The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-03-06

The Board of Health met at 3
p. m. yesterday with w. o. Smith,
president, and members Lansing,
Keliipio, Myers, Day, Emerson,
Mr.. Reynolds. executive officer,
and Drs. Wayson and Monsarrat
present.
surgeon Mum, U. S. A., was in
troduced as a person having an in
terest in things medical, and H. J..
Rhoads was present to report on
the result of his visit to the leper
settlement.
| The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
President Smith remarked that
as he had great many things to
do in connection with other bust
ness he would be glad if the meet
ing could be made brief.
DR.. Emerson called attention to
an article on sanitation published
in a magazine in the United States
and suggested that the secretary
be instructed to write to the Massa-
chusetts State Board of Health for
reports.
President Smith spoke feelingly
OF the death of John T. Water
house, their colleague and friend,
and Mr.. Lansing offered resolu-
ton of coincidence which was
passed.
DR.. Day also spoke of the kindly
nature of the deceased and of his
labors as a member and as presi-
dent of the board.
Mr.. Keliipio's report of the fish
inspected showed total of $4,000
for the week ending February 29th.
DR.. Monsarrat reported the in
spection of 100 bullock carcasses
for the same period. Twenty-six
of these were found to be suffering
with liver fuke and were con-
demned.
The president asked the inspector
regarding the slaughter of hogs and
ordered DR.. Monsarrat to consult
the buthers, and try and regulate
the hour of killing so that it might
be done in the afternoon instead of
early morning.
Complaints had been received
that much inferior pork had been
sold by the butchers to Chinese
pedlers.
DR.. Myers reported SO examina-
tions for the week under the act to
mitigate and 10Y registered under
the same act.
Application of E. w. Rudolph
for position as Government physic-
ian was filed. Secretary requested
to notify DR.. Rudolph that there
are no vacancies at present.
R. w. Myers, superintendent of
the leper settlement, reported the
suicide of Kauiia. The deceased
had procured a bottle of laudanum
from DR.. divers office during the
latter's absence.
A letter from J. F. Colburn re-
garding an additional fishmarket
was read and the petitioner notified |
as before, that it was matter sole
ly in the hands of the Minister of !
Interior and not within the pro-
vince of the Board of Health to
grant the rquest. The board stated |
that there was no apparent reason
why the request should be granted.
H. ]. Rhoads, of the bureau of
agriculture, reported planting of
seeds at Kalaupapa and that fifty
thousand of different varieties had
come up in the boxes. The board
upon Mr.. Rhoads' suggestion, re-
that he return to the
settlement whenever he considered
it necessary and see to the trans
planting of these trees.
DR.. Emerson called attention to
a water hole in lane running off
Fort street, near the head of the
latter. Mr.. Reynolds was instruct
ed to look into the matter.
DR.. Day reported the receipt of a
personal letter from DR.. Eldridge,
residing in Japan, stating that
eighty cases of cholera had broken
out about seventy miles from Toxic
and that the mortality was great.
The Board requested the doctor to
write for further particulars.
DR.. Mum, in response to ques-
ion by President Smith, compli-
nented the Board on the thorough
ness of the work, and spoke of the
vital Importance of having sewer
age system in Honolulu. DIR. Mum
has a son who is the nra,ident 80