The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-05-09
IMPORTANT MATTERS UNDER
DISCUSSION.
Reports OF Committees and Officers.
improvements ordered.-New
Rules and Regulations.

The board Of health met Fri
dav afternoon at 3:O5 o'clock
There were present members w. o
Smith, president, John Ena, DR.
Andrews. J. o. Garter, DR.. Day and
J. T. Waterhouse, Jr.; R. W. Mey-
ers, resident agent of the board at
Molokai, and c. B. Reynolds, exec
utive officer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the committee on
sanitation was called for but owing
to the interruption caused by the
visit to the leper settlement, it was
not forthcoming. Several other
matters were delayed for the same
reason.
President Smith stated that Mr..
Jones the inspector had reported
on cases of fuke and liver dis
eases in cattle and referred to
abcesses lately found in some
slaughtered cattle. 1t was ordered
that if similar cases be found DR..
Andrews of the sanitary commit
tee be called.
The sanitary committee an
nounced that no report was ready
on the question of establishing a
vaccine farm, as suggested by Dr.
Trousseau, but stated that enquiries
we're being pushed and the report
you'd be ready shortly.
On motion of Mr. Carter, the
vaccination question was referred
to the medical gentlemen of the
board to report upon.
The president asked that they
report as soon as possible, as the
board might find it necessary to
act quickly.
DR.. Day stated the best virus
came from New Zealand.
The president hoped they would
be able to report at the next meet
ing.
The matter of site for the gov
eminent washhouses was discussed,
during which the relative merits of
the sites at the esplanade and
back of the prison were brought
out. 1t was decided that the COM
mittee should visit the sites with
executive officer Reynolds.
The president read the report of
Inspector Jones relating to the re-
gistration of persons under the Act |
to Mitigate. A list of the names
of registered persons was read, and !
it was recommended that they /
should report at the proper office |
at least once a week.
The president thought that before
action was taken, the question |
should be carefully investigated, /
and suggested reference to a COM
mittee.
On motion, the report was re-
ferred to the sanitary and conta-
gious diseases joint committee.
The following report of C. B.
Reynolds, executive officer, was
read and accepted;
HONOLULU, May >, 1898.
To the Hon. BOARD OF HEATH.
Gentlemen-I beg to submit The fol-
lowing report for the month of April,
1898:
During the month the agents of the
If the board have done good work in
inding out persons re>ponsible for
ruIsances in town and getting them
ihated, but owing to the fact that a
great deal of the property is owned by
parties living out of Honolulu, and
who only interest themselves in re-
,eiving the rents, caring nothing about
.he sanitary condition of the same,
he work is one of some difficulty, but
great Improvements have been made;
g new cesspools and SO ventilators
nave been constructed this month.
\ number of complaints have been
Investigated of the pollution of water
courses used for domestic purposes,
10Th in Nuuanu and Kalihi valleys;
ne of these cases we have put in
he hands OF the police department.
/ notified Mr.. a. Brown of the dis
graceful state of the fish market, and
lie made arrangements for renovating
he same within an hour of the COM
,laint
Owing to a report that fish that
had co demned as being unfit |
or food was being sold by Mr..
:. Cooke, after an inspection of
he fish by three members OF the
oard. | interviewed Mr.. Cook, and
e stated that the fish he had sold was I
ONE cases that were not condemned,
III that he had bought the whole
argo, and thought there was no harm
Il selling what was not spoiled, but
e would not sell any more, as it was !
lmOst as valuable as fertilizer. He .
tated that the fish that was sent to !.
iva was thoroughly examined by /
he purchaser, and he was satisfied
nat it was good. ,
One thousand feet of water pipe has ?
e laid at the Quarantine station,
nd the keepers house is nearly fin
he'd.
No estimate has been sent in of the q
eeded alterations and rpOairz at Ro