The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-10-20
Matters of Interest to the Public
Health Discussed.
r. SETTLEMENT
REPORTS.
Physician at Koloa. kauai-A Pat
ent For Automatically Releasing In
sane Patients in Case OF Fire.

The Board of Health met yester-
day afternoon in special session,
with President Smith in the chair.
There were present Members Ena,
Waterhouse, Day, Wood, Lansing,
and Emerson. DIR. Herbert was
also present.
DIR. Oliver sent in report for the
leper settlement for the last quar-
ter. 1t showed an attendance at
the dispensary of 1920 cases.
President Smith said that last
year the Board had made two trips
to the settlement, and this year
only one. He recommended max
ing another trip during the early
part of November.
The quarterly report of the Malu-
lani Hospital was read. The re-
port of the hospital at Koloa,
Kauai, was also presented. Both
were placed on file.
President Smith read a letter
from DR.. Howard, asking leave OF
absence from his duties at the dis
pensary. Mr.. Smith said he had
taken the liberty of granting the
leave without the permission of the
Board. The action of Mr.. Smith
was endorsed by the Board.
The request of DR.. J. Ell. Ray
mond for permission to practice
medicine in the islands, was grant
ed, and recommendation sent to
the Minister of the Interior TO grant
him a license. He was appointed
the Government physician at Ko-
loa, Kauai.
The Committee on the Insane
Asylum recommended on the ad-
vice of DR.. Herbert, that the ap-
pointment of F. I. Cutter as super
intendent of the asylum, be made
permanent, which was done.
DR.. Herbert presented the quar-
terly report of the Insane Asylum,
which showed a total of seventy
two patients.
7 DR.. Herbert also presented plan
and model for patent bolt, which
would make it practicable, in case
of fire, to unlock all the doors at
once, thus releasing all the patients
in very short time.
! President Smith thought the
idea was one which deserved atten-
ton.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved that the
matter be investigated, and the
Asylum Committee empowered to
act.
President Smith suggested that
Mr.. Emmeluth, who had visited
several State prisons during re-
cent trip to the Coast, be consulted
in the matter.
Mr.. Warehouses; motion carried
and the committee will report at
the next meeting.
Letters from Superintendent
Meyers, of the leper settlement,
were read, dealing with routine
matters at the settlement.
An application was received from
a japanese physician of Hamakua,
Hawaii, for a license to practice
medicine. The secretary was in
structed to notify him that his Pc
tition was referred to the medical
members of the Board, and that he
would receive his examination as
to his accomplishments if he come
to Honolulu.
DR.. Day spoke of the Viavi rem
edias, and saying that Mrs. Gallo
way was selling her remedies, and
making medical visits. This, he
thought, was ALI infringement of
the law.
Mr.. Lansing moved that the sec
retary be Instructed to inform Mrs.
Galloway, what the law in the case
was, and tell her that she would
have to comply with it.
The Rev. Mr.. Emerson and Mr..
Corbett asked permission to attend
the dedication services of the new
Y. NJ. G. A. Hall at the leper set
tlement, November 18th. Permis-