The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-04-28
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Meeting Open to Members of the
Press.

several communications were first dealt
with
A letter was read from T. H. Davies &
Co. respecting what appeared to the writer
to be an erroneous charge for the visit of
the Port Physician to the ship Ivy. The
Board decided to make certain inquiries
relating to this.
A petition from NJ. S. Grinbaum & Co.
respecting the removal of Dr. Curtis, Gov
eminent Physician on Maui, was ordered
to stand over for consideration by the full
Board
A petition was received from a native,
praying that his daughter, who is an in
mate of the Branch Hospital, be not sent
to MolOkai for one year. The Secretary
was instructed to inform him that three
physicians had certified that she was a
leper, but she would not be sent to the set
Element uatil he had been further COM
municated with.
The President stated that a number of
young girls were being kept back pending
the completion of better arrangements for
their reception.
Two petitions for the liberation Of girls
who are inmates of KakaakO were de-
clined.
1t was decided to grant petition from a
Hawaiian lady who is about to be sent to the
Settlement, that her father be permitted
to accompany her and then return. The
length of his stay was limited to one
month.
"A petition from person seeking to be
allowed to treat leper, who was not
named, was refused.
A similar petition to this from three per-
sons was recently refused and a letter was
received asking the reasons of the Board
for its refusal. Letter to be acknowledged
and matter to stand over.
A petition was received from man ask
ing that he be allowed to go to MolOkai to
take certain stock to his wife, who is a
leper. The Secretary was directed to write
refusing the request, but tO.state that any
suitable freight would be delivered free of
charge.
A petition was received from a man in
the employ of the Board that he be allowed
to accompany his wife to the Settlement
1t was decided to inform him that the
Board required his services here, as there
were already a large number of kOkuas at
the Settlement.
DR.. Smith, who is in charge of the diet
kitchen and hospital at Koloa, established
for the benefit of those who cannot obtain
the necessary diet in cases OF sickness at
their homes, wrote relative to certain de-
tails of the management of that institu-
ton; also drawing attention to the pollution
of stream of water in the neighborhoO6,
several cases of typhoid fever having oc-
Cured The theory was advanced by him
that the refuse from sugar mill caused
the impurities, and samples of the water
taken at points above and below this were
forwarded to the Board, which referred
them to Professor Van Slyke for analysis.
In the meantime the Board will request
DR.. Smith to ask the manager of the mill
if it is possible to divert the stream in an
other direction.
The Secretary was instructed to COM
municate with the Interior Department,
asking for an electric light to be placed in
the neighborhOod of KakaakO Hospital, to
render it easier for the police to do their
duty in preventing the escape of inmates;
also to ask the Department to supply some
carts to facilitate the carting of sand near
the Branch Hospital.
A plan devised by Mr.. Reynolds to i'm
prove the sanitary condition of the ditch
around the Branch Hospital was submitted
to the meeting and approved. bad
smell has emanated from the ditch,
and it is therefore proposed at the
two points where it communicates with
the sea to construct gates, one to open in
dc he othar OutwardS co that the tide
will come in at one and go out at the other,
thus clearing it out.
1t was suggested to construct a roof to
afford protection from the weather to per-
sons visiting their friends at Kakaako.
This project was said to be approved of by
Mr.. Reynolds and the Mother Superior.
Ordered to stand over till Mr.. Thurston's
return.
The President stated that eight Iepers
had been sent to the Settlement this week,
a number of young girls being held back
for the reason already given. Eighteen
men and eighteen women were to go for
ward next week, but there was always
found to be little shortage at the last.
One of these women had run away, which
showed how desirable it would be to have
the electric light.
Captain Brown reported on the condition
of the slaughter houses. The bones were
gathered and the offal removed daily.
Some small troughs had been placed for
the smaller animals The slaughter houses
were to be thoroughly whitewashed every
three months, and he would furnish those
in charge with a disinfectant and deoder-
izer to put in the WhiteWash.
1t seemed to be the general impression
of the Board that all slaughter houses
should be owned by the Government, it
being incumbent upon the Board to keep
them in condition, and that they be