The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-01

The regular weekly meeting of
the Board of Health was held yes
terday afternoon. With President
Smith were present Drs. Day, Wood
and Emerson, members Keliipio
and Warehouse, Health Agent
Reynolds and DR.. j. K. Smith,
brother of President Smith, and
Government physician at Koloa.
DIR. Monsarrat's reports were read
and filed.
The alarming death rate among
Chinese holding six months resi-
dence bonds attracted the attention
of Executive Officer Reynolds, who
had been suspicious regarding the
matter for some time. An investi-
gatien proved conspiracy on the
part of Chinese. The following re-
port was made by the executive
officer:
son July 18th Chinese named
Akwai, business agent applied for a
certificate of burial for a Chinese
named Akeona (k), aged 80, who, he
reported, died up Nuuanu valley. He
produced death certificate signed by
DIR. Leong Keng Liong, and received
a certificate of burial.
Soon after, q Chinese hack driver
came for certificate for Chinese
named Lo Nee, aged 40, and produced
a death certificate also signed by DIR.
Leong Keng Liong. This man was
also supposed to have died up the
Nuuanu valley.
AS have been suspicious for some
time that there were more certificates
applied for than than there were actual
deaths, sent Agent McVeigh up the
valley to investigate, and he found
that the only death that had occurred
was that of an old Chinaman named
Tong Cow, aged 50, a resident of these
islands for 20 years, married to native
woman. He was being buried with
the certificate got for LO Nee, who is
a bonded six months resident, and was
the only Chinaman buried that day in
Pauoa.
Upon inquiring why the body of
Akeona was not buried, we were told
that Akeona only died for thirty min
utes and afterwards came to life again;
think that he will soon die again, but
perhaps for only little while and
perhaps forever. AkeoDa is also a
bonded six months resident. Six
burial certificates have been given by
me this month on the production of
certificates of death by Leong Keng
Tong, and think that investigation
would prove them all false.
AS far as the bond cancelling swim
4 hnx NJ hi to-
but the making of false entries in the
records of death is a matter that the
Board of Health ought to have power
to stop and punish the offending par
ties 4"
President Smith explained the
law regulating burial permits. 1t
is believed some one is forging the
name of Agent Reynolds to burial
certifcates.{/ There are several
bonded residence Cinnamon in the
country when any of that nation
atty die burial is made under
name of some one holding a resi-
dence bond, thereby evading the law.
DR.. Woods thought the license of
the Chinese doctor should be i'm
mediately cancelled, in order to
make a start in stopping the prac-
tice complained of.
The executive officer was in
structed to follow up the matter,
and to make an inspection of all
dead Cinnamon. If any help was
required, he should call on the po-
lice department.
Letters were read from Agent
Meyers at the settlement, giving
details of affairs there.
DR.. Campbell wrote from Wal
mea, Kauai, thanking the Board
for the generous appropriation to
assist the Waimea Cottage hos
pital. Work on the building which
had stopped some time since
awaiting action of the Board, will
be continued and finished as soon
as possible.
Dr.. Russell sent a communica-
ton from Waianae, citing that
number OF South Sea Islanders re-
siding in the district were in a
rather deplorable condition, being
without proper food and raiment.
President Smith will refer the mat
ter to the Interior department.
DR.. Theo. r. MacCIure wrote
from Lansing, Michigan, asking
the Board for information regard
ing restriction and treatment of
diptheria, and if anti-toxine is
used in its treatment. The presi-
dent will answer the communica-
ton and say that diptheria is not
prevalent in the islands, including
other information relative to the
disease as treated here.
The president explained that the
insane asylum appropriation was