The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-18

The special committee appointed on
opium pills made u verbal report.
The executive officer Of the board said
he had not yet recel we'd the results OF
analysis of the pills from Prof. Lyons,
government chemist. 1t was also
stated the custom house was not yet
ready to receive the opium from the
police station.
The following report OF @. w. @.
Jones. inspector o, Strengthening, was
read and filed:
OFFICE OF THE HAWAIIAN BOARD
OF HEALTH,
HONOLULU, III. l., May II, 1898.
C.. B. REYNOLDS, Esq, Executive
4 Officer of Board of Health.
SIR: My report of inspection for
I the week ending May is, 1898, is as
follows:
I At the slaughter-house, Kahololoa,
| there have been inspected 138 bull
| locks, IS calves and 232 sheep.
Twenty-Five Maui and Molokai
bulIocks were free from disease; 81
head from Hawaii had 2 with abscess
of liver, the rest good; 45 head from
Oahu had IL sound, 80 with the huke
idisease and / with abscess of liver; of
35 head from Kahoolawe had abb
scess either of the liver or of parts at
| tached to it. DIR Andrews examined
one of these cases. Most OF the ka-
lhoolawe livers were condemned from
their unhealthy appearance. Some
of the Oahu cattle that were sent by
train were badly bruised and portions
of them were condemned.
Ten calves from Maui and from
,Molokai were in good condition.
The sheep were from Hawaii and
Kahoolawe and were received on the
9Th and 9th inst. Quite q number of
.hem began to droop Within the last
ID or two and have been killed of.
III Andrews visited the slaughter
house at my request and examined
some of the animals.
The 81 inc received from the other
Islands were in better order than
usual, and hear of no disease In the
lot now on hand
The fish market has been visited
daily. No complaints have been
made to me of the quality of the fish
armeat offered for sale.
Under the law to mitigate there
have been three examinations with
an attendance of twenty-seyeu per-
q. w. C. JONES.
DIR. Andrews stated that he had
made thorough examination of the
QeeD mcnLfODeQ IAc 1cpOltJ anu
lad found them to be healthy. He
ad carefully examined the coping
heep. and was of the opinion it was
he result of a parasitic insect, and
lot abscess. He had had a sheep
:illed and dressed in his presence, and
ound il was sound and healthy.
Executive officer Reynolds reported
erbally on the vaccine farm, stating
nat several sites could be secured,
81 y,
ital.
Mr.. Waterhouse thought il the hos
tai site ras wanted, the matter
1uld be laid before the meeting of
bat institution, to be held tomorrow
odayl.
DR.. Day thought that the location
the farm at the hospital would have
good effect on the community. In
5swer to a question, he said fresh
rus could be had monthly at Benson,
NTH & Co.'s.
Executive officer Reynolds reported
at the medicated water TO be used
the Ieper settlement would have |
be reheated, and arrangements
erefor would have to be made. |
ter considerable discussion, the !
after was referred to DIR. GotO and |
kagents of the board at Kalaupapa. |
It was ordered that the board pay |
fare each way for DIR. Goto per |
pnth.
DR.. Day spoke of the Importance of |
eping records of the patients to be
ated at the hosp tai, and illustrated
difficulty of working without such
ecord of the special cases treated
lenders for the sale of hides and
lcw by the board were opened by |
tsiGient Smith.
The contract was awarded to Mr.. +.
Porter at cents per pound for
len hides, and Al cents for tallow,
the secretary was ordered TO
ify him.
letter from John Kamanu, con-
bing long list of complaints, was
srred to Superintendent Meyers.
lletter from Mr.. Smith protested
inst making the new reservoir,
asked that the board furnish
krs with firewood at half-price.
Jew. Makakoa asked that his wife,
a leper, be permitted to travel
Eeen the settlement and other
Is. Referred to Mr.. Meyers for
pal report.
treport on examination at schools
read from DIR. n. Russell, of
kanae, Oahu. The report was filed,
he was informed that the virus
I'D be sent for vaccination soon.
Pc following report from Dr. l.. ID.
npson was read: