The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-19
THE BOARD Of HEALTH
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEMI
ANNUAL MOLOKAI TRIP.
Reports from the Island-Repairs and
Improvements at the Insane Asylum
Quarantine.

President w. o. Smith, Drs. Emer-
son, Wood Day, Meyers, Alvarez, Fish
Inspector Keliipio and Messrs. c. \
Brown, T. f. Lansing and Officer Rey-
nolds were present at the regular SEES
sion of the Board of Health yesterday
afternoon.
The president made an inquiry of
the different members to learn how
many intended to visit Molokai to-
morrow. He learned that all of the
Board members were counting on
making tie trip. The applications of
a number of Hawaiians asking to be
permitted to accompany the Board to
Molokai in order that they might see
their relatives and friends who are
confined there, were read. After con-
siderable discussion the applications
were turned over to President Smith
to determine what requests should be
granted. No one will be permitted to
accompany the board unless first hav-
ing obtained written permit from
the president.
Superintendent Meyers, of the leper
colony. had communication before
the board recommending the adop-
ton of set of rules to govern the
raising of hogs on Mololiai. Under the
regulations all hogs must be confined
in enclosures. If allowed to run wild
they would be confiscated and sold at
public auction to the highest bidder,
half of the proceeds to go to the Board
= of Health and half to the owners of
the hogs.
The Board deemed it wise to post
, pone all action on this matter until
after personal investigation had
been made into the matter of hog rails
ing. This will be made by the Board
on the present trip.
: Superintendent Meyers also submit
; ted a report on the quality of coal
being received at Molokai.
The matter of repairs and additions
, to the insane asylum were next
brought up and Mr.. Reynolds laid be-
fore the Board plans for the construc-
ton of two new wings to the main
building. There are thirty-two new
cells furnished in the Reynolds plan
: all being s by feet. Only six Of
these are inside rooms.
1t was estimated that the cost Of
this improvement would be in the
neighborhood of $500. Other repair.
which are necessary would swell the
amount to $500. The Board made I
recommendation to the Minister of the
Interior that he appropriate this sum
The letters received at the Foreign
Office couple days ago from DR.. STU
art Eldridge, sanitary inspector fol
Hawaii, regarding the prevalence o
cholera, small poX, epidemic dysenter!
and other epidemics in Japan wer,
read. The Board members engaged il
? lengthy discussion of this question
and it was unanimously agreed tina
stringent precautionary measure
" should be taken to prevent the spreat
n of the diseases to Hawaii. \ recon
mendation was made to the Ministe
of Foreign Affairs as follows: III
view of the prevalence of cholera, a
3 certain points in Japan, and the prev
alence of epidemic dysentery in man.
e parts of Japan and smallpox at Kob
and at other places, recommendation
is made that all steerage passenger
!, coming from japanese ports be sub
= jected to five days quarantine and dis
infection of effects before embarka
ton"
Hereafter charge of 25 cents eac
will be made for vaccnating passer
gers on vessels coming into this por
DR.. Brown appeared before tn
"a Board and presented his resignatio
: as Government physician at Kealif
b which was accepted. DR.. Hugus wi
succeed
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