done Sd DIX ub.l-ll-.y Informed me that
be svlrl-e -E- bzr, tlr TIE seven years, q the
llll-ll iElzl T-Hu tIg ave we've taken 'sas three
ler.Jsrs q ile g--s-l durlz- tbl seven years,
{ ulgE tll fgErlg.- 5ai died vas tE0 hundred.
lat llreG l. lie I've O. l.-lll who Lad died were
{ TIE eighty lu-a l-1l- that time, leayluE
-Valiy -ssvea % tlzE- =ill. living he then added
lzt % l=--l had Jc=lrr-d d-rlr BIZ time. among
tlar class l! Fl--r- t=sulza t-s ages q slE
I'd l--ltaEE years. So ELs ;la number q Juveniles
l--1t have bal- -sr--ls z-cza-si by including all
tLsi class E-lg- eighteen years Of age. ! re- |
lz-ke1 l-EG tL1--El lls s1lIclelts most extra ,
,5IEEry- g had sen Ii S'l'al By high authority
lEt one LlLt % tie E-l.-E-l .1rl IL tie United |
-stas and Europe die before they attain the are /
I've years. ] I-ll sid 4et g assume /
lai tie s1ree hundred ctI-iFgl REPRESENTED tkras
1llr=5 yts-- % life gzcL year. then during the
yea glLEs tEz-l ElEa rlQrlsa1ied tvsZfy-0le .
zllras years q juvenile lfs= and Il We divide :
.szlsa- which rs secured among them daring :
"a time, t1zl there has aess than gEe C5ath &C
,rrel t-E ;9-- l--lre1 years q juvenile life II
< 1l--r---slll= and b aPa.yLz- TIE sane mode
Be tzLliiy among then daring tie sane tine,
~ iLl-l E-1 osc-rraEi ore 1sltE t1- each one
-ul-eG years q si-lt Ike
4C--s ts-1l flrt-E- say y LliE 17Gl tie Is .
-1s lase ls-ls--51 10 QFll15sCDily % Pzsu ny
-lrll- lEls Interesting st-5c1 aid fJC-d the J
salts l1ElzTe less favorable than the first state
Ezts E1vz-. IS applying TIE sane Kind q
1p--lsll1 % -f111s -lvez E1ll by D1ct1r Finders
Is zi.zkz- be t5z1d ttzs there zere six Land
{ years C .zvE-lis life o. lacl death q q child
ls-- tie EEgtl flr1-ls11z sltd-z BIZ 7raC-ice.~ |
& zLsl SAYS that biological history q al the Z
issi1zz-y families IF y e5llz D. got. -z01ld
o. a Issszre % gslerlts11 and health. and
El11s g vitality rL-sly % b. raral.sied II the
son % the tl1ElE fluIlg After making {
-s u1--g-tsilg-s IN r=-sri % The births and
ais 1-ll1- lliss1--sEy faEsllias a. recorded IN
20. -a bsloE be -E.z-- llcre than el-tty 81 PEI
70 q -l1=s clil5rez bon n tie Islands zere
m a. tie end q The Fzrll1 q thgrty f1zr years
.er the as; Ess BON AZ tie o5u-l1siOl Of
iltz-a-t-1- and Isir11lIvs lrti1ie Ehich Il zlil
pay azy Gee % essEfz-.y rss5, be zys The
- dI--I--tiIz &C TIE -stIvs Ts1r1i4il11 zElch \
: lr-- been ElaTl Il1 world g-a-- and has been I
sEl1aGt g -.sa.1llsl -l---E-ltlll- had not la1
g. gzp5e ll-a lie l.a-s f-Ts-7ttl cH-5iti1ls
EzEEz he O. D. fad Oh az 11lsf- . uEl1h
ave AZ Ez5El9i--- .. j. MS 9-lE sal--rEatls :
q ssl-flri-E fHF GL-l--a-- t-- f1E l41Its a.
Concert
Las >-tzsl-y evening o.. Symphony ClUb gave
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