The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-11

~ Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
The cholera situation is improving;
no cases have been reported since 5
o'clock on Monday afternoon. The
trouble with the native prisoner, re-
ported yesterday as cholera, turned
out to be a case of sunstroke. The
radical measures adopted by the Board
of Health have done much to stamp
out the disease. THE work of the sani-
tary inspectors has been a great help
and it is generally believed that the
scourge is we'll in hand and if the
natives exercise little caution, fur
ther ravages are not to be feared.
No deaths at the hopital occurred
up to midnight; there are eleven
patients in the place at present.
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Health was held yesterday afternoon
at 8 O'Clock. There were present
President Smith, Ministers Damon,
King and Hatch; Drs. Wood, Day
and McGrew Messrs. Hackfeld, Geo.
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Schmidt, McCandless, Schaefer, Low
rey, Jack Low, Atherton, Scott, ). 4.
Waterhouse, KeliipiO, Dodge, Ena,
Wight, Spalding and others.
President Smith said the following
steamers would sail Wednesday
Claudine, for Hilo and Kahului; w.
O.. Hall, for Kau, and James Makee,
for Kauai.
The following persons on Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai had been appointed
agents of the Board of Health:
Hawaii-Messrs. Hitchcock, Will
liams, GOodale, Kennedy, Mason and
Drs. Williams and Blond.
Maui-Messrs. Andrews, Carter,
Chillingsworth, Raymond, Baldwin,
Bailey and Or. Armitage.
Kauai-Messrs. S. w. and A. S.
Wilcox, Purvis, McBryde, Woiters,
Drs. Wolters and Weddick.
The exact situation in Honolulu
will be fully outlined to the people OF
these islands. Exact information as
to quarantine regulations for various
island steamers at Honolulu will be
given. Should it be deemed expedi-
ent to add other quarantine regula-
tions after steamers have reached
these islands, such may be introduced.
The race course at Kahului, which
is surrounded by high board fence,
could be used as a quarantine station.
The Kilauea Hou could be used to dis
tribute supplies from the Claudine.
With respect to Hawaii any one
port is to be used. President Smith
thought Hilo would be the best.
The Hall would be given instruc-
tions to anchor off Punaluu until hear
ing from Hilo with respect TO further
1t was thought that passengers and
freight could be transferred from the
to the Claudine without any
danger. Both had fulfilled quaran-
tine regulations.
President Smith said that the com
nittee of citizens was doing good
work in the city. More and more
complete organization was being eff
ected day by day.
Three cases of cholera had been re-
ported by the inspectors. 1t is prob
able they might not have been report
I'd had not the inspectors been ap-
pointed.
Chemist ]. t. Crawley was called
Ipon to make report of analyses of
water taken from Nuuanu stream
after the heavy rains of Friday.
Following analyses of water taken
rom Nuuanu stream September Sth.
No. l was taken from bridge on Nuu-
snu street; No. 2, opposite st. Louis
College; and No. 3 from King street
bridge:
MOL Mo- Nos
Total solids, grains
per gallOn-"....... 90 $50
Chlorine ............... 1.6 SO 100
Free ammonia, pts
per milliOn........ Jas .126 ops
Albuminoid Am
monia-................ .156 ia .234
This water was collected after the
leavy rains of last week, when the
tream was running full and free.
The amount of organic matter is too
,reat, and shows, even at best, that
he water should never be used for
domestic purposes.
The excess of albuminoid ammonia
D Nos. and over that found in No.
shows that the stream is receiving
ewage in its course and becoming
,olluted thereby.
w. NJ. Giffard said the trustees of
he Planters Labor and Supply Com
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