The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-27
THROUGH STEAMERS.

time as the passengers. Scows TO be
disinfected before being used again.
THROUGH STEAMERS.
Ii from the Colonies, or any other nom
infected port, always excepting the Pa
cific COAST if more than ten days out
from last port and supplied with clean
bin of health, will be allowed free pra-
tique. If the bill of health is not salts
factory, they will be subject to the same
regulations as vessels from the Pacific
coast.
STEAMERS FROM AsIATIC PORTS.
The Port Physician shall follow the
existing regulations concerning them 10
the letter.
SAILING VESSELS.
Ii from the Pacific coast with a clean
bill of health, or no bill OF health and no
sickness. will be treated as steamers
bound for Honolulu.
If from a non-infected port, always ex-
cepting the Pacific coast, they will be
allowed free pratique.
IN CASE OF CHOLERA.
Ii any vessel arrives in the roadstead
of Honolulu with cholera on board, or
having had OF the passage case OF
cholera, the Port Physician shall report
the facts at once to the Board OF Health,
and receive full and definite instructions.
These regulations will be published in
all the Honolulu newspapers, and cop
les sent to the Coast to the Hawaiian
Consul for distribution amongst the va
rious ship owners.
In eyery case the Board OF Health will
enforce bonds from the owners or agents
of every vessel, and all expenses entailed
by the enforcing of these regulations will
be charged against such bond, In no
case will the vessel enter the harbor I'M
| less such bonds have been perfected.
l. DR.. Trousseau offered several
4 other suggestions which are now
awaiting legislative action; they
refer to closing all ports in the
kingdom other than Honolulu
while the cholera epidemic is rife
abroad.
The Board will hold a meeting
this morning to select three local
physicians to act as an Advisory
Board in connection with the
health officials.
The San Francisco Board o
Health has recently published the
following rules as cholera preventa
tives, which will be found interest
ing:
BRIEF RULES.
Drink no water that has not beef
boiled. Milk should be boiled also.
Avoid the use of all fruit, unles
cooked.
Be cautious in the use of purgativ'
medicines.
See that the drainage of your hous
or apartments is not defective. VENT
late waterclosets, bathrooms and Gel
lars as well as living rooms and sleep
ing apartments.
Aid the health officials in keepin
clean the highways, squares, alley
and vacant lots. See that refuse ma
terial of all kinds is disposed of accord
ing to ordinance, and not deposited j
foul corners or dust-heaps.
Avoid intemperance, uncleanlines:
indigestible food, impure air an
damp surroundings.
Disinfect your premises with chic
ride of lime, which is cheap dish
fectant as we'll as a good one. Seattle
it literally around and into the drain
water closets and urinals every otht
| day. Carbolic acid is also an effectiN
purifier, three tablespoonfuls to a ga
Ion of hot water well stirred. III
scentbags, ETC., advertised by SON
druggists as "sure representatives." a
: worthless catch pennies.
3 Whitewash your walls, fences, barr
4 and outhouses. Flush freely and fir
: quently with clean water all drail
and water closets. See that no pip
: leak into the subsoil.
e If possible avoid the use of wat
|, from cistern or tank.
e Seek medical advice early in s
: cases of diarrhoea.
o George Fl. Sanderson, Mayor; Ma
tin Regensburger, M. D.; George
lr Bucknall, NJ. D.; w. II. Mays, NJ. ]
S. F. Long, M. D.-Board of Healt
James W. Keeney, NJ. d., Heal
Officer.
n San Francisco, September, 1892.