The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-09-10
KAALATO MOLOKAI
B0aFd Of Health Decides 10 Charter
q Steamer.
TOTAEEWSITuRS TO SETTLEMENT
Rules and Regulations for
Hilo Hospital.
IncuraoIe Opium FIends 70 be
.Photographed-wln be Known
by Their Pictures.
TOTAKEVlSTTuRS TO SETTLEMENT

Al the regular weekly meeting Of the
Board Of Health yesterday afternoon
there were present the following:
President Smith. Drs- Day, Wood, EN-
ersou and Howard; Messrs- Lansing,
REYNOLDS ana KsIupio. Minutes Of the
previous meeting read and approved
The fish report for the week ending
sunday, September 5Jh. showed 4o.155
hsh examined, and the report Of the
Insane Asylum for the quarter ending
June s0th showed los patients in the
place al that time. OF these, 80 were
Cinnamon, % Hawaiiaus, is Portu- 4
guese and the remainder divided up
among various other u4-ionalities-
Another protest from WOodlawn
Dairy against the killing OF % dairy
COWS vas read BY President Smith and
fled
The matter OF allowing MIS- Dr.. Hill
tsbrand 70 examine the girls Of the Va
riOus schools OF the city. was next
brought up Dr.. Howard reported that
there we're about 1000 girls in all the
schools The work would be about the
sane as II was last year. Mrs. Dr.. Hi
6edran6 did the work Of examining the
girls a. the beginning OF the last school
year.
II vas decided that Mrs Dr. Hide
brand be asked 70 DO the work with
the understanding that she receive the
same compensation as last year.
\ Communication was received from
German Consul HzckfeIG, asking that
permission be granted Drs- Kramer
and ThiIenius. TWO visiting German
PHYSICIANS, 70 visit the Leper Settle
uerr- Granted
President Smith announced that Dr..
; D. Brooks OF the United States Ma
ri1e Hospital Service, who has been 10
Japan 70 inspect all the ports 70 which
steamers from the United States run
with : view 70 making quarantine
regulations. had arrived in the city. II
was moved that the steamer kGala be
chartered 10 take 70 MOlOkEi Dr..
Brooks and any members OF the Board
OF Health who might care 10 90. Car
RED. with the understanding that no
outsiders be allowed 70 60
President Smith stated that Police
Magistrate Wilcox had called upon him
and told Of certain Chinamzn con-
viccsd by him On the charge Of Unlzw-
fuI possession OF opium Upon trial he
showed & permit from Dr.. Howard. the
dispensary physician, granting the
use Of % grains Of opium per day. !
part OF q Tin and Z hornful were found
in his possession when arrested, this
being far in excess OF the amount
granted Dr.. Howard had been uoti-
fed in regard 10 the matter, and had
called IN all certificates and had in
srrucIed the patients that, in case Of
their arrest for the use OF the opium
granted them, he would 90 before the
Court and state the facts in the case.
Asked By President Smith for some
suggestion 70 prevent abuse, DR.. How
ard said that the only good plan he
could think OF would be 70 have three
pictures Of each patient, one to 90 10
the MzrshzFs department, one TO 90 On
the record book at the dispensary and /
the last 70 De attached 70 the permit 1
granted
President Smith asked if it was not 4
possible 70 administer the opium 70 the /
patients az the dispensary. this with a .
view OF preventing the abuses that re-
suited from tine 70 time
Dr. Day said that, in case Of abuse, /
IL vas no more than right that & pa
tent should forfeit his permit and the
amount Of opium granted By the same. /
motion was then made and carried I
70 the effect that each patient be re-
quired 20 furnish three photographs as
suggested By Dr.. Howard, this al their |
own expense; also, that in each case
the permit 70 state the amount Of
opium allowed and At what periods and 4
that, il case Of abuse OF privilege, the
permit Be cancelled
Dr. Howard brought up the question 1
OF the drug contract and e short dis
cussion followed
The alcohol question was the next
matter brought up President Smith 4
suggested that z barrel At q tine be
imported and that this be drawn OF
into gallon bottles and sealed. this TO \
b called for by the Board Of Health I
o. its physicians. when needed and 70 4
Be- taken out free Of duty. Discussion 4
followed and President Smith said he 4
would refer the matter 70 the Minister
Of Finance
Dr.. Howard next brought up the mat
ter OF purchasing 100 pounds OF cor
rosive eubIinate, which he had been
Authorized 70 buy The Information as
10 price given 10 the Board was e.
Toueous- II costs s. cents per pound
Dr. Howard believed 20 pounds enough
and z motion vas made and carried 70
the effect that the preTio1s order be
changed from 100 10 80 pounds. this TO
Be kept On hand Il the dispensary-
Dr.. Wood then read some rules and
regulations which he had prepared for
the Hiio Hospital In starting out, Dr.
Wood suggested that the attending