The Hawaiian gazette., 1895-09-17


SIR:-Enclosed herewith you will
find the official cholera bulletin made
up to date. At the time the bulletin
was made up at II O'Clock noon, no
new cases of cholera had appeared in
the town since last Friday. During
that time four cases had developed in
the hospital among persons who had
been taken there from infected houses.
Since the bulletin was made up, one
case has appeared at the corner of Lii
liha and King streets near where cases
were found last Friday.
Including this last case there are
now but four cases in the sick ward of
the hospital and eight cases in the
convalescent ward.
We are endeavoriDg to use every
care and take every precaution to
prevent the spread of the disease and
eradicate it wholly, and feel very
much encouraged. Neither money,
time or effort are spared.
In regard to the precautions which
have been taken as to the sending of
freight and passengers to the other
islands / would state, that we have
done all that appears to Us to be neces-
sary to prevent any reasonable posi-
bility of the disease spreading to the
other islands; only a limited number
of articles are allowed to be shipped
and these of the most necessary char
acter. The wharf from which they are
shipped is quarantined; the boats and
men which convey the freight to the
ships are disinfected and fumigated
the ships themselves are kept in strict
quarantine outside the harbor; all
articles Of clothing, linen and of a
similar character are fumigated before
they are taken on board the ships;
and we have now adopted the addi-
tional precaution of requiring that
each ship, after she is loaded, shall,
with her cargo, be fumigated for
twelve hours before sailing.
While we have not required that
people upon the other islands shall
receive the freight or passengers which
we permit to go after taking the pre-
cautions which we deem necessary, il
cannot be expected that any man or
body of men upon the other islands
shall decide the measures that we are
to adopt before allowing vessels to
leave this port.
If the committees appointed by the
Board upon the other islands deem it
necessary to require that additional
quarantining or fumigating be per-
formed before allowing the freight or
passengers to land or be distributed,
we Will not interfere with such pro
visions, provided they are not carried
to unreasonable extremes.
The period of incubation OF cholera
does not exceed six days, so that if
ship has been in quarantine with her
crew or with passengers for six days,
and if the ship Is thoroughly fumi-
gated before the crew aud passengers
go on board of her, and the clothing
and effects of the persons on board of
the ship are thoroughly fumigated
before they are taken on board, the
only source of contagion which re
mains is from the cargo and articles
which are taken on board after they
go into quarantine. In view Of the
taken in regard to the
freight and articles taken on board, as
above stated, we believe that it is safe
to land the freight and passengers
upon the other islands.
If, however, the committee upon
any of the other islands deem it best
to take other precautionary measures,
hey do so upon their own response
oility.
By order of the Board of Health.
Respectfully yours,
.----..--
President Board Of Health.