The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-15
PUBLIC HEALTH SOLONS NEE t.
DR.. Armitage Makes Specific Denial
of Charges Against Him.
Only One Case of ScarIatIna in HiIo-Re-
suits of Natives Using AVIATION
tine Matters Transacted

Routine matters consumed the
time of yesterdays session OF the
Board of Health. With President
Smith there were present Drs.
Wood, Day, Emerson, Howard and
Myers. Member Lansing and Health
Agent Reynolds.
Reports of DR.. Monsarrat up to
June 18th, relating to slaughter Of
animals and under the Act to Miti-
gate, were read and filed.
Health Agent Reynolds reported
that he had made an agreement
with George Treadway as superin-
tendent of the Kalihi Experimental
Station at monthly stipend
of 500, and $50 additional for
his son, who would perform neces-
garv work among healthy persons
and attend to messenger duties.
Under this agreement Treadway
has sole charge Of the station,
which would prove more economl-
cal than formerly. Action APP
proved.
Letters reporting matters at the
Ieper settlement were read and
acted upon. One of the communi-
cations stated that E. NJ. Van Lii,
q leper, would arrive from San
Francisco during the first part of
July. .
Dr.. Frederick K. Levers, Of
Kansas City, Mo-, wrote asking
for a position under the Board.
DR.. Levers was born in the islands
and is said to be a successful prac-
titioner. His father was Christie
pher Levers, who was among the
early founders of successful mer-
camille business. The recommend
atoms of DIR. Levers were of the
highest character. President Smith
said kamaainas should be given
preference in filling vacancies.
There being no vacancy, DIR. Lew
ers' application was placed on file.
A communication without pune
tuation marks was read from Al
bert Sala, Napoopoo, Hawaii, call
ing attention of the Board to the
indiscriminate use Of ava by the
natives and the results of such
practice.
Secretary Wilcox was instructed
to obtain cost Of printing in pam
phlet form full proceedings of the
late Medical Congress, including
papers read by Drs. Russell and
Armitage, and report same to Med
ical Committee.
DR.. Williams reported only one
mild case of scarlatina IN Hllo,
three patients being discharged,
with no further danger of disease
spreading.
Blanks for recording births and
deaths, prepared by DR.. Waity,
were turned over to the Sanitary
Committee. The Board considered
such statistics very important, and
will adopt measures to carry out
complete compilation.
Tenders will be asked for furn-
ishing supplies to the Board of
Health and leper settlement for six
months from July LIST.
The executive officer was in
structed to send twenty-five lepers
to the settlement as soon as ar
sangements could be made. At his
request permits will be issued to G.
A. Brown and Deputy Sheriff Kau-
hi to accompany the expedition.
Both of these gentlemen had rend-
cred valuable assistance in locat-
ing and capturing lepers, due
acknowledgement being made by
President Smith and members OF
the Board.
A lengthy communication was
read from DR.. Edward Armltage,
replying to charges made against
him as Government physician IN
Waikiki district by a large num-
Der of native petitioners. The doc
tor made specific denial OF the
charges, claiming that personal
enmity of a certain plantation
manager was responsible for the
ungrounded and malicious attack
mon him and through him the
Government he represented. Pre-
sident Smith said that while in
Wailuku a short time ago he had
discussed the matter with several
of the petitioners, and informed
them that the charges against DR..
Armitage must be made more spe-
cifc. Until these were received
the matter would be held in abey-
ance.
Matthew Noall, president of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints in the Hawaiian Isl
ands, requested that two elders OF
The chnrch be allowed to visit the