The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-08-10

The board OF health met yesterday
at 3:12 Pm.
There were present President w. O..
Smith, T. F. Lansing, DR.. Andrews
and agent G. y. Reynolds. Besides
the board there were present, on the
invitation of President Smith, DIR.
III ward, DIR. TrOusseau, DR.. Rodgers
and DR.. Cooper, physicians in the en-
ploy of the government in Honolulu,
who were called in consultation on
the report Of cholera being prevalent
in Japan.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
President Smith stated that the at
tention OF the board had been drawn
TO the newspaper reports of cholera
ling endemic in Yokohama, and he
I'D considered that it was the part of
wisdom to call the government ply
sicians to the meeting of the board to
consider the matter and suggest pre-
cautionary measures to be taken, if
deemed necessary.
DIR. George Trousseau called the at
States quarantine law of February 10,
1898, and read the form of United
States bill of health required there
under. He pointed out the meritori-
Gus provisions of the law and the
strong points of the bill OF health,
which provides, among other CON-
tions, detailed return OF the ofhcers
and crew of the vessel; n statement OF
the sanitary condition of passengers
and their effects; the prevailing dis
eases at the port of departure and sur
rounding country; the number OF
cases and deaths during the last Two
weeks from yellow fever, Asiatic ctfol-
era or cholerine, plague, smallpox ana
typhoid fever; and conditions Affect
ing the public health in the ports OF
departure. The whole certified to by
the United Sta. IS consul ut the port OF
departure, with an accompanying Ger.
tificate of disinfection at the port OF
call by the proper authorities.
DIR. Trousssrc spointed ont i. t5f et4nth .
certificate was an official guarantee
which aided the health authorities
ports of call and destination, an
facilitated the transaction of busine:
by doing away with all unnecessar
delay. II e certificate brought by I'll
steamer Gaelic showed there was II
cholera when that vessel left Yoke
hama, and he doubted very much
the disease was prevalent there.
President Smith read similar eel
tificate from Mr.. Irwin, Hawaiia
consul-general at Yokohama, sayin
that that port and vicinity was enjoy
ing good health on the date of TIN
sailing of the Gaelic.
DIR. Trousseau said that the bil
of health brought by the steame
Gaelic showed there had been fou
cases of smallpox and that the Japan
csc and Chinese landed had conse
quently been placed in quarantine
He thought too great caution coul'
not be used. AS TO cholera he did no
believe in its existence at Yokohama
and he wished 20 know what the boar
desired TO have done in the case of tn
present and incoming certificates o
the same character. He referred t
the special quarantine regulation
against cholera passed by the board o
health, September 80, 1892, and wa
of the opinion that these, if enforced
with the restrictions enjoyed unde
the new United States law, would give
ample protection. He wished, how.
ever, 10 know what the board desired
as the steamer City of Pekin was due
twelve days later, on next Tuesday
so that he would know how to act IN
case of an emergency.
DIR. Andrews thought the regula-
tious should be enforced, but as the
City of Pekin would be twelve days
from Yokohama, he did not thinks
there was necessity for establishing q
- quarantine, if she bro sight clean bill
OF health.
Trr, Trousseau stated that under the
new United States law ships upon ar
rival were disinfected by the New Or
leans hoe air system. In the case OF
-
days out from HOngkong and there
was no nedd for a quarantine, had it
n not been tor the cases of smallpox at
E-Yokohama. As the Chinese and Jap
1.anese had not been separated they
invent into quarantine together.
al President Smith stated that precau-
lions were necessary as there were of
Pten concealed cases of disease on in
booming steamers.
v DIR. Trousseau stated that he be-
%Jieved under the new United States
.ttrw it was impossible to miss 4 case
tlof disease on proper inspection. The
aduestioa he wished the board to de-
kcide was whether he was to go back
eof the United States certificate, which
HE looked upon as a guarantee to US
(which added to he safety of the port
and convenience of the authorities.
In answer to 3 question he stated ne
had never en- cholera break out
after five TX days. DR.. Andrews,
2 he believed, could confirm this
statement. Up TO the time that the
new United States law went into
-Eact we were almost entirely in the
as to the health of ships and the
&brought to port. Now it was
convenient. The Ameri-
>eertified to the health
r~.this port for the
ought it would
ARRISSg for us to
From Hawaii and Maui lions of
Aug 9-M G Kelley. n d.
Date, Miss Alice West M-srad ft
Rev Baker; G serrao' 1lAes.