The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-04-27

Asks for Examination in Recent
Trouble What Will be Done
With Tuberculous Cattle.

AT a special meeting of the Board of
Health held in the Office of Attorney
General Smith at 1890 p. m. yesterday
there were present the following: Pres
ident Smith, Drs. Wood, Day. Monsar-
rat; Messrs. T. F. Lansing, c. A Brown
and c. B. Reynolds.
President Smith announced that Dr.
Monsarrat had reported an unwilling
ness on the part of A. F. Cooke to take
the carcasses of the cattle killed on
account of tuberculosis, at the fertiliz-
er works
DR.. Monsarrat reported that only
one animal had been killed so far. Mr.
Cooke did not want to take the car
casses because so much acid was neces-
sary for this disposition. He had sug-
gested building pen and keeping
them there at the fertilizer works until
sufficient number had been collected
This suggestion was made because Mr.
Cooke had remarked on the uncertain
ty the number of animals from day TO
day. This responsibility was not de-
sired.
President Smith suggested that a
trench for post-mortem examination be
dug by prisoners near the place where
the first people who died from cholera
had been buried.
DR.. Monsarrat suggested that the
horse quarantine grounds be used as
a place for post-mortem examination
and also for burial. The carcasses
could be buried at depth of five feet
or so. Lime could be used on these
The matter of disposal of the car
casses was left with DR.. Monsarrat
President Smith asked Drs. Day and
Wood in regard to the release of peo-
pie quarantined at the home of James
B. Castle, Waikiki
DR.. Wood said that Is days was GER
tainly enough. The IS days regulation
was meant particularly for immigrants.
This was simply arbitrary 1t always
took quite a length of time for pre-
liminary arrangements.
Mr.. Brown asked in regard to the
Board of Health regulations. What
law had been published? Since 1881
the law had been to quarantine people
rs days after exposure. Such a regu-
latfon could not be changed unless
published in a newspaper The law
says due notice must be given If the
law applies to one person. it is no more
than right that it should apply to all.
President Smith Certain things
must be ct the discretion of the board
Mr.. Brown-What has been the prac-
tice for the last few years? How about
Mr.. Reynolds?
Mr. PavDOJdc-rTba quarantine Ir-oc
Is days.
Mr. Brown will have to disagree
with YOU there. had friends who came
under that quarantine, and the period
was IS days
Minister Smith-The Is days are ND
tomorrow. What is the opinion of the
physicians of the board in regard 10
the release of the people at Waikiki?
DR., Wood-NO regulation of the
board is required. 7 say the board has
the right to quarantine I, IS or so days
in each individual case
Mr.. Brown-Well, there's the law.
DR.. WOod-We don't want the hands
of the board tied.
President Smith then explained that
the board had perfect right 10 say
whether the quarantine should be Is or
Is days
DR.. Day-After the 18th day the dan
ger is practically past.
Mr.. lansing see that the board
has a right TO change the law. but such
change must be published.
Mr.. Brown object to any differ
ence being made, and my voice shall
go right up against any such proceed
ing. 7 object TO making fish of one and
fowl of the other. The people at the
quarantine station will be kept IL days
Al hn1inVn
stricter quarantine than the people at
Waikiki.
President Smith said that he