The Daily bulletin., 1893-09-22

severely TO TASK tor not having qua
rantined tho ship absolutely. He
recalled the fact that measles was
epidemic here in 1S90-91 without
any quarantine having been estab-
lshed.
DR.. Cooper thought it not neces-
sary to quarantine the whole pre-
misses Of Sans Souci. The case was
in a cottage two or three hundred
yards from the main hotel.
DR.. Howard agreed with this
view.
DR.. Andrews said that ordinarily
when physicians isolated a patient
with measles in a house, they did
not expect other persons in the
house to take it,
President Smith remarked on the
impression abroad that the Board
had been negligent.
Mr.. Eua considered that the main
danger was with regard to Hawai-
ians, who were apt when overtaken
by a feverish disease to take to the
water.
President Smith said that danger
did not now exist to the extent it
had formerly, as was. evident from
the fact that in the epidemic of
lS909 only II deaths we're reported
in six months.
On the motion to quarantine Mr..
Stevenson's cottage, MIR. Ena moved
an amendment, which was accepted,
providing that other cases that
might appear be quarantined on the
premises where found.
President Smith put to the Board
the question what should be done
with regard to steamers coming
with measles on board.
Mr.. Lansing did not think any
thing should be done further than
was done in the case of the Mari
posa.
President Smith repeated some Of
the extreme views heard regarding
the Boards action. He asked
whether measles was regarded as
contagious before it broke out.
DR.. Andrews replied that it was
still a moot point. 1t was regarded
as contagious after the development
of fever.
President Smith, referring to the
embargo on the steerage passengers
of the Mariposa, wanted decision
Of tho Board, for the guidance OF
the port physician, as to what should
be- done if measles existed among
the saloon passengers of steamer
arriving.
This renewed the discussion Of the
question in all its phases. 1t was
che evidence of all the physicians
present that in the United States
quarantine was seldom if ever ap.
piled against measles. DR.. Andrews
said some of the faculty thought
even placarding Of infected houses
was an extreme measure.
Mr.. Reynolds, on the suggestion
that passengers staying here from
steamers having measles on the voy.
age should be given liberty, with the
restriction of being required to re-.
port daily for a given period, sale
this requirement of reporting haC
never proved better than farce il
Honolulu. Only small proportio,
Of the persons who promised to re
port did so.
DR.. Andrews, in relating the griev
ance strongly expressed by wei
steerage passengers on the Mariposi
in being confined to the ship, sale
he had told them that, if tie disease
existed in the saloon, its passenger
would have been subjected to the
same restriction.
1t seemed to be agreed-no def
mite action being taken-that wher
a steamer arrived which had measle
on board only those affected o
through passengers should be KEEP
to the ship, while passengers 70
Honolulu who were affected shoult
be landed and isolated in their owl
homes.
There was an understanding, a
the Board adjourned, that the sui
ject would be further considered a
the regular meeting next week, witt
!, view to formulating definite poll
cy regarding visitations or epidemic
of measles.