The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-09-28

The regular weekly meeting q the
Bosui o. Health was held Wednesday
afternoon st : o'clock, President W.
o. smith in the chair, there being
present DIS. Day, Wood and Emer-
son. and MeSsrS, WsterhouSe and
Ems Dr.. I.zidlaw was also present,
on invitation: also Mr.. Lakeland, rep
rssenunE the HollisIer Drug Com
psuy.
The minutes q the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
There were two tenders for furnish
ing beef cattle for the lePer settle
ment; one from the Parker ranch al
So Per heAd. and the othe- from Mr..
II. 2. BSldwin'S HAleaksla ranch 81
SIS Der heSd and dressed. The latter
hid was unanimously accepted. snd
notification q such sent Mr.. Baldwin
by the steamer Hawaii. which sailed
the same afternoon.
The Hollister Drug Company was
awarded the contract for furnishing
drugs. their bid being S545.I4 lower
than the Hobron Drug Company. the
only other bidder.
REPORTS.
The Committee on LspVOSy msde
the following report;
Honolulu. sept. -, 1854.
HoN. W. o. SMITH. President Board
@. Health.
SIR The Committee on LeproSy
beg leave 70 present the following
Recommendation regarding the treSt-
ment q lepuOSy in future by the BoSrd
OF Heath:
FirS-. Your Committee believes that
al experiments having in view the
relief Or cure o. leprlSy should he
conducted under direct supervision %
the BOSrd q Health. sDd that the
BOS0i should have full knowledge OF
the composition Sni mode o. sdmin-
istrSIiou q zll remedies used in such
experiments
Second. Your Committee recon-
mems hat the RoSui without neceS-
say delay institute 5 series Of eNper-
iusntS for the SulelOrauOu OF cure o.
leproSy.
That such experiments be conducted
in thorough, systematic Sri Scien-
tihc manner, under the direction q
qualified physicians, and thSt they be
continued s. long - there i lsprOsy
u the Hawaiian Islands
Thiri. Thst full, continuous and Sc
eurSts notes OF sll cSss< treated be
preserved BY the BOsrd.
Fourth, That the BoSVi sppOiut
Commission on LeProsy 10 take full
charge q the experiments Snd rec
orGs Of the Gases treated: 70 collect
Snd preserve al q the literature on
lsprO>y ~ present in possession OF the
BoSri. - well s. 81 IhsI eSn Be 90
tSirei from other countries on the
subject, 10 enter into SponGenee
with sll other countries in which lsp-
roSy. prevails; Sud % tSke such other
steps a. NAV b. deemed advisable or
useful IN Obtaining additional kuoSI-
edge Of the symptoms, progress. msu
msr Of communication snd treatment
o leprOSy.
sSiguell. CD. WOOD,
!. ENA.
Committee On LsprOSy.
The application OF Dr.. Laidlzw for
s PERMIT 10 experiment on leprOus
patients 81 the kalihi Receiving Sta
ton was refused
President Smith suggested the pro
pristy % holding 81 Snnusl meeting
OF Government physicians in oder
that the different methods o. treating
diseases might b considered. He
thought such msetjng would be
highly beneficial 70 the Board Sud 70
the country. Dr.. Emerson approved
Of the suggestion q President smith.
Dr.. Day thought there might Be some
difficulty IN getting the physicians
together 81 one time The matter was
deferred
A communication VS. resd from
the Directors Of the Queens Hospital
touching the disposition o. certain
classes OF diseases that might Be or
dered there by the Bosrd for treat
nsut. snd naming s satisfactory sum
Der diem. which was accepted
DR.. II. Y. Murray made application
to practice medicine in Honolulu He
was recommended by DR.. Brodie- Dr..
Murray wSs surgeon o. the steamer
Wsrrimoo. snd hiss 5 diploma from
TIE I liNCTSlIN OF New 1 NLA- AsSalA-C-
70 the Medical Committee
4 JzpsnsSe named ChuksEs asked
for permission 70 practice medicine ST
Iihue. Kauai. He hsd 10 diploma
aud made no claim 70 sDy knowledge
OF medicine. but wanted 70 prSct1ce
all the sane. Request denied
A letter was read from Dr.. Hugus,
dated Revenns, Ohio. replying 70 an
offer made by the Board TO appoint
him Government phisician on Moo
ksi, outside Of the lepsT settlement
DR.. HuEus stated his inability 70
accept the offer, Sni asked 70 Be sp-
pointed &c kOlo2- His name was
plseed on the list Of applicants
President Smiths brother, Dr.. J. T.
Smith. rendered his resignation Ss
Government physician At holos-
KSusi. Snd recommended that Dr. A
MouriIz be appointed in his stead,
sud II was 50 ordered
4 number q reports from physi-
. clans 81 different places we're rad snd
plSce6 on file
Sheriff Williams notified the Board
az 5 reported case OF seSrlstina IN
UTro sr-T sSEe.i for d5tSilei inStTuc-