The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-09-19
KALAE, MoLoKAI,
Sth September, 1898. J
CHARLES WILCOX, ESQ.,, Secretary
Board of Health, Honolulu.

CHARLES WILCOX, ESQ.,, Secretary
Board of Health, Honolulu.
DEAR SIR Mr.. Hutchinson has
been informed that the twenty or
twenty-five lepers may arrive this
week, and that those who have no
friends at Kalaupapa to take them in,
in their own houses, must go to Kala-
wac for the present.
With regard to the japanese treat
ment, understood at the commence
ment, that thirty lepers only were to
be treated at the hospital and forty at
the Bishop Home. Not feeling very
sure about this, however, / inquired
of you whether the number to be
treated at the hospital had been linn
tied or not. To this you have now re-
piled that the number to be treated is
to be guided by the capacity of the
building and which it can comfortably
accommodate. There are now thirty
inmates, but there is room for ten
more, and for these additional beds
and bedding is required.
This settles the matter as to the
number to be treated in the hospital,
but it is rather different with the lep-
ers outside. After the board has per-
mitted to be published, in the GA
ZETTE, that a resolution had passed
the board, that all who equip them
selves with the necessary bathtubs
and heaters, and who faithfully prom
Use to follow DR.. Goto's instructions,
may be admitted to be treated by DIR.
Goto, and this has also been extended
to huis, or to number Of persons who
join in the expenses of equipping
thmselves. 1t is, therefore, not so
easy, and it would hardly be just to
refuse such persons who have made
these efforts on their own expense, of
whom many are quite poor, etc.
There are now an additional num-
Der of applicants, twenty-eight in all,
who have equipped themselves with
bathing facilities, and / sent letter
to Mr.. Hutchinson last mail for DIR.
Goto to admit these. Some of them
will enter the hospital.
The president stated that
while at the leper settle
ment he had satisfied himself that
there was house room enough there
for the twenty-five lepers at Kalihi, |
and that they should BE- sent up on
the Hawaii.
The request of Ono (k) for per
mission to visit his daughter at the
leper settlement was read. The
president thought the secretary
should write to the applicant for
fuller particulars concerning his re-
quest.
Mr.. Ena said, as it was simple
request to visit the ieper settlement
for no particular purpose other than
to see his daughter the matter could
be disposed of without reference to
MIR. Meyer. If it was a request to
become a kokua there the board
would need to refer it to Mr.. Meyer
and ascertain the condition of the
party in need of the kokua. The re-
quest was laid over and the secretary
instructed to write for particulars.
Request of ] Napspa for permits
sion to sell fish at the leper settle
nent was considered. The president
said that Mr.. Eugene Bal made
similar request some time ago and
lad been refused. The secretary
said if Napaps desired to sell his fish
10 the board the officers at the leper
settlement would give him 4 cents a
pound for it.
On motion of Mr.. Ens the matter
was laid over till Mr.. Meyer arrived.
Mr. Jones' report of the inspection
Of the slaughter house for the week
showed 81 good livers; n huked and
, with abcess.