The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-09

against making vaccination a merely
optional matter; would prefer TO make
compulsory vaccination more stringent
than at present. He admits the posi-
bility of disease being conveyed from one
to another by arm TO arm vaccination,
but believes that the benefits arising
from vaccination are not to be dispensed
with.
Z Dr.. r. Mckibbin OF Honolulu believes
in making vaccination compulsory in-
stead OF optional.
Dr. H. q. McGrew Of Honolulu believes
in compulsory vaccination, and as Homo
lulu is a seaport, compulsory vaccination
should be the rule Does not think the
transmission OF leprosy possible as long
as pure bovine virus is used, and recon-
mends that ivory points be used instead
of the lancet in sacrifying while vaccin-
ating.
DR.. n. 3. Emerson oil Honolulu admits
the possibility of leprosy being trans
mitted by careless arm to arm vaccina-
ton. He had investigated many cases
OF leprosy reported as due TO vaccination
but could find no facts to warrant the
assertion. (TIis letter ON the subject is
full of valuable information and should
be read by the committee.)
From Waianae Dr. n Russell writes a
| long letter on the subject, which should
also be read by the committee, as many
| OF his views and arguments are both
unique and original. He recommends
| the establishment OF a Hawaiian vaccine
| farm under control of the Board of
| Health, and that none but healthy peo-
| pie should be vaccinated.
F. l.. Alvarez, NJ. D., Government
| physician for Waialua, suggests that
none but properly qualified physicians
| should practice vaccination. For the
| protection of the natives, and owing to
our connection with Asiatic ports, he
favors compulsory vaccination. (His
letter is also full OF valuable information
which the committee should read.)
The Government physician for the
Kona side of Molokai, DIR. A. Mouritz,
writes short but very able letter, which
you should also peruse, in which he
states that in England physician has to
obtain a special certificate before he is
| allowed to practice vaccination. This
regulation, he writes, was due to careless
vaccination practiced in previous times.
He favors compulsory" against option
aP' vaccination.
DIR. Chas. Davidson OF Lahaina, Maui,
also favors compulsory vaccination and
the use OF pure bovine virus only.
DR.. Geo. Herbert of Wailuku says that
vaccination should be compulsory.
Pure, fresh bovine virus should be used
and that fresh ivory point be used at
each operation. No arm to arm or vac
cination with humanized virus should be
allowed. Recommends the appointment
of one public vaccinator for each island.
evidently he does not care to be charged
| with inOpulatipu lanr0SU ayan II Sncb
charges are groundless.)
/ Diseases are liable to be transmitted
h by arm to arm vaccination, writes DIR.
I Chas. Stow OF Makawao, Maui, and, as a
/ preventative for such a possibility, rec
ommends that one separate point be used
4 on each person vaccinated.
l DIR. T. Allen of Hama, Maui, puts him
self on record as against making vaccina'
ton optional with parents and indi'
yiduals.
| ( B. d. Bond, NJ. D., OF Kohala, Hawaii
thinks that optional vaccination means
mo vaccination at all. If pure bovine
virus procured from foreign country be
used there can be no exposure, through
4 vaccination, to leprosy.
i DIR. l. S. Thompson of North Hilo
Hawaii, has had a great deal of expert
ence with smallpox at an outbreak il
Los Angeles, California. IL crusts anC
cones of vaccine matter are used it be
comes necessary to use the same knife
on different patients. He vaccinateC
over 5000 persons in California and never
heard of any harm resulting therefrom
AS vaccination is the only Safeguard
against smallpox, he believes it ought t
be compulsory.
DR.. K. B. Williams of Hilo believes
some physicians in former times have
been careless in vaccinating, hence tn,
prejudice and opposition to vaccination
By using pure bovine vaccine virus onl,
and one ivory point for each person vac
cinated, possibilities of any bad result
would be reduced to a minimum.
Chas B Cooper, NJ. D., of Kau, Ha
wall, bad heard that formerly vaccina
ton was performed with human. virus
and regards such course, in view OF tn
prevalence of leprosy and syphilis in thi
country, not only dangerous, but crimi
!, nal.
From Kona, Hawaii, DR.. H. A, Lind
, ley writes that the instrument used to
sacrifying should be dIsinfected befor
going from one person to another.
DR.. Jared X. Smith of Koloa, Kaua
suggests that the Board of Health fun
| ulSu INOiy pOluIS iOI TIC purposes VI Nd'
cination, one point to be used on eac
individual With our past experienC
with smallpox he considers it unwise
: repeal the law on vaccination.
DIR. D. Campbell of Waimea, Kaua
e writes an interesting letter which shoul
y be read by the committee. He does NJ
/ think that leprosy or any other cont;
o gious malady is communicated by va
l. cination and recommends compulso1
u vaccination.
d That vaccination should be enforced
the belief of DR.. st. ID. @. Walters, tt
e Government physician to Lihue, Kaua
Owing to our situation, writes Dr. !
Hugus of Hanalei, Kauai, it is necessal
that vaccination should be rigidly e.
:. joined
p You will find that all the physician
are unanimously of the opinion that va
# cination should be compulsory.
J. For that reason the Board is also
J. the opinion that vaccination should n
, be optional, and respectfully recommer
j. that parents and Guardians should s.
,e that their children are properly vacci
p ated.
r Parents or guardians should be q
# lowed to have their children vaccinate
N 1. By the Government physicians. 2. I
is their family physician, or 3, BY su,
parents and guardians themselves.
20 In view of the presence of leprosy al