The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-06
,upoRTANT MATTERS UNDER
DISCUSSION.
of Committees and Omcers.
,mDroYements Ordered.-New
Rules and Regulations

There were present members w. .
Smith. president, John Ena, DR.
Andrews, J. o. Carter, DR.. Day anC
1T. Waterhouse, Jr.; r. w. Mey
ers. resident agent of the board al
Molokai, and C. B. Reynolds, exec
utive officer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The report of the committee OF
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 huke 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
would 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 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 2. 1898.
To the Hon. BOARD OF HEATH.
Centlemen-I beg TO submit the fol- |
lowing report for the month of April,
1893:
During the month the agents of the |
Of the board have done good work in |
finding out persons responsible Tor |
nIisances in town and getting them |
abated, but owing to the fact that
great deal of the property is owned by /
no ~ win ont nf HnnnlulIl
who only interest themselves in re-
eeiving the rents, caring nothing about |
the sanitary condition of the same, |
the work is one of some difficulty, but |
great improvements lave been made; |
80 new cesspools and SO ventilators
have been constructed this month.
A number of complaints have been
of the pollution of water
courses used for domestic purposes,
both in Nuuanu and Kalihi valleys;
one of these cases we have put in
the hands of the police department.
notified Mr.. A Brown of the dis
graceful state of the fish market, and
he made arrangements for renovating
the same within an hour of the conn-
plant.
Owing to a report that fish that
I had condemned as being unfit
for food was being sold by Mr..
r. Cooke, after an inspection OF
the fish by three members OF the
board. I interviewed Mr.. Cook, and
he stated that the fish he had sold was
some cases that were not condemned,
but that he had bought the whole
cargo, and thought there was no harm
In selling what was not spoiled, but
he would not sell any more, as it was
almost as valuable as fertilizer. He
stated that the fish that was sent to
Eva was thoroughly examined by
the purchaser, and he was satisfied
that 1t was good.
One thousand feet OF water pipe he's
De laid at the Quarantine station,
and the keepers house is nearly fin
ished.
No estimate has been sent in of the
needed alterations and repairs at Ka-
mn receiving station, but it is pro-
missed this p. NJ
TTenty-three lepers were sent to
Moiokai yesterday; there are six more
unexamined at the station.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. b. REYNOLDS,
Executive of Board of Health.
President Smith drew attention
70 the fact that sufficient arrange
ments had not been made for the
.wenty-three lepers last sent to the