The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-10-01

| thirty feet squsre, and is surrounded
upon sll sides by taro patches. Il is
itself only dry portion Of q taro.
! walking upon the mud wall dividing
the patches OF growing tsro.
There is some doubt about this case
/ having been cholera, the man being
dead when reported. II it was cholera,
and If the discharges were thrown into
the taro patches-which seems pro-
bable-it is impossible to say to whist
extent the disease germs have been
| carried by the water. Any attempt at
disinfection, short Of drying up the
entire crop OF taro (many acres in
area, would be futile.
The NsudRa Stream, in all proba-
bility, became infected originally from
the case OF Lono-a runaway from
Iwilei-who became sick in house
upon the Pauos creek, st q point
above its junction with the Nuuanu
stream This house stands upon the
south bank of PauoS creek, about l35
yards below Vineyard street and 200
yards above the point az which it
flows into the Nuuanu stream. Near
the house, and on the brink OF the
stream, is a washing place where, IN
doubtSdly, the chOlera-soiled linen OF
the sick man was washed.
The next case reported was on the
bank OF Nuuanu stream, shortly be-
low its continuation by the now-in-
feetei Pauoa creek.
This house stands about $50 yards
down stream from the one last des-
cribei. Other cases appeared near
the mouth OF the NUuanu stream.
To the left OF the point at which the
Nuuauu stream enters the harbor is a
coral ledge which is uncovered at low
tide The filth bearing waters OF the
stream spread over this ledge and
stand in pools when the tide is low.
Houses have been built upon piles
over this coral ledge and in these
houses and the neighooring ones upon
King street cholers promptly gained
foothold. AS all discharges from
the persons sick in these houses were
emptied into the waters over which
the houses stand, fresh coutsmina-
ton was added to the already infected
waters.
Across from the Oahu Railway de-
pot il s block OF stores fronting on
King street The rear portions of
these buil0ings,-used as dwellings,
overhang an old fish pond, and in
one OF these overhanging rooms chol-
era appeared. The discharges were
thrown into the fish bond. This pond
receives water from other ponds far
ther maQka and discharges its surplus
water through a drain which runs
under King street aud the Oahu Rail-
lands f-~ ~he kz
This pond j. full of filth and the
wash water from the neighboring
houses empties directly into it. Cases
appeared in one other house in this
locality.
has appeared are all remote from any
streams or stagnant water.
Soil. The Infectious material has
undoubtedly found its way into the
soil in many localities This is not
serious matter where the land is dry
and there Is no surface drainage into
any well, spring, stream or pool OF
water.
In number of places clothing and
bed linen soiled with infectious dis
charges have been washed in wash
houses on the premises. These wash
houses are generally rough beard
affairs about six or eight feet square;
roofless, but having loose board fioors-
The water in these cases has gone
through the floor and onto the ground
beneath.
In numerous instances the infee-
tious discharges have been thrown
down privy vaults. Since the discov-
cry Of the cholera spirillum by Prof
Koch, numerous experiments have
been made by physicians TO deter
mine the length OF time it may live
in soil, water and other media, and
some important facts have been estab-
lished. There Is however . wide diff