The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-15
Illness Is Being Caused by Failure
to Follow This Advice.
THE INSPECTION OF VESSELS
Question About Domestic Ports at
Distance-The Liver FIuke Again
Insane Asylum Anairs-A Commi is
sion on the Treatment OF Leprosy.

regular weekly meeting yesterday
afternoon, with President Smith in
the chair. The meeting was well
attended.
Inspector Jones' weekly report
was read, and showed that liver
1uke was still prevalent among
animals. DR.. Emerson and Agent
Reynolds reported on their visit to
Eva. They found that the first
cases of malarial fever were dis
covered after about twenty acres of
new land had been plowed and
planted. The affected ones were
those who had worked on the land
mentioned. They found no reason
to suspect the water supply or the
plantation as the cause of the out
break. The number of people
affected was but twelve.
The following report, written by
DR.. Peterson, on health affairs on
the plantation, was read also:
Delay in forwarding my monthly
report enables me, with it, to send
some notes, at this time, on the mat
ter of the health on the Eva Planta-
ton, of which mention was made at
the last meeting of your Board. Had
/ deemed the amount OF sickness so
excessive, or even so noticeable, as to
warrant an investigation, / should
certainly, as a Health officer, have
notified the Board of Health. did
not think so. | was cogniZant of the
fact that Honolulu had large quota
of these cases; that Kahuku, Lahaina
and other places over the islands were
being visited in like manner, and it
did not seem to me at all surprising
that out of a population of about 1000,
which is the number of individuals on
this estate, there should be at this
season of the year twelve cases in all
of malarial fever occurring during a
months time, considering the fact
that nearly 800 of these persons are
constantly at work cultivating, irri-
eating and planting fields just now for
the first time broken up for cultiva-
ton. i have considered the cause to
have been the breaking up of new
land, especially in two localities, at
this season of the year.
been during the year, with the excep-
tions, as noted above, of season and
new land broken, worked and irri-
gated. The same was the case last
year.
The "iron tank system +" OF furnish
ing water To Iaborers in the field has
always been in vogue, ana some of
the fever patients have never used the
tank water, though all have been sub
ject to tine influences from the newly
broken ground.
Conditions Incident to the manner
OF life and customs Of the class OF labor
employed, that might be supposed to
cOnduce to typhoid have not resulted
thus, and the persons constantly living
under these conditions, viz, women,
children and cooks, are not among the
afflicted.
In conclusion, will state that since
I have been here, there have never
been as high as > per cent. on the sick
list from all causes, and, for the most
part, l per cent. This, / think you
will agree with me, is, indeed, re-
markable showing.
Dr.. Howard stated that vaccina-
ton was progressing; about 500
children had been attended to
since the opening Of the school
term. He said that stomach and
bowel complaints were common
among Portuguese children, the
cause, in his opinion, to be attrib
uted to drinking unboiled water.
Agent Reynolds brought up the
question whether or not 1T was
proper for the health officers to
board vessels that are returning
from domestic ports. The matter
was decided in the affirmative.
1t seems that Mr.. Reynolds boarded
the Planter the other day to ex-
anime the Japanese laborers who
were returning from Laysan ISL
and. He put in a bill for s., the
usual charge, but the agents of the
vessel refused to pay the sum on
the ground that the vessel was not
from foreign port. Laysan Island
is part of the Hawaiian group,
but is leased to a corporation.
DR.. Herbert reported that the
new windmill at the Insane Asy-
lum was up, but for some reason it
did not revolve, although in his
opinion, there was wind enough.
The attention of the superintendent
of Public Works will be called to
the matter. In regard to the new
addition TO the Insane Asylum
President Smith stated that a:
soon as money could be spared il
would be built. There are nov
seventy-eight patients at the asy'
lum more than the place car
comfortably hold.
A report from Mr.. Meyers on
affairs at the settlement was read
He informed the Board that two
men who took part in robberies
recently committed, had turned
States evidence, so the chances fol