The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-16
HEALTH BOARD MEETS
GovERNMENT PHYSICIANS IN AT
TENDANCE.
Quarantine Matters Discussed Disin-
fccting Plant Reports
Routine Work.

chair. One feature of the meeting, a
feature which was the signal for long
talked of departure in the meetings of
the Board, was the presence of several
of the. Government physicians. of
Honolulu.
OF the membership of the Board the
following were present ut roll call :
President w. o. Smith, Drs. Myers,
Wood and Day. Health Agent Reynolds
and Messrs. Lansing. Ena and Water
house.
OF the physicians the following were
present as visitors: Drs. McKibbin and
Herbert.
Minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
The President stated that it wss the
purpose of the Board to have all physi-
clans under the Board attend the
second meeting in each month. The
object of this departure was that any
reports of matters coming up under
their several departments might be
brought directly to the attention of the
Board. The visiting physicians were
then called upon for any reports they
might have to make.
DIR. Myers reported for his depart
ment that there was little going on. He
made it point to board W ssels com
ing in.
DIR. Herbert made an extensive
report of the state of the insane
asylum. He said the water was as yet
unsatisfactory as the windmill had not
yet been put in and they were using a
hand pump. A new pump had been
offered by gentleman who had arrived
by the Australia. The principle of the
pump is that discharge has to be seven
feet above the surface. The cost is
practically nothing and 5000 gallons
can be supplied with comparatively
little expense. 1t is really siphon.
The gentleman introducing the pImp
desired to put one in somewhere on
trial and the asylum authorities thought
favorably of accepting his offer to put
one in.
Dr. Herbert also reported that fe-
male department would be added to the
institution in order that the sexes
might be separated as much as possible.
DIR. McKibbin reported that the law
for the mitigation of immortality had
been better enforced during the past
three or four months than ever before.
The President suggested the fact that
the Gaelic would arrive here next week
from China and Japan where the plague
was still prevailing. He asked the
pleasure of the Board. The Govern
ment must encourage commerce and the
ships to call here, but at the same time
the public must be protected.
OF course if the vessel had disease
aboard the course would be clear. But
il she has a clean bill of health, has no
passengers from Hong Kong and has
been thoroughly fumigated in Yoko-
hama what should be done?
Drs. McKibbin and Myers did not
think there was danger if the ship
arrived here clean.
President Smith called attention to an
article in an American paper, written
by an American official in China, warn
ing the public against goods brought
from Hong Kong.
DR.. McKibbin suggested that the
plague was confined to Chinese and to a
part OF the city OF Hong Kong from
which this country would never receive
goods. He thought there was little
danger from the source.
DIR. Day was then asked for some cuts
, in his possession illustrating the dis
injecting plant now in use on the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United
: States. The Doctor said that there was
| little doubt but that this plant success
fully keeps yellow fever out of the
: South, and has been most successful in
New York ty.
. Two estimates had been made, one
Offering plant for $4,000 and the Other
I for $4,000, but the last offer included the
| expenses of two men who would come
out here and put the plant IN.
: President Smith again Cal ed attention
: to the fact that the Government coult
not do anything calculated to drive
ships away. To keep up and to encour
age them to come here it was necessary
to have the proper appliances for hand
ling all such matters as disinfection.
Mr.. Warehouse thought it wise t.
recommend that the Government ex
pend the required amount for tn,
appliances. We ought to have then
0 right here, and it would be money " ell
q spent.
s Mr.. Smith said the Government wal
! going to take steps at once to widen TN
: Pacific Mail wharf so that two liner
! and one island steamer could lie ther,
!, at once. But the arrangement must b,
I such as to give ships calling here tn
= best of service.
q DR.. Day stated that in his opinion
. with al appliance as suggested it woul,
3 never be necessary to detain vesse
8 longer than it would require to disin
. feet it.
q The subject was then taken undo
advisement.
N Df. Howard made short report o
Il the dispensary. lie reported two case
u of German measles and the pre- sence o
% tonsilitis in the city.
y The subject of vaccination wa
brought up. DIR. Herbert stated to tn
II Board that the virus recently importe
was not good and efforts at vaccination
TO- were not successful. DIR. Day state
v that the virus now ON hand was good
q letter upon this subject from Dl
Il Alvarez of Waianae was read in whic
y he states that he had vaccinated sixty
b five and that sixty three had taken.
- President Smith then stated that a