The morning call., 1892-05-21
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Quarantine Quarters Enlarged on
Angel Island.
New Rules for the Receiving Hospital-fhe
Police. Surgeons Power Increased
Holden's lanyard

The Board of Health met last night.
Mayor Sanderson in the chair. Quarantine
Officer Lawlor submitted very interesting
report showing that very effective
measures had been taken to carry out the
quarantine regulations with regard to the
perfect safety OF the health of the city, the
accommodation of the detained passengers
and the least possible expense and discom-
fort to the steamship companies. DIR. Law
lor said that sfch arrangements had
been made as TO take proper care
of all vessels which may be placed
in quarantine in future. to a certain
extent. The o. and o. Steamship Com
pany have put up two new buildings 20xS6
feet in size, and 10 feet apart, capable of
accommodating go patients. There are
now 914 passengers OF the City of Peking in
quarantine. OF this number 631 Chinese
are in barge at the Angel Island wharf.
These are in transit to Honolulu: The re-
naming 2S3 are on the Island.
The steamer Oceanic is due from China
and Japan to-day, and should she come in
with smallpox everything is ready for the
accommodation of her passengers.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
After the reading and filing of the monthly
reports. DR.. Bucknall introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That all persons building new houses
or altering old ones demand certificate from
the Plumbing Inspector OF the Health Depart
ment before accepting and that all property
owners putting down permanent sidewalks should
have an intereeptlng trap with airpipe on the
outer edge Of the sidewalk sanitary pTecau-
tion against sewer gas permeaing their premises.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Health Officer keeney'S estimate Of eX-
penses for the ensuing fiscal year was filed.
For salaries he asked $27.300, and for the
expenses of the Health Office, $1,000; total,
S32, 500 The estimate will be presented to
Auditor Smiley.
DR.. Regensburger introduced new set of
rules for the regulation of the Receiving
Hospital the gist of which was to practi-
cally put the hospital in the charge of the
Police Surgeon. He shall make all requisi-
lions, audit all demands, and have entire re-
sponsfbilitv of his department. He shall
have three assistants, who must be gradu-
ates Of some medical college, one of whom
must be on duty day and night.
THE NATIONS DUTIES.
The matron shall sleep in the hospital
and have charge of the furniture and keep
the wards and everything clean, and shall
obey the orders of the surgeon and not give
any information regarding the patients or
inmates.
The steward and assistant stewards shall
have everything in theil departments clean,
etc. They shall not give advice or assist in
SURGICAL operations.
A communication was received from prop
erty-owners of the Mission asking for the
operation Of the decree of condemnation
passed by the board year ago on HOlden's
tannery at Dolores and San Jose avenue.
There were number of signers present
and considerable oratory was INDUCED in.
1t was ordered that if work vas resumed
the proprietor berarrested.
The board then adjourned and went into
executive session TO consider the disposition
Of the quarantined people ON Angel Island
in case the Oceanic should come in to-day
with smallpox aboard. As it was deyel-
oped that all the quarters were isolated
from each other, it was decided that the
quarantine OF the City of Peking's passen-
gers should not be prolonged beyond the
REGULAR time.