The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-13
HEALTH QUESTION
Discussed by the Board in
Weekly Session.
WILL VISIT M0L0KAi MAY 18TH
DIR. Monsarrat Reports
on tuberculosis.
DR.. Wood, Health Agent and Port
Physician-Press Representa-
tives Will Visit MoIokai.

At the regular weekly session of the
Board of Health yesterday afternoon,
there were present the following:
President Smith, Drs. Wood, Day, Mon
sarrat, Howard, Alvarez; Messrs. G. B.
Reynolds, G. A. Brown and D. Keliipio.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
President Smith pointed out Sthe nee
essity of appointing some one to act in
the capacity of port physician during
the absence of DR.. Day in Japan, on
business of the Government He also
referred to the fact that sometimes DR..
Day found it impossible to go out to
foreign vessels, and thought it no more
than right that deputy be appointed.
President Smith then suggested, and
the suggestion was put into the form of
a motion, that DR.. Wood be appointed
an agent of the Board of Health. and
port physician, to act during DR.. Days
absence and at any other time that his
services might be found necessary.
Unanimously carried.
IN regard to quarantine questions,
President Smith suggested that the
matter of fumigating cargoes be left
to the discretion of the port physician
and executive officer of the board.
DR.. Day, upon being asked if he
would be ready to start on his trip to
Japan on the Doric, answered in the
affirmative.
President Smith announced that he
and DR.. Day had accompanied Mr.. F.
S. Dodge to the proposed cemetery
site Mr.. Dodge will make survey of
the place on behalf of the Survey De-
partment. The extreme lower part of
the property is not suitable for GENE
terry purposes, being much cut up with
small gulches. On the property above,
there is abundant space for a GENE
terry. 1t is necessary, first to get the
area of the property before proceeding
further. President Smith stated that
he had asked Mr.. Dodge to get the ele-
walton of the land, with reference to
getting water on the place.
DR.. MonSarrat made a verbal report
to the board in reference to the exam
ination of cattle for tuberculosis, to the
effect that the examination in one OF
| the diaries of the city had been about
completed. Those in charge had fin
ished, with 26 cows. OF these, II had
| been slaughtered, and LESSONS of the
lungs and glands had been formed in
each case on post-mortem examination.
A part of the diseased portion of each
animal had been saved and given to
DR.. Alvarez to be put in alcohol. Six
COWS and one bull had arrived from
Kauai for the dairy in question, and
these animals were under examination
The complete report would be made on
Thursday afternoon.
| DR.. MOnsarrat asked if it would moi
be a good thing to give a complete re-
port of the examination to the news
papers. when completed. IT seemed &c
be the sense of the meeting that the
plan would be a good one. Aside from
information for the public, it would be
a good recommendation for the dairy
| Fish Inspector Keliipio's report
| showed 35.031 fish received at the mar
ket during the week ending May 9th.
A petition from a man who had just
fitted up a coffee saloon at the lepel
settlement, on Molokai, asked:
l. That the goods for the saloon bt
carted to Kalawao by the Board o.
Health wagon free of charge.
2. That he be allowed to gather fire
wood on the land of the Board o
Health, and that this be paid for at the
rate set by the board.
The matter was referred to Superin
tendent Meyers.
A request from the Y. NJ. G.. A, ask
ing that Secretary H. z. Coleman b'
allowed TO visit the laOpr Settlemen
with the board on its next visit to Mo
lokai. for the purpose of organizing
branch association. was read. 1t wa
the sense of the meeting that answer