The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-18
NORTH HILo, HAWAII,
NAV Icn 1900

1
board of health.
Dear Sir: Please find herewith m,
report for month of April. | thani
you for your kindness in loaning M
the work on leprosy, which am read
ing with much interest and will re
turn by next mail. / hope / will no
be considered too officious if call tn,
attention of the honorable board o
health to the fact that under the pres
ent law it is possible for a person TO b,
sick, die and be buried, without tn,
knowledge of the health officer or pc
lice department., TO which fact ny
attention has been specially directed
twice during the last month by a:
many deaths. Is it not now q gooC
time TO make law demanding or re
curing a certificate of cause of death
from some graduate in medicine be.
fore burial can be permitted =? With
so many physicians on the board it is
of course apparent that such a law is
| needed in country infested with ka-
hunas and charlatans as this is. AL
| other countries that / have any know
| ledge of have such n law, and consider
| 1t one of the greatest obstacles to
crime. If have taken too much In
| make myself obtrusive. The Pro.
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such an act, and / think the COM
munity at large would appreciate it.
| L have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
| L. D. THOMPSON.
The report was tabled for further
consideration.
Another letter from DR.. Thompson
| on the treatment of lep,osy was read
and referred to the medical committee
of the board.
| The question of passing fifteen cases
of japanese medicine through the
custom house was discussed. The bill
for the medicine was S877.50. Ordered
the board pay for ten cases. Final ac-
zion postponed.
A letter from Agent Stoltz was read
regarding the lepers now residing at
Kalaloa, Kauai. He asked for author
ity to carry out instructions Of the
board. Ordered that he be commits
stoned to act for Niihau and Waimea
district, Kauai.
The matter of allowing the Wailuku
HOSPITAL to connect with certain
water pipe was referred to the boards
agents at that place.
A letter of complaint was read from
Mr.. L. Way.
1t was stated the minister of the in
terror had granted permission to use
Beretania hall at Kalaupapa for pub
Inc entertainments, under certain linn
itations.
President Smith stated the post
master general was not yet ready to
report on a money order Office at Ka-
laupapa.
Assistant Superintendent Hutchin-
son reported the buildings for DR.. Co
tO's treatment would be ready next
week.
An application from the assistant
keeper at Kalihi station to be rein
stated in his position was received and
filed.
President Smith read the following
letter from Mayor Ell, rt of San Fran
cisco, handed the board by Claus
Spreckels:
CLAUS SPRECKELs, Esq. = Dear
Sir: A few days since / addressed a
communication to F. s. Pratt, Ha-
waiian consul general at this port, in
relation to the lepers we have con-
The purpor.- was that we have here
about twelve of these unfortunate
creatures, and the facilities are made
quate to their proper care. L under
stand that there is in the Hawaiian
islands a colony of some hundred
lepers, where especial attention is
given them such as varied experience
with this peculiar disease suggests as
the most practical for the treatment
and the comfort of the afflicted.
In view of this fact L suggested to
Mr.. Pratt that the city and county of
San Francisco would like to arrange
with the Hawaiian government to
take charge of the lepers at present
here. A reasonable compensation
would be allowed during their stay in
the colony, and we could readily ar
range for their transportation. Mr..
Pratt has forwarded the commrnica-
ton to his government for its consid-
Grafton.
My object in writing is to interest
you in the matter, and to ask you, as
one of the city's prominent citizens,
to use what influence you can toward
a completion of the arrangement. You
know the difficulties we labor under
in this matter, and am sure you can
fully appreciate the advantages of an
of this kind to all parties |
Hoping you will give this request |
due consideration, and trusting to |
hear from you at an early date, l re- |
main, yours truly,
L. R. ELLERT,
Mayor of San Franciso. !
President Smith stated the minister !
of foreign affairs had received letter |
from Consul Pratt to the same effect. |
1t was also mentioned that Paul |
Neumann had been approached n |
month ago on the same matter.
The board determined they cannot |
act in the premises, aud referred the |
matter to the government. The secre |
tary was ordered to notify Claus
Spreck,>ls of their action.
President Smith presented copy of |
the Quarantine Laws of the United |
5tates'' for 1898. Referred to the Quar-
antine committee.
Seeds of the blue gum and iron /
wood were presented by Commis-i
,innel. Marsden, for planting ut the
,ettlem emit for windbreak. N
Adjourned at 4:20P. NJ. II
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