The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-20

to carry it out by hired laborers and
without the co operation Of the people.
But "many hands make light work, u
and il every householder and person
in town will disinfect his own premi-
ses and belongings on given day the
work can be accomplished on that day.
Your committee believe that the
proposition is entirely practical if the
procedure hereunder indicated is
adopted.
If sufficient lime or other disinfect-
ants were available, we should recon-
mend that the disinfecting procedure
hereunder suggested be applied to the
whole city The committee has ascer.
tanned, however, that besides thirty
barrels in the possession Of the Board
which must be kept for current cases,
there are only fifty barrels, newly
burned by E. b. Thomas, available in
the city. No more will be available
| from the latter source until next Sun
day. About $50 barrels is expected
by the Andrew Welch, now about due
but it is not here, and may not be for
another week, and some of this will
not be available.
In addition to lime, there is avail
able for disinfectiDg purposes enough
material to make $500 gallons of cor
rosive sublimate and $1,000 lbs. of 10
per cent. solution of sulphuric acid,
with productive capacity OF 10 900
lbs. day in addition. There are also
small quantities of some other disin
fectants hereinafter enumerated. The
committee has received extremely
conflicting advice as to the relative
value of the above named substances,
and, therefore, do not express any
opinion upon the subject, leaving to
the Board the decision of what disin
fectant shall be used but all seem to
agree that lime is good, and as lime
has the advantage of self. demonstrat-
ing where it has been used, the com
mIttee suggest that il be used where
ever practicable as soon as available.
1t has been argued by some that it
is not best to do any disinfecting until
there is enough disinfecting material
to cover the whole town at once.
The committee are of the opinion,
however, that it is advisable to pro-
ceed with the cleaning and summing
proposition at once, and use what dis
infectants are available at the points
most infected; furnishing disinfect
ants for other localities when they are
obrainable.
We recommend:
l. That the Board of Health, by for
NAL regulations, order that upon a
designated day all residence buildings |
aud premises, in the district of Homo |
lulu, be thoroughly cleaned; and that |
all clothing in personal Use not newly |
washed and clean, and all bedding in
use, be exposed to the sun all day, or
during so much thereof as there may |
be no rain.
2. That certain portions of the city
which have been most infected with
cholera be designated as Objected Dis
tricts;" and that in such infected dis
.ricts all carpets and mats be also
AIKEN up and likewise exposed to the
'un all day.
ected districts all unpainted rough
wood interiors and floors b. white
and all painted floors, in
-rior walls, door and window castings
md versnda rails, be washed with a
lisinf-cting solution.
That in such infected districts
III clothing not newly washed and
leaned, which will not be Injured by
'oiling, be boiled.
5. While believing that the great
majority of people will cheerfully CO.
perate with the order, it should be
nade obligatory for this purpose, a (
rinted norice should be served upon /.
ach househ ,lder in accordance with {
he terms Of the statute. This notice
an be delievered by the sub-inspectors
pon their tours of inspection.
6. We further recommend that the s
'oard furnish all lime and disinfect-
Dts and whitewash brushes needed {
zee of charge. [
Z. That the Board request all mer- {
hants and employers of labor in the
ity 10, as far as possible, discontinue t
usiness on the designated cleaning i
ay, without stopping the pay of EN- 2
lOyees, in order to enable them to I
evOte the entire day TO cleaning and |
i-infection.
1t is probable that some household G
RS can not do all that is required to I
e done in one day. They can con- c
nue. the next day and keep on until Q
nished; but the great majority of the
most in need of disinfection
an he completed in one day. '
s. 1t is manifest that unless the pro- /
osed disinfection, cleaning and sun- I
ing takes place under intelligent
lpervisioD, it will not be properly :
one. :
The city is now divided into 81 san 8
ary districts, each of which is suo- O
ivIded into from to 20 sub districts. b
ach district ia i'm charge Of n sanitsry | n
lspector, aud each sub district is in b
large OF from one to five sub f
lspectors. q
We propose that for the day desig. b
ated the suh-districts be still further
Ivided aud the number of SUBJ g
lspectcrs increased. IL business il
Duses will close and business men Fl
Ill volunteer TO do inspection work,
lere will be no lack of intelligent q
lpervision. u
We propose that each inspector fl
lall further sub.divide his district Il
nj assign designated buildings to r,
.ch sub inspector by name, who will b
, held responsible for the carrying
1t of the orders of the Board in and 81
'ncerning such buildings. Il
g We further recommend that, cl
hen available, depots of lime aud C
her disinfectiDg material be estab- o
,hed in each sub district of the in. il
cted districts, under the charge OF n
e respective sub-inspectors. al
Barrels should be provided, in which
e whitewash can be mixed and the %
her disinfectants contained from Q,
hich 1t can be served out in buckets u,
Iuyht nv the DeOple of the locality