The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-06-05

Nof Us suppOseu 10 40 sol. Auo
same is true OF marriages and
deaths; the school-agent is made
the official registrar for those pur-
poses. II is pretty safe to assume
that this law is very little known
and less observed. One OF the high
law officers Of the country, who
has large family, was asked the
question whether he had ever re-
ported the births in his family. He
replied, with some embarrassment,
that, while he remembered that |
such was the law, he had forgotten |
1t in every case.
Honolulu is really the only place
IN the country where reasonably
reliable statistics can be obtained,
and even here these statistics. as
far as kept by the Board of Health,
relate to the matter of disease and
death only. The table given in
the sub-report of Mr.. Reynolds for
the two years past is very full and
complete, and is extremely inter-
esting, but it only covers the one
matter of disease and death. In
both years the death rate among
the HawaliAns was by far the
heaviest In 1889 it was twenty
nine to the thousand; in 1890 it
was 34.91 per thousand, while with
other nationalities the rate was
much lower. In the former year,
the annual death rate was 21.92 for
all classes; in the latter it was
25.08, which seems to point to
Honolulu as being an unhealthy
place. as compared with many
other cities. Of the 627 deaths OF
the last year, the Hawaiians fur
nish 407-or about two-thirds. The
monthly reports published in the
papers render it unnecessary to 60
into the causes of death particu.
larly, but it will be remembered
that there have been far too many
deaths arising from what might be
, called preventable causes, such al
fevers of certain classes. The
number of unattended cases is very
heavy, 191.
The matter of district hospitals
is again reviewed and the reports
: Of the physicians show that mucf
useful work has been done by tn,
hospitals at Wailuku, Maui, ant
Koloa on the Island of Kauai. Thu
need of a hospital in Hilo is urget
and it would seem as though tn
8 establishment of one there was Ger
tainIy of great Importance If one i
? necessary on Maui and on Kauai.
A full and minute statement j
given of the expenditures of tn
: Board of Health and the encourag
: ing suggestion is made that the ex
penses in the future may. probabl.,
), be decreased. Certainly the larg
r amounts which have been expende'
: in the past, while unquestionabl,
q necessary for the public health an
for the crushing out of leprosy
q cannot be forever maintained with
:. out seriously crippling the finance
It of the country. This will be foun
q the truer in case there should be
q repeal of the duty on sugar whic
Q might compel US to use an unez
IS pected economy in all things.
s The reports from various distrie
L physicians which appear in the Sc,
t, eral appendices have already bee
It referred to and noticed in forme
70 article, for oil of them treat of th
s subject Of leprosy. but most {
Is them treat of other matters besides
} apparently answering a geners
IS series of six or seven questions pu
It by the Board of Health to tn
d physicians to answer. These ques
s. tons cover:
II 1. The general health of the CON
f munity in which appears the wor
b of the physicians with regard
d disease.
o 2. Thopresent sanitary condition
Q 8. Any improvements to be nj
n ticed among the Hawaiians WIT
t. regard to the rules of healtl
Q under which it is encouraging I
e observe that throughout the con
J. munity there is an improvement
e with regard to the matter Of living
n that the erection of proper house
n and the methods of living therei
Ie are constantly and continuous
IS approaching a civilized standar
70 It is also said in several of tt
If reports that intemperance in tt
, MOO of hnuors does not seem tn !,