The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-27
BOARD OF HEALTH TO MOVE.
Discussion Of Routine Matters at
Meeting Held Yesterday.
Licenses Recommended to Chinese and
Japanese PractitiOners-Impro
ments at Experimental Station.

President Smith occupied the chair
at the special meeting of the Board of
Health yesterday afternoon, there be-
ing present with him Drs. Day and
Emerson, Health Agent Reynolds,
and Members Waterhouse Ena, and
Lansing.
Most of the session was devoted to
consideration of routine matters.
Meat Inspector Monsarrat's report
was read and approved; also those
from WaiIuku and Koloa hospitals.
G. B. Wells, manager of Wailuku
plantation, Maui, wrote asking to be
allowed to place japanese patient in
the hospital, and that the plantation
physician treat him, instead of DR..
Armitage, the regular hospital doctor.
The secretary was instructed to notify
Mr.. Wells that all patients going into
the hospital must submitto treatment
of the hospital physician.
An application to practice medicine
was read from DR.. w. D. Jone. He
has been residing in Stockton, Cal,
for number of years as practicing
Chinese physician. 1t is his intention
to travel extensively in the Hawaiian
Islands, Mexico and Central America.
There was some objection to grant
ing the request, but, after considerable
discussion, and, upon motion of DIR.
Day it, was decided to recommend the
granting of the license. Discussion
over the matter brought out a sugges-
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were desirable in the law granting
licenses, and these should be laid be-
fore the coming legislature with view
to placing all practicing physicians on
regular basis.
Two diplomas and numerous dOcu-
ments certifying to the ability of Un-
paku Ogawa as medical practitioner
was laid before the meeting. Consul
Shimuzi endorsed the application. It
was granted.
Letters received from Deputy Sheriff
Hardy and DR.. Williams, stated that
two cases of scarlatina had broken out
in the family of J. p. Sisson. The
cases were mild, and did not neces-
state establishing quarantine. Presi- |
dent Smith wrote, if any more cases |
appeared, to institute rigid quaran- |
tine.
The feasibility of placing George |
Treadway in full charge Of the expert |
mental station at Kalihi was dis
cussed. Further action was deferred |
until next meeting.
It was concluded to lay larger pipe |
running into the station, in order to
give ample supply of water.
DR.. Wayson's salary as physician at |
the experimental station dates from
April 1st.
Bruce Cartwright wrote asking that |
the body servant of the late DR.. TrOus
seau, now confined in the station as a
leper, be held reasonable time, as he
might be required to testify before the
court in some matters regarding the
Granted.
Health Agent Reynolds was given
to purchase from G. r. Nc
Weigh 500 feet of large-siZe cast
iron pipe for the quarantine station.
He was also instructed to have the
necessary work done.
Matters in connection with poi and
were deferred.
The Board will visit the Molokai
during the early part Of
next month.
Eleven lepers now at receiving sta
ton will be sent up next week.
The room in the Judiciary building
now occupied by the Labor Commits
sion will be the new quarters of the
Board as soon as necessary changes
can be effected.