The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-07-17
Cases at Quarantine Station
Yesterday.
EARLY MORNING DISCOVERY.
Schools Adopted-Who Foots the
BTlls-Dr. Thompson Appeals to
Board of HeaIth-Cattle Disease.

Day and Monsarrat, Minister Cooper, |
Messrs. Keliipio, Reynolds and Lans-
ing.
President Emerson stated that he had
put down as the first matter to be con-
sidered the question of health certifi-
Gates in the examination of children in
the public schools. He then read the
resolution relating to the matter as
adopted by the Board of Health, and
pointed out defective places in the same
which resulted in the provision not be-
ing carried out on every occasion.
President Emerson next presented
the following substitute resolution:
1T is hereby resolved that the schol-
ars and teachers in all public and pri-
vate schools throughout the Republic
of Hawaii shall provide themselves,
within fourteen days after the opening
of the annual school term, with GER
tificates signed by some duly licensed
and competent physician, as to their
freedom from contagious and infectious
diseases. The district Government ply
sicians are instructed to visit the sew
eral public schools and make the nee
essary examinations of those not pro-
vided with certificates, free of charge,
during the period above specified.
"The possession of said certificate is
required as condition of connection
with or stay in the schools. Said GER
tificates shall be renewed each year"
Upon motion of Mr.. Lansing the same
was adopted.
Copies of this resolution will be sent
u the Bureau of Public Instruction.
Dr. Day was called upon to make a
statement regarding the sickness at the
quarantine station, and spoke as fol-
! lows:
The steamer China arrived here ear
/ ly Monday morning, about nine and a
/ half days from Yokohama, with the bill
of health showing the existence of a
case of smallpox between Honk Kong
and Yokohama, and the removal of the
| patient Ia Chinaman) at the latter
| place.
81 received letter from w. o. Smith
under date of July 4th, in which he
spoke of the case of smallpox, and rec
commended in the event that no other
cases had appeared, the cabin passen-
| gers and officers of the China be al
lowed to go ashore, but that none except
those having business, and custom
house officers, be allowed upon the Pa
cific Mail wharf and aboard ship.
"a letter from DR.. Eldredge under
date of July Sd referred to the same
matter, with the additional information
that the steamer had been fumigatet
and the passengers vaccinated.
i 81 examined every one aboard the
China, and saw no evidences of any
thing suspicious. Nearly eleven day:
had elapsed since the smallpox patien
had been removed at Yokohama Thu
period of incubation had not full!
elapsed.
THE Chinese and Japanese passen
gers were landed in quarantine on tn,
same morning, and two inspections
have been carried on daily.
cat about a. m. Wednesday, Jul!
18th, ]. D. McVeigh telephoned to m,
. that he had discovered two suspicion
cases among the Chinese passengers
l reached the quarantine station abou
an hour later and found the two mel
affected with varioloid, and anothe
case just developing. 1t is, then, onl.
varioloid we have to deal with, and no
smallpox.
''The sick men have been isolated AM
the remaining immigrants recleansed.
In closing his remarks Dr. Day dwell
upon the necessity of small hospita
building at the quarantine station TO
just such cases as were developed yes
terday.
A letter was received from Dr.
Thompson, giving information that h.
had received a telephone message from
Sheriff Hitchcock to attend Chinamal
. who had been injured in a fray with
Japanese. He was under arrest and il
the sheriff's custody. DR.. Thompsol
called at the jail in Central Hilo and at
: tended the Chinaman. A bill for 81
was sent in, but Sheriff Hitchcock re
fused to pay the same, making tn
statement in writing that Dr. Thomp
son being a Government physician wa
not entitled to pay for attendance il
such cases.
DR.. Thompson appealed TO the Boar
Vi I1cdilH OH pIlAClpie. ne ulu uO
think that such cases came within hi
duties as Government physician.
Mr. Lansing wanted TO know if, il
case doctor was called for by sher
in, Il was obligatory that he attent
/, upon the patient for whom his service
had been sought.
DR.. Day was of the opinion that b
should respond az matter of duty, un
less there was some special reason 70
2 not so doing.
: 1t was the opinion of the Board G
/, Health that DIR. Thompson should
: paid, but when the matter of the sourc
: of pay was considered there setmed t
: be general doubt
e Minister Cooper suggested that tn
patient was the person who should pa,
:: DIR. Monsarrat's report on slaughte
houses showed 1877 cattle received froI
: Oahu ranches, with 1872 out Of this nun
:. Der affected with fiuke liver.
:, Inspector Keliipio's report shove
:, 1900 fish received at the market dui
ing the week ending July 18th.