The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-18
A GENERAL CLEANSING
recommendation or The Sanitary
nn,,, ittaa
Committee


formal regulations, order that upon
a designated day all residence build
ings and premises, in the district OF
Honolulu, 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 there.
OF as there may be no rain.
2. That cert ain portions of the
city which have been most infected
with cholera be designated as "In.
fected DISTRICTS" aud that in such
infected districts all carpets and
mats be also taken up and likewise
exposed to the sun all day.
8 That in the said designated in
I. cted districts all uupainted rough
wood interiors aud floors be white
washed; aud all painted floors, in
terror walls, door aud window cas-
ings and veranda rails, be washed
with a disinfecting solution.
That in such infected districts all
clothing not newly washed and
cleaned, which will not be injured
ny boiling, be boiled.
5. While believing that the great
majority of people will cheerfully
cooperate with the order, it should
be made obligatory; for this purpose,
a printed notice should be served
upon each householder in accord
ance w tn the terms of the statute.
This notice can be delivered by the
sub-inspectors upon their tours of
inspection.
6. We further recommend that tho
Board furnish all lime and disiufect-
ants a. d whitewash brushes needed
free of charge.
z. That the Board request all mer-
chants and employers of labor in
the city to, as far "a possible, discon-
tinue business on the designated
cleaning day, without stopping the
pay of employees, in order to enable
them to devote the entire day to
cleaning and disinfection.
1t is probable that some house
holders can not do all that is re-
quired to be done in one day. They
can continue the next day and keep
GU until finished; but the great
majority Of the buildings most in
need of disinfection eau bs com
pleted in one day.
8. 1t is manifest that unless the
proposed disinfection, cleaning and
summing takes place under intelli-
gent supervision, it will not be pro-
perly done.
The city is now divided into 81
sanitary districts, each of which is
subdivided into from 8 to 20 sub
districts. Each district is in charge
OF a sanitary Inspector, and each
sub'district is in charge of from one
to five sub-inspectors.
We propose that for the day
designated the sub-districts be still
further divided and the number of
sub-inspectors increased. If busi
ness houses will close and business
men will volunteer to do inspection
work, there will be no lack OF intelli-
gent supervision.
We propose that each inspector
shall further sub-divide his district
and assign designated buildings to
each sub-inspector by name, who
will be held responsible for the car
rying out of the orders OF the Board
in and concerning such buildings.
8. We further recommend that,
when available, depots OF lime and
other disinfecting material be estab-
lished in each district of the in
fected districts, under the charge of
the respective sub-inspectors.
Barrels should be provided, in
which the whitewash can be mixed
and the other disinfectants contained
from which it can be served out in
buckets brought by the people of
the locality. The application OF
both the whitewash and the solution
can probably best be made with