The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-27
IMPORTANT MEETING.
The Health Board Consults With
Local PLY icianS.
DIR. Trousseau Offers Valuable
SUGGESTIONS Which are Sane
toned by His Brother
Professionals.

yesterday afternoon to be held at
the Chamber of Commerce.
By invitation the following ply
sicians were present and expressed !
their views regarding measures to
be taken to guard against the in
PRODUCTION of cholera into the ISL
ands they were, DR.. Emerson, DR..
Miner, DIR. Andrews, DR.. Wood, DIR.
McKibbin, DR.. J. S. McGrew and
DIR. Henri McGrew.
DIR. Trousseau read the appended
suggestions which were unanimous
ly approved of by the gentlemen
mentioned and the same are likely
to be adopted by the Health Board !
at meeting to be held within
few days: II
In case it is ascertained that cholera
has taken foothold in the States or
in Canada, the following regulations are
respectfully submitted:
Ask Her Majesty, with the consent OF
the Cabinet and the Privy Council to
proclaim that until the present proclama-
ton is rescinded, Honolulu will be the
only port of entry in the Hawaiian King
dom, and all other ports will be at once
closed to all foreign vessels from any
country whatsoever.
The Board of Health Will Immediately
have copies of said proclamation sent to
all the Port Surveyors and pilots on the
other islands, instructing pilots not to
board any foreign vessels, but simply
hand a copy of said proclamation 10 the
Master, with instructions to proceed to
Honolulu.
PORT OF HONOLULU.
No pilot is allowed to board any vessel,
steamer or sailing vessel from any coun-
try until given leave to do so by the Port
Physician.
Every vessel is to be spoken to by the
Port Physician, who shall in accordance
with the following regulations allow the
pilot on board or not. Amy pilot disre-
garding this order will be quarantined as
long as the Board of Health thinks
proper. 1t will be the duty of the pilots
to communicate at once with the Port
And he will not 60 alongside the vessel
until the Port Physician has spoken her.
No vessel under any circumstance, ex-
cept stress of weather, to be spoken to at
night.
No Custom House officer or guard will
be allowed on board until the vessel shall
have been allowed free pratique, and en-
tered the harbor.
AS soon as possible after being in.
formed that a vessel is signaled, the
Port Physician shall communicate with
the pilot on duty and put off to the yes
sell
Coming alongside, and without max
ing fast to her, he will by means OF pole
get the bill OF health from the vessel
disinfecting it either with acetic, chlorin,
turn it to the Master. This applies t
every vessel.
Special instructions for each particula
case
STEAMERS FOR HONOLULU.
II from a non-infected port with a clea
bill of health, the Pacific Coast excepted
after careful examination of passenger
and crew, the Port Physician will allo7
the pilot on board, and the steamer wi
be allowed free pratique.
Ii from the Coast, with or without
clean bill of health, (this applies espe,
tally to the Australia if cholera break
out in the United States,) the Port PLY
stefan shall do as follows:
Ii the vessel is less than ten full day
from the Coast, neither the Port Phys
clan nor the pilot will board her. II
latter will give full and plain instruction
to the Captain in regard to the anchor
age, without leaving his boat.
The Port Physician will order the We
sci in quarantine for a period of not lie
than ten full days from the date ar
hour of leaving the Coast, and have Il
yellow flag hoisted. He shall report
writing to the Board of Health and pro
er guards will be sent in boats to preve
any communication with the vesst
Under no consideration whatever shall
vessel be allowed to enter the harbor b
fore the expiration of the ten full days.
AT the expiration of this period Il
Port Physician shall, on the assuran
from the Captain that there is no cont
gious disease on board, examine t
crew and passengers, and if the eXamir
ton is satisfactory, he will allow t
pilot on board, and instruct him to a
ehor the vessel as close as possible to
Quarantine wharf.
The Port Physician and pilot will la
the mails at the Quarantine wharf to
delivered to the Post Office authorit
after having been thoroughly disinfect,
They themselves will proceed to
Quarantine station TO be thoroughly
infected, after which only they can
turn to town.
AS quickly as possible the crew W
their dunnage, passengers and bagga
without exception, will be landed on
Quarantine station to undergo thorou
fumigation and distinction, after VIII
they will be released.
The crew, however, will not be ALLOW
on board until the vessel will have bt
thoroughly disinfected. This hav
been thoroughly done to the satisfact
ofthe Board OF Health, free pratique '
be allowed; the matches will be open
Custom House officers allowed on boa
but the holds will have to be thoroug
fumigated before any cargo can
landed.
THROUGH STEAMERS.
Ii from the Pacific coast, will not
boarded either by the pilot or Port p
stefan, but anchored outside under
yellow flag and quarantined and guar
for ten full days.
This being complied with, they
enter in Honolulu harhor ppdar