The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-09-10
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Under the Commi,tc, Of Ten
there are twenly.ono District In
spcctors. Under the latter there
are 400 to 500 Sub.lnspec,ofs, IN
charge Of Apanas. These subs
Use note books In going over their
routes twice daily. From the
memoranda thus gathered they fill
out blanks on specially ruled
sheet. From these sheets the In
spectors compile report to the
Committee Of Ten. The Com
mittee of Ten notifies the
Board of Health of all sicknesses.
nuisances. irregularities, etc, etc {,
except cases of distress. Persons in
need of food or clothing are given
tickets good at the relief station or
are sent direct to the Bethel street
distributing depot in charge of the
ladies'. Hawaians only are pro-
vided for i'll this manner. The fund
was built for natives alone. For
eigners are provided for the best
way the inspectors and others can
devise. Below are samples taken
at random from reports received by
Secretary McStocker of the Com
mittee of Ten. These show that
the work marked out is being done
very thoroughly:
BY FRED. ]. LoWREY.
(Sunday)-Two cases cholera,
would not have been reported by
people.
Aged native in a room which he
has occupied as an invalid for six
years Neighbors had thought he
was dead.
Inspectors should have CON
densed disinfectant and small bot
ties of remedy to use at once on
finding a case.
/ Several premises without cess
pools reported.
FROM JAS. A. LOW.
A great many distressed people
without food. Will want more
tickets. A great many filthy prem
ises in different apanas.
BY ]. ALFRED MACON.
House, Makiki, at head of street,
needs to be disinfected.
Above, opposite house, back Of
sorghum, large number Of hogs.
The pen needs disinfecting.
In rear of place, there is another
hog pen which needs disinfecting.
Tai KEGS place, corner Beretania
and Pensacola, cesspool requires to
be cleand more thoroughly.
The water has got under the
house and requires to be drained
off and disinfected.
report a clean bill Of health.
No illness or suspicious cases.
BY WALTER F. DILLINGHAM.
Residents Of Manoa object ser
iously to the removal of poi factor
les from Honolulu to Manoa. The
guard at the foot of the valley is
only a partial check to the travel,
as it is possible to gain entrance via
Metcalf street.
-(native) destitute. One
side of house open. Cracks all
over. Ten persons huddled to
gether on floor.
-promises to remove the
nuisance near his house before mex,
inspection.
Unsanitary conditions-Pig per
near house. Manure pool. Stable
appended to house.
Three children with whooping
cough. No physician.
BY ANTOINE PERRY.
Water closet in position to have
contents washed into stream
from which others drink below.
Stables, same. Both ordered
remedied.
All people eating cooked food.
Some use boiled water in making
taro. People need beef.
Natives are well supplied with
taro, but have no money to buy
meat. They have been depending
upon fish from the streams and
from the sea.
BY JUDGE COOPER.
Apana I may be said to be in fail
condition and persons also, with the
exception of Kapaakea and the ma
kai portion of Kamoiliili, where {
difficulty is met with on account o
the land being so low that thu
water stands around many Of tn,
houses, it being necessary to steI
from stone to stone in visiting
r houses. There are no watercloset!
in use by Hawaiians, the deposit
being made wherever convenient
The Chinese have closets overhang
. ing the sluggish streams that fiov
, between the banana patches. TIL
Hawaiians all expressed themselve
, as being able to care for themselve
. in the way of food. If choler
. should break out in this locality
|, would be source Of great DANCE
to those living makai on account Q