The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-04-01
THE HEALTH BOARD.
New Regulations in Regard to Tub
erculosis are Enacted.

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Health and considerable routine
business was transacted.
There were 356 examinations of
licensed women during the month,
and 36,102 fish were inspected during
the last week.
Meyer Of Molokai having reported
eye sickness among the inhabitants
Of that island, it was decided to pro-
cure a special report on the matter
from DR.. Oliver.
DR.. McConkey was granted per-
mission to practice medicine, and
the application of DR.. T. I. French
for Board position was fled,
DIR. Day received formal vote OF
thanks for his efficient services in
connection with the location Of the
new cemetery; and, contrary to his
modest desires, was required with
considerable insistency to present
his bill OF expenses, in order that a
pleasing memento of his courtesy
might be immortalised in the
Boards archives.
The contract for supplying beef
cattle to the Leper Settlement was
awarded to our "infallble" friend of
Molokai who at 4 cents a pound
easily discounted w, H. Cornwell at
4 $40 and the Trustees of the Parker
ranch at 5 cents.
After an interesting discussion on
the Tuberculosis business, which
would have been heard moro dis
tinctly by the reporters interested,
il the peoples friends had shorn off
their handsome mustachios before
delivering their opinions, the follow
ing regulations were adopted, sec
tion by section and in their entirety,
to go into effect on April 18th:
REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
IN REGARD TO TUBERCULOSIS IN NEAT
CATTLE.
Section /. The presence OF tubsr-
culosis in any animal, the flesh Of
which is likely to be used as food or
from which milk is obtained for use
or sale, is hereby declared to be a
cause OF sickness and menace to
public health and safety.
Section q All persons who shall
have in their possession any neat
stock shall, when requested so to dc
by an Inspector of the Board oi
Health, permit such animal to be
examined for the purpose Of deter
mining whether or not it is affected
with tuberculosis, and allow all
necessary experiments or operations
to be made or performed for such
purpose.
Section 3. A suitable number oi
Inspectors OF the Board of Health,
for the purpose of examining all
neat stock suspected of being in
fected with tuberculosis, may be ap-
pointed by the President of the
Board when so authorized by the
Board
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty O.
such Inspectors to examine all stocl
suspected OF being infected with
tuberculosis, and to make such ex
periments or perform such opera
tions as may be necessary to deter
mine whether or not the animal il
so infected.
Section 5 All animals which sha
show symptoms of tuberculosis shall
be condemned by such Inspector
and destroyed; and no part OF th'
carcass OF such animal shall be useC
for food or disposed of in any othe
manner likely to endanger public
health.
Section 6. In any case OF doub
the Inspector shall forbid the fur
ther use or sale of the milk of sait
animal, aud shall cause it 10 be KEEP
separate from other non-infectet
animals; and before condemninl
such animal, shall summon for con
sultation with him one or more o
his fellow Inspectors, and their de