The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-09-12
In. Vaccine Farn,-i;rport OF Inspector
Jonc- Routine Business
EtC-. Etc

The board Of health met Wednesday
at sos Pm
There we're present w. o. Smith
president, DR.. Andrews. John Ena
Theo. f. Lansing, Agent c. B. Rey.
nolds, and DR.. Goto by request OF
President Smith.
The minutes Of the previous meet
ing we're read and approved.
President Smith explained to DIR.
Goto the board wished him present
70 express his views on the treatment
Of lepers at the settlement and the
number be could professionally care
for The board had left the matter to
DR.. Goto, under the supervision of
Mr.. Meyers The board wished to
give the new treatment a fair trial,
and had asked DR.. Goto to be pres
ent to take advantage of any informa-
ton be might have.
DR.. Goto stated there we're now
fifty lepers under treatment at the
Bishop home, thirty in the hospital
and twenty-five outside patients. He
stated some of the outside patients
were not satisfied. In answer to
question by President Smith, DR..
Goto said the white lepers being
treated outside followed his direc,
tons. Some of the natives outside
did not do so. To see that his direc-
tons we're followed he always visited
them when he was at Moloksi. He
stated that the lepers now being
treated showed Improvement. 1t
took from one to two months to show
improvement. If the cases were bad
they generally did not show improve
ment for several months. His opinion
was that they should be under his
care from four to six months to show
marked improvement. In answer to
question by DR.. Andrews he stated
that be could already see improve.
meDt IN those patients in the hospi-
tai. Ii the Bishop home they did
not seem to be getting on so rapid.
" not so fast as were those
in the hospital, or even on the out
side. As lar as treatment was con
cerned, he could trest any number
the board ordered. In answer to a |
question by President Smith. DR.. |
GOto stated that he expected to be |
able to show cured patients during /
this year. If the board desired. he /
could stop treatment of those who |
did not follow his instructions at any 1
time. When he was away there was
nobody TO attend to the details of his |
work. This was why be had pre-
viously asked the board to furnish
him with an assistant. He would
like to have authority to consult with
Superintendent Ambrose Hutchinson
as to Withdrawing OF treatment from
those who failed to follow his in
President Smith explained that
any consultation with Mr.. Hutchin-
son must be endorsed by MIR. Meyers.
The board ordered that DIR. Goto
should be very strict in regulating
his treatment, and that all patients
iropped should be reported to Mr..
Meyers.
Agent c. B. Reynolds reported the
asst iEOculEtion made at the vaccine
isrm had taken, but as the calves
lsd been left too long the lymph had
lined, and was found useless yester.
lay morning.
Mr.. Lansing thought the expert
nents had better be continued.
President Smith read letter from
Ar. Meyers at this point, stating he
lad been more successful than he
had previously reported in securing
Vaccine virus and would be able to
,ring the board a supply when he
,sme to Honolulu in the near future.
Mr.. Reynolds stated number of
Tsccine points had been sent to Mr..
Meyers last Monday to be charged
or the board of health.
After considerable discussion it
vas decided that further experiments
should be postponed until the arrival
II Mr. Meyers when his experience
md knowledge could be taken ad-
-sntage of.
The following extracts are taken
rom Mr.. Meyers letter:
Mr.. Reynolds is quite correct in
linking that the unoccupied houses
i Kalawao should be removed to Ka-
and it has been the intention
4 having this done before now. But
he number Of carpenters at the set /
lement is very limited, and they have
II been busted for a number Of
months past, and are now busted with
he boys home, butehershop, etc. But
; soon as it can be done, it will be
one, but everything of that nature
must necessarily take some time.
There are still quite a number Of
epers living with the kamaainas at
which have TO be removed
nd for which house room must be
r0vided