The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-12-28
SCARLATINA DYING OUT ON
HAWAII
Minor Matters Pertaining to The
Welfare OF the Community
Discovered In Open
Meeting.

The Board of Health met at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon, Presi
dent Smith in the chair. There
were present, Members Waterhouse,
Ena and DR.. Andrews, and Agent
c. B. Reynolds.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
A report of the Leper Asylum of
Trinidad was presented to the
Board.
Letters were read from Superin-
tendent Meyers of the Leper Settle
ment.
DR.. Andrews said that case of
illness had been reported on the
U. S. S. Adams that was supposed
to be diphtheria. The ships doctor
was not sure whether or not the
case was diphtheria, but requested
that the man be removed to quar-
antine, which was done.
Letters from Ambrose Hutchin-
son, of Kalaupapa, were read, per-
tanning to minor matters at the
Settlement.
A letter was received from DR..
Oliver, asking for weeks absence
from the Settlement. Granted.
A letter was read from the In
terror Office, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF INTER Or, =
Honolulu, III. l., Dec. II, -1 ssss5s
CHAs: Wilcox, ESQ; sseretasSry of the
%, Btjs.la Of Health, Honolulu:
SIR am directed by His Excel
lency the Minister of the Interior To
acknowledge receipt of your favor of
this date in re the matter of wash
house, and to say that as soon as a
proper site can be selected and funds
are available for the erection of wash
houses, the same will have prompt
attention. I have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
J. A. HASSINGER,
Chief Clerk.
Letters were read from two ma
tives who wished to accompany
their grandchildren to the Leper
Settlement, to see that they were
comfortably settled. The children
are now at the Kalihi Receiving
Station. The request was referred
to the executive officer.
The following letter was received
from DR.. Williams, of Hilo:
HILo, Dec. 2lst, 1898.
MR.. CHARLES WILCOX, Secretary,
Board of Health:
DEAR SIR-Yours, relative to the
appointment of Mrs. DIR. LIE Blonde,
was received upon my return from
| Puma. I was somewhat surprised at
| the sudden action taken by the Board
! of Health, and more surprised that
| Mrs. LIE Blonde should apply for the
position, inasmuch as she never init
mated that she desired the appoint
ment. However, if she can ride to the
other end of Puma district, distance
| of forty miles over very rough road,
oftener than every six weeks, and for
the magnificent sum of S45 per month,
nothing more remains to be said. L
can assure you that, financially, there
| is nothing in it for me.
/ I think the Board have given me a
very short notice in transferring the
abOve-named position; there is but a
very limited time between now and
January 1st. For very many reasons
1 would ask that the appointment be
! deferred to the 1st of February. More
over, should like to make one more
trip to Puma for the purpose of seeing
some cases have been treating.
One new case of scarlatina has de-
veloped since last writing, and the
same strict quarantine and disinfect-
| ing precautions are being observed as
| in all the other cases. The cases men
| toned in my last letter are doing very
well, and at the proper time will be
removed from quarantine.
Something has been said about post
poning the January term of Court
here on account of the scarlatina
scare. I cannot see the necessity for
doing so. Every precaution is being
taken for preventing the spread of the
disease, and the new case l have men
toned is two miles out of town and
quite distance from the main road.
Yours very truly,
r. B. WILLIAMS, MD.
DR.. Williams request to have
the appointment of DR.. LIE Blonde
go into effect February 1st, instead
of January 1st, was granted, as it is
rule of the Board to give at least
months notice in such case.
a letter from Sheriff Williams,
of Hilo, denied that five children
had died at Paukaa of scarlet fever,
as was reported.
| DIR. Bond, of Kohala, reported nc
new cases of scarlet fever in Ko-
hala, and that the one case was i'm
proving.
The matfar of allowing the