The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-13
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The KaimilOa' May be Used as a
Disinfecting Ship.

oresept Members Waterhouse, Ian
sing. Ena and Wood, Agent Key
nolds, Doctors Myers, Howard, En-
erson and Herbert.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The Committee on Quarantine
reported as follows on using the
Kaimiloa as disinfecting barge
Hon. w. 0. SMITH, President of the
Board of Health.
SIR: Your committee on quaran-
tine inspected the Kaimlloa In COM
pany with Hon. John Ena, superln-
tending Engineer keech ana nead
cSrnenter Johnson, of the Inter-lsland
steam Navigation Company, with
view of ascertaining whether she
would he suitable for disinfecting
barge.
fectIy dry, and we think that with
proper repairs she can be used for that
purpose. The necessary repairs Would
consist in a thorough caulking and
painting, taking out the OLD poiler
and engine, clearing the hold, nooring
the engine room, decking over the
engine room, and building deck
hoEse to accommodate the disinfect-
ing plant. The cost of the plant
would be in the neighborhood or
$4,000 distributed as follows:
Cost of Kaimiloa .............. ......... $4,000
Repairs (estimated). ....... .......-.- Z0O0
Disinfecting machine...... .........::. oOOO
Freight and erecting (estimated) 3OoO
1t is estimated that the capacity of
the hold is 600 tons of Chinese freight.
With such an equipment the Board OF
Health would be in a position to meet
any emergency that might arise in
combating contagious diseases.
The baggage of immigrants from
China and Japan could be dislnfected
with the least possible expenditure OF
labor and time.
could be satisfactorily cleansed and
infected yassels touching at this port
could be cleansed as Thoroughly as any
where in the world.
(Signed) f. r. DAY,
j. IT. WAREHOUSE, JR.
The president said that the size
of the amount needed would require
a special appropriation, and he
would recommend referring the
matter to the Government, asking
that the appropriation be made,
which was done.
Mr.. Lansing stated that the Com
mittee on the Asylum had called on
Mr.. Emmeluth, who has the con-
tract for furnishing a windmill for
the Asylum. Mr.. Emmeluth stated
that the manufacturers had not the
mill in stock in time to ship by the
Australia, but that it would be here
by the next through steamer.
DR.. Herbert stated that there
were some repairs needed at the
Asylum, particularly on the steam
boiler. An expenditure of $50 was
authorized. The executive officer
was also authorized to purchase a
buggy for the use of the superin-
tendent.
DR.. Herbert said that magistrates
should be instructed not to commit
a person to the Asylum without the
proper papers. One patient was
sent down from Kauai with no pa
pers at all. Some days after his
arrival a note of hand was received
from the committing Judge stating
that the man was insane. The Sec
rotary was instructed to notify the
Chief Justice that the committal
forms do not appear to be always
used by Judges outside of Homo
lulu, and requesting him to instruct
the Judges to use the forms.
DR.. Laidlaw, formerly of Spreck-
elsville, wrote that he bad formu-
lated treatment of leprosy, which
he was anxious to try. He asked
to be allowed to operate on some of
the patients at the receiving hos
pital for few months, and in case
of improvement or cure, that he be
SLOWED to continue. The request
was referred to the committee on
leprosy.
Mr.. Hart, the deputy sheriff, re-
ported that one case of scarlatina
had broken out in South Hilo.
DR.. Edward Gibson, of Minneap-
oils, wrote to ask whether there
was any physician here who made
a specially of eye and ear treat
ment. If not, he wished to come
here and become a member of the
new Republic. The letter was re-
ferred to DR.. Emerson to answer.
A letter from B. Mount of Port
Adams, Miss. stated that his son
was anxious to come here to prac-
tice medicine, and asking what the
prospects were. Referred to the
secretary for him to answer.
The board then went into eXecu-
tive session.
The annual taxes of the world ag-
gregate the enormous sum of 81, $780,
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