The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-09-20
REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE.

j. K. SMITH.
REPORT OF SUBCOMMITTEE.
HONOLULU (H. L.. Sept. 10Th.
To the Citizens Sanitary and Relic
, Committee:
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee ap
pointed to ascertain what quantity o
disinfectants could be obtained in Ho
nolulu beg to report that we hav,
made careful inquiry, and find tina
there is no lime available at present
The thirty barrels on hand with the
Board of Health authorities are re-
quired as reserve for special use and
will have to be returned to the party
from which they were borrowed out
OF the $50 barrels which are expected
to arrive shortly by sailing vessel
From fifty to ninety barrels will be
the probable output from the burning
at the lime kiln.
Any quantity of commercial sui
phuric acid is available. 45 600 lbs OF
10 per cent solution and 10000 lbs.
per day additional. 200 lbs. sulphate
of zinc. 200 lbs. blue stone. $50 lbs.
Oxalic acid. 1000 lbs birthstone 500
lbs. powdered sulphur. 75 lbs nitrate
Of lead. A large amount of disinfect-
inc and creolin. % los. permanganate
of potash. 12i lbs. bichloride of mer-
curry.
The majority of the physicians con-
suited by the committee recommend
the last mentioned (bichloride of mer-
cury) as the only disinfectant valu-
able for such disinfecting wash as
would be required for cleansing walls
and floors, although a number of
them considered sulphuric acid, disin-
fectine, creoliDe, crude carbolIc acid
and permanganate of potash as good.
A. V GEAR,
HENRY SMITH,
Committee.
The President thought Honolulu
was not out of the woods yet, although
it seemed that the disease was checked.
1t was to be hoped that no new cases
of cholera would appear. If fthe report
could be carried out il should be done
at once. Everything was being done
to stamp out the disease. The opinions
of medical men were 10 the effect that
cases might appear in a week or two,
and if conditions were neglected the
epidemic might be renewed. 1t was
big undertaking to carry out the
recommendations of the committee,
but IL should be done as near as pos
sible. He believed that it would take
more than one day TO clean the city as
outlined in the report, and if more
than one day was necessary then two
days should be set apart for the work.
Business should be suspended for the
time and everybody go to hOuse-clean-
ing with the cooperation of the citi-
zeDs and authorities. 1t was to be
regretted that there was not more
lime in the city for purposes of disin-
fiction. Perhaps it would be best to
go ahead with what was available
rather than wait. 1t was the duty of
every citizen to do all possible to rout
out the cholera.
DR.. Emerson believed that half
loaf was better than no bread. He
was of the opinion that work should
be commenced at once and with what
material was available.
President Smith added that the in-
spection and cleaning of the city
should be attended TO while the iu.
spectors were at work. A great deal !
of hard work had been accomplished |
by those doing that duty and at great |
personal inconvenience, for whicn he |
believed the people were duly CRATE
full. The work Of the Sanitary Com. |
mittee and inspectors could not be too |
highly endorsed.
DIR. Wood asked how far the present |
supply of lime would go if used ouly
in the infected districts. Mr.. Thurston
said there were not less than 2OOO
houses in the infected districts that
needed attention-part of them were
paiuted, but the major portion were of
frame and roughly boarded. In China
town most all the buildings we're
rough and needed whitewashing very
badly.
DR.. Smith thought that the present
supply of lime should be used only in
the houses of the natives where the
cholera had a pesr-d. Bitter let
Chinatown rest while; present sup
ply of lime will about complete the
interior of the houses used by the
natives and where the germs origin.
ated.
Mr.. Lansing said it was an odd
10 have the Board order a
general house cleaning. He had
rot heard of such procedure before.
President Smith thought none of
he fsmi les would object to assisting
he Board in carrying out the order.
de believed in making it mandatory
md see that it was done. There
should be no distinctions; everybody
o be treated alike.
Rev. Serene Bishop wished to de-
nur to that portion OF the commit
ee's report regarding District 20,
,art of which he Was an in
pector. He did not believe that por-
iona lane running from the Fort
street School and along which several
natives resided-should be declared
There was not the least in
ection there and none had been
poken OF.
Mr.. Thurton explained that it was ,
lot the intention Of the committee to
10 an injustice in the matter men,