The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-27
An Interesting Report Made by the
Committee on Leprosy.
SCARLATINAA AGAIN REPORTED IN HILo
The German Measles Cases at Kawaia-
hao Seminary Progressing Favora.
bly-A Discussion on Cremation-A
Maui Ranch Gets the Beef Contract.

afternoon at o'clock, President w.
.. Smith in the chair, there being
present Drs. Day, Wood and Emer-
son, and Messrs. Warehouse and
Ena. DIR. Laidlaw was also present,
on invitation; also Mr.. Lakeland, rep
resenting the Hollister Drug Com
pany.
The minutes of 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 at
S22 per head, and the other from Mr..
III. p. Baldwin's Haleakala ranch at
SIS per head and dressed. The Latter
bid was unanimously accepted, and
notification of 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 s545.14 lower
than the Hebron Drug Company, the
only other bidder.
REPORTS.
The Committee on LeprOsy made
the following report:
HONOLULU, Sept. %, 1894.
Hon. w. o. SMITH, President Board
of Health.
SIR The Committee on Leprosy
begs leave to present the following
recommendation regarding the treat
ment of leprosy in future by the Board
of Health:
First, Your Committee believes that
all experiments having in view the
relief or cure of leprosy should be
conducted under direct supervision of
the Board Of Health, and that the
Board should have full knowledge of
the composition and mode of admin
istration of all remedies used in such
experiments.
Second, Your Committee recon-
mends that the Board without neces-
sary delay institute q series of exper-
iments for the ameliOration or cure of
leprosy.
That such experiments be conducted
in thorough, systematic and scien-
tific manner, under the direction of
qualified physicians, and that they be
continued as long as there IS leprosy
in the Hawaiian islands.
Third, That full, continuous and ac-
curate notes of all cases treated be
preserved by the Board.
Fourth, That the Board appoint a
Commission on Leprosy to take full
charge of the experiments and rec
ords of the cases treated; to collect
and preserve all of the literature on
leprosy at present in possession or the
Board, as we'll as all that can be OBJ
tanned from other countries on the
subject; to enter into correspondence
with ali other countries in which lep-
ROSY prevails; and to take such other
steps as may be deemed advisable or
useful in obtaining additional knowl-
edge of the symptoms, progress, man
mer of communication and treatment
OF leprosy.
tSIgned), Z. %. WOOD
J. ENA,
Committee on LeprOsy.
The application of DIR. Laidlaw for
a permit to experiment ON IePG9us
patients at the kalihi Receiving Sla-
ton was refused.
President Smith suggested the pro-
priety of holding an annual meeting
of Government physicians, III oider
that the different methods OF treating
diseases might be considered. he
thought such meeting would De
highly beneficial TO the BOARD anu 10
the country. DIR. Emerson approved
of the suggestion of President Smith.
DIR. Day thought there might be some
difficulty in getting the physicians
together at one time. The matter was
deferred.
s communication was read from
the Directors of the Queens Hospital
touching the disposition OF certain
classes OF diseases that might be or
dered there by the Board for treat
n1ent, and naming a satisfactory sum
Der diem, which was accepted.
DIR. III. v. Murray made application
IN nractice medicine in Honolulu. He
was recommended by DR.. Brodie. Dr.
Murray was surgeon of the steamer
Warrimoo, and has diploma from
the University of New YORK heierreu
to the Medical Committee.
A Jananese named Chukawa asked
for permission to practice medicine at
thine. Kauai. He had no diploma,
a,d made no claim to any knowIeuge
- medicine, but wanted to practice
oil the same. Request denied.
a letter was read from Or. Hugus,
dated Revenna, Ohio, replying 10 an
offer made by the Board 10 aPRoin'
-, Government pllisician on MO o
Ii outside of the leper settlement.
H n' Ungns stated his inability to
incaot the offer, and asked TO be ap
a;ted tn Koloa. His name was
P1acad ON the list of applicants.
President Smiths brother, Dr. ). IL.
smith. rendered his resignation as
S mIer physician at koloa,
00o,ai and recommended that Ut. "A.
Maunii be appointed in his stead,
ana II number of reports from physl5;
o;ans at different places were read ana
placed on file; notified the Board
Sherln case of scarlatina in
OF a IS asked for detailed instruc-