The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-07-25

! OnOme3 sugar Co., IN whose emp
/ have been for some time.
And also enclosed herewith find =
/ statement from Doctor Frances Wet
more, who was n eonsultant of mine
| in the case in question.
I have the honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
Dr.. s. NAMAMOTO.
Z. S.-Mr. Goodale's letter to your
honorable body will be sent under
another cover. :. y.
The following certificate from DR..
Wetmore was also read:
PEPEEKEo, July ), 1898.
This certifies that I was called in
consultation with DR.. Yamamoto by
| Charles Moore, of Hilo jail, OF June
Q, 1875. Judging from the appearance
of the child, it must have been dead
from twenty four to thirty-siX hours
before the japanese doctor was called.
l have reason TO believe, from the
statements of DR.. YamamotO, and
Others, that Charles Moore refused
him q consultation in the case of his
wife until it was too late.
FRANCES NJ. WETAioRE, NJ. d.
After discussion, the secretary was
ordered to inform DR.. Yamamoto
that the reply was satisfactory.
The letter from Mr.. Goodale was
not received.
a letter from DR.. Lsidlaw was laid
over.
4 letter from DR.. Msuritz regarding
the keeping of records at the leper
settlement was read. He also asked
to be informed as to the rules govern
ing the examination for lepers in the
Honolulu schools. Ordered filed
fuller information to DE sent later.
DR.. Howard asked for instructions
as to his duties at the Honolulu dis
pensary. The general rules did not
apply here. He asked so that he
would not. through ignorance, ne
glect any OF his duties.
1t was decided that all the poor
should be treated both at the dispen
sary or at their places OF abode.
DR.. Howard explained difficulty
met with in large cities that caused
the authorities to require patients to
present certificates from an officer
before treatment.
The president Rad the report of
Inspector Jones on slaughtering.
The report showed a decrease in
fnke disease in the cattle slaughtered
for the past two weeks
The president read the quarterly
report Of the kolos, Kauai hospital,
which IS summarized as follows:
Number in hospital since April 1st,
S-Hawaiians, 2; foreigners, 6. Dis
charged, 3; d,.1r l, Of beriberi. In
the hospital on me 30th, 2 Elk
penses for the quart-oI S1l033; pay
ing patients, SIS; balanSss9 be paid
by the board of health, S52.33.
The following IS the quarterly re
port of the Wailuku hospital:
Number in hospital since March
31st, 62-Hgwaiians, 80; foreigners,
80. Discharged. So: died. B In
hospital on June Both, Is. Expenses
for the quarter, 1853 Sc; received of
patients, 1858 %; received for collins
and burials, 81; balance to be paid
by the board OF health. S130031.
4 petition from an old native
woman from Niihau to be allowed to
go to Molokai as kokua was re-
ferred to Mr. Meyers.
Agent c.. B. Reynolds presented a
list of 10 lepers at the receiving sta
ton at halihi ready for shipment to
Molokai.
The secretary stated he had in
formed Mr.. Meyers that more lepers
would be sent soon.
After some discussion the board
ordered all the lepers to be sent to
Kalaupaps by the steamer Hawaii,
which would sail direct for that port
on next Monday morning.
A letter containing a certificate of
character for DR.. Armitage was re
ceived from DR.. Campbell of Kauai
Accepted and filed.
Letters from DR.. Allen OF Hama.
Maui, and from DR.. Smith of Koloa,
Kauai, reporting the decrease Of Ia !
grippe, were read and filed.
4 letter from Sheriff Williams of |
Hawai-, regarding the refusal Of DR.. |
Greenfield to attend calls of the |
police as government physician, was
read.
President Smith said he had writ
ten to Sheriff Williams that the gov
eminent physician should answer
such calls when not detained By
critical cases, and would write to the
same effect to DR.. Greenfield.
Agent G. B. Reynolds said he
wished to bring the matter of wash
houses before the board. There
were not accommodations on the
property. This was
partly caused by eight of the houses
being made unfit for use by late
fire. The Chinese had taken adyan-
tage of this and were without per
building wash houses where
ever they pleased and in violation of
the law. He did not feel, however,
that under the circumstances he was
justified in enforcing the law as it
might work hardship and injustice to
some. Lately japanese had been
making application under the law to