The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-24
BOARD OF HEALTH
Agent Reynolds Reports
on Leper Settlement.
CroQuet Sets Needed - Reports
From DR.. Eldredge in Japan.
More Illness.

At the regular weekly meeting OF the
Board of Health yesterday afternoon,
there were present the following
President Smith, Drs. Wood, Emerson;
Messrs. Reynolds, Lansing and Kelil-
pic. Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved.
Fish Inspector Keliipio's report for
the past two weeks showed 90,150 fish
received at the Fish Market.
The report from Maternity Home for
the month of August showed $3,04875
on hand.
practice medicine be recommended in
the case of DR.. L. A. Sabey.
1t was voted that DR.. Smith Of the
Koloa Hospital be authorized to buy
paint for the painting of that place.
President Smith read a letter from
DR.. Eldredge, under date of September
Sd, in which he speaks of the increase
of dysentery and the infectious nature
of the disease 1t was not only preva-
lent in the low places, but also in the
districts of high elevation. He sug-
gested that as a precaution the officers
of the Board of Health here make
special inquiry as to the existence or
dysentery on any of the steamers COM
| ing from Japanese ports. The Japanese
authorities had already made very
strict regulations and every vigilance
was being exercised.
| Under date of September 18th DR..
Eldredge wrote that dysentery was
still on the increase and had spread
over nearly the whole country. Yoko-
| hama was free from the disease, this
| probably on account of the purity OF
| the water in the place. There was no
| cholera to be reported in the whole
country.
| Under date of August oath, DR.. Jor-
| dan wrote from Hong Kong to the
| effect that malaria was about. There
was not case of plague in the Whole
| country. Annoy was a clean port. One
case Of smallpox had developed since
the departure of the last steamer.
Under date of September I'd, Dr. Jor-
dan wrote that there was but little
| malarial fever Annoy and FOrmOSa
! had been declared free from any in
fictitious disease. In regard to bichlo-
ride baths, he had met with some OBJ
lection on the part of the steamship
company.
A letter from Rev. H. w. Peck was
| read, announcing that Miss Mary
| Marks, a, trained nurse, had been sent
on to catch the Mariposa, in order to
get to Honolulu as soon as possible for
the purpose of taking the position of
matron in the Hilo Hospital. Another
nurse would make her appearance on
/ the next steamer.
| Next "a me the matter of tenders for
the supply of beef for the Leper Set
| tlement on Molokai. One lNne tender
| appeared, and President ninth re-
marked that there might be combina-
ton on the thing. The lender was
| found TO be from the Parker estate, Of
fering to furnish beef at 512 cents per
pound. There was a whistle at this,
but the members of the Board remem-
bered the stipulations made in the no
tice calling for tenders, and without
further ceremony, awarded the con-
tract to the only bidder.
| In regard to the matter Of calling for
tenders for the supply of drugs, Secre-
tary Wilcox stated that the list had not
been completed, but that it would be in
a day or so. He was given permission
to advertise for tenders as soon as the
list should be completed.
Health Agent Reynolds, being asked
to make some report as to how he
found the Leper Settlement on Molo-
kai on the occasion of his last visit,
mentioned the following:
| Runaway lepers: Six natives had es-
capped from the settlement previous to
his arrival. Two had been caught the
day after his arrival and had been i'm
| priSOned. Three more had been cap
| tured later, but up to the time of his
| RI hod 4fin oil
went over to Kaunakakai on the oc-
casion of their running away, and Mr..
| Reynolds wondered if the officials at
that place could not be more careful
Waleia Road: This was getting
along very well. Mr.. Reynolds did not
think that $500 would carry out the
work to a successful ending.
! Waihanau fence: This had been fin
ished and had proven all to be desired.
Increase Of fishing: Mr.. Reynolds
said that more canoes were being built
at the settlement for the purpose OF
getting fish from near by. The ma
tives seemed to be taking more and
more interest in it daily. In his opin-
ion, to pay cents for fish was much
better than 51a cents for beef The
natives should be encouraged in the
work. Mr.. Hutchinson had spoken
about the danger of people escaping
by means of canoes, but canoes had al
ways been at the settlement, and the
cases of people running away by
means Of these had very seldom been
reported. However, a stipulation could
be made, requiring all canoes to be
either chained or locked in a shed al
night and all paddles and nets con-
veyed to the respective homes of the
. fishers.
Beretania Hall: This place should
be kept open until o'clock for the
people who, on account of work, could
not attend, and thereby gain some OF
the amusement there provided, until
evening.
Kalawao store: Mr.. Reynolds sug-
gested that the store in Kalawao be
turned into an amusement hall for the
lepers. This matter was left to the
Health Agent by the Board