Evening bulletin., 1897-12-23
The BOARD OF HEALTH
Druggists Accused Of Practising Medi-
cine Without a License.
And Also Of Evading The Law In Regard 10
The Sale Of POisOns Matters al
the Leper Settlement.

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Health yesterday after the usual re
ports had been received, presi
dent SIN th inquired what di-p,-
sition had beeU made of the cargo
ot hogs recently put into quaran
tine. The doctor replied that they
had been released There was nc
disease among them aud the deaths
which had occurred were caused
soeiy by negligence. They had
hpen put on board the vessel
without anyone to .pecialy care
for them. The crew had probab
ly done the best they could for
them but there should have been
men along whose business it was
to look after them. He had also
ascertain.d that the drinking
water given them was obtained
from a new redwood tank, which
probably was the cause of the
sickness. The hogs recovered
very quickly on shore.
A letter from DIR. Jordan Of
Hongkong stated that arrange.
ments for the administration Of
per chloride batDs and other dis
injecting processes at Hongkopg
were about consummated aud
that the agent of the steamship
liUes WAS now more cordial iu his
corporation.
The Medical Examiners re-
ported favorably on the applica
ton of DIR. W. 5. Nobbitt of Indi
ana for license to practise medi-
cine, and it was voted that the
same be granted upon the filiug
of his diploma from the Louis
vile Hospital and College of
Medicine.
Joseph 1, Robert Waialeale and
Sheriff Carter were appointed
agents of the Board of Health Oh
Kauai.
DIR. Allen applied for a position
under the Board and DIR. Il I.
French asked to be trans
ferred from Waianae to soma
other district. DIR. Allen
WAS in the servi,e of the Board at
Hsns, Maui. from 1885 to 1887.
Brother Dutton of the Baldwin
Home at Molokai reported that
there were l49 inmates, the cap.
city of the buildings being IA
He suggested that it was time the
H"ard built another cottage or
two. At present fourteen dormi
tories had 10 boys in each, two
cottages had 2 each, and IL sm-ll
boys were distributed among five
other houses.
From the Leper Settlement the
prti ion of A. kekipi and others
fnr kokua was rererr-d to ihe
Exr cutive Officer. A petition from
the Hui Amelia or Soci-ty Of
Angels asking that the Board pay
the expense of digging the graves
of its deceased members WAS de
MED, the Board deciding that it
could not deviate from it.
rules in individual instances
to favor members Of societies at
the settlement.
DIR. Howard's quarterly report
showed 30 schools examined;
1927 health certificates had been
granted and 4 rejected; GIL vacci-
nations had been made.
The Executive Oliirer WAS in
structed to inquire ipto the bills
presented for pho,ographing in
sane people.
l.. Tuner, business agent Of the
Hilo hospital, wrote to the board
for advice as to that institution.
The clerk was instructed to write
him t. forward ell bills contracted
up to December 81 together with
a statement of such additional
articles required to fully furnish
the hospital. The Board desires
that the hospital be fully equipped
but at the same time careful
economy must be observed. An
operating table was ordered to be
made at once.
The tenders for supplies for the
institutions controlled by the
Board were referred to Messrs.
Reynolds and Wilcox for tabula-
ton
Executive Officer Reynolds was
asked to report on his visit to the
settlement. He said in substance
that the weather had been very
severe during the last trip, and
armies of black csterpillars we're
playing havoc with the vegetation.
There was fine lot of Young cat.