The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-02

The Board of Health met at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Presi
dent Smith in the chair. Their
were present, Members Waterhouse
Ena and DR.. Andrews, and Agen
c. B. Reynolds.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved
A report of the Leper Asylum o.
Trinidad was presented to the
Board.
Letters were read from Superin-
tendent Meyers of the Leper Settle
ment.
DR.. Andrews said that a case of
illness had been reported on the
U. S. S. Adams that was supposed
to be diphtheria. The ships doctor
was not sure whether or not the
case was diphtheria, but requested
that the man be removed to quar-
antine, which was done.
Letters from Ambrose Hutchin-
son, of Kalaupapa, were read, per-
tanning to minor matters at the
Settlement.
A letter was received from DR..
Oliver, asking for a weeks absence
from the Settlement. Granted.
A letter was read from the In
terror Office, as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, |
Honolulu, H. l., Dec. u, 1898. ! |
CHAs. WILCOX, Esq, Secretary of the |
Board of Health, Honolulu:
SIR am directed by His Excel |
lency the Minister of the Interior to |
acknowledge receipt of your favor of |
this date In re the matter of wash
house, and to say that as soon as a
proper site can be selected and funds
are available for the erection of wash
houses, the same will have prompt |
attention. / have the honor to be
Your obedient servant,
j. A. HAsSINGER,
Chief Clerk.
Letters were read from two ma
tives who wished to accompany
their grandchildren to the Leper
Settlement, to see that they were
comfortably settled, The children
are now at the Kalihi Receiving
Station. The request was referred
to the executive officer.
The following letter was received
from DR.. Williams, of Hilo:
HILo, Dec. 2Ist, 1898.
MR.. CHARLES WILCOX, Secretary,
Board of Health:
DEAR SIR-Yours, relative to the
appointment of Mrs. DR.. LIE Blonde,
was received upon my return from
Puma. l was somewhat surprised at
the sudden action taken by the Board
of Health, and more surprised that |
Mrs. LIE Blonde should apply for the
position, inasmuch as she never init
mated that she desired the appoint
ment. However, if she can ride to the
other end of Puma district, distance
of forty miles over very rough road,
oftener than every six weeks, and for
the magnificent sum of $45 per month, ,
nothing more remains to be said. l
can assure you that, financially, there
is nothing in it for me.
| think the Board have given me a
very short notice in transferring the :
position; there is but a
very limited time between now and ]
January LIST. For very many reasons
/ would ask that the appointment be
to the 1st of February. More
over, / should like to make one more
trip to Puma for the purpose of seeing
some cases I have been treating.
One new case of scarlatina has de-
veloped since last writing, and the ]
same strict quarantine and disinfect-
ing precautions are being observed as
in all the other cases. The cases men, ,
toned in my last letter are doing very
we'll, and at the proper time will be
from quarantine.
Something has been said about post n
poning the January term of Court
here on account of the scarlatina
scare. cannot see the necessity for
doing so. Every precaution is being {
taken for preventing the spread of the
disease, and the new case l have men,
toned is two miles out of town and
quite distance from the main road. {
Yours very truly,
r. B. WILLIAMS, MID.
DR.. Williams request to have .
The appointment of DR.. LIE Blonde
90 into effect February LIST, instead
Of January 1st, was granted, as tits =
a rule of the Board to give at least
a months notice in such a case.
A letter from Sheriff Williams,
If Hilo, denied that five children F.,
lad died at Paukaa of scarlet fever,
Is was reported.
DR.. Bond, of Kohala, reported no
new cases of scarlet fever in Ko- :
lala, and that the one case was i'm
proving.
The matter of allowing the q
friends of lepers to send ava to the
settlement was brought up. Presi-