The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-02
vlsi Dr. c. A. RIgllS viii
Say Of The Islands
NJ CAME ON ASScm1atxI
Commsnas SANITARY Control and
Methods pisc. - t-sal,hy.
Lsprosy ris Attitude
a'wm "Wednesday ban,

-t.tie dhd int hldtr' lh' hh"l W Nh'
board. left yesterday for bio Coast
home with MR.. Ruggi"F and Miss
Ruggles The party has spent about q
month 10 The Islands They have al.
very much enjoyed the visit and hope
90 be able soon 90 make prOtracted
visit to Honolulu 10 fact, the doctor
has intimated that be- may return here
and 20 into the practice Of bic profes
sion. though be has been fOrtunat"
enough 10 reach he financial status
that does not require constant a'ien-
ton 20 business u struggle for daily
bread The doctor Do q Cape Cod man
and found constant pleasure here IN
the company OF some Of The kamaalna
Yankee. he Was d pioneer In Call
iOrnia and has fine home a. Stockton.
where he h. practically guardian u the
public health. AZ be b. absolute author
10y on an sanitary matters on the
Coast. DR. Ruggles has handled cpl
denies Of all sorts notably WsitatiOns
- smallpox ~ q member Of the
State Health Board. be bas for many
years been charged with the inspection
~ the various penal and reformatory
institutions the aEylums etc, and g.
acquainted with the best means Of pre-
serving health whore large numbers ~
peopl" are living together.
The gentleman from the Slaba Board
VI Health Of California sent here a. q
special delegate on particular business
and only finished up bis work ~ the
moment yesterday. lie went 10 MDlO-
kai with the Board Of Health party Two
weeks ago and while 10 Honolulu has
visited and carefully Inspected every
public institution aud many Of tb"
schools and an Of the public building
DR.. Ruggles yesterday ~ the steam
TsstiBcr from NOES fDr . report 10 b."
submitted 20 'hp California state Board
~ Health ana M" California STATE Gan
itafy Conference. u vii, be- gratifying
10 the people here 10 learn that Or.
Rugglas, after making r.OFc view ~
al conditions and studying al stalls
ties and conditions prDnOunces Homo
iuulu unqucgtlOBably On" Of 10" health
Icst spots on earth he says that for
one thing on account ~ DO" frad"
winds. feyers and kindred dlscaosns Of
ailments Hr" almost impossible here
n" says that typhoid raunOi find iOdg.
menl, unless actually encouraged, bred
and nursrh DR.. Rugglrs quite agrees
attn the statements or conclusions 81
the city phybiriana whD lately discuss
ed typhpid and from 10" p'rsOnai *
perlcnces gave the verdict that there
was not an average ~ ease a month
10 Honolulu proper. and that what had
appeared 10 the military camps bad
originated there or had been brought
from ~" United States.
Il - the judgment Of Dr. Ruggles
that oahu Prison, Oahu lnsaH" Asy-
lum, the Guy jail, LunaIilU Home, the
queens Hospital ana Kindred insi'
intiOns are, from sanitary standpoint
admirably arranged, closely watched
and kept free from possible attark. u"
says that be II not unwilling 10 east
reflection on hlo own stat" by assert
ing publicly that matters sanitary ar"
handled more lnt"liis"niIy and effect
iV"iy IN 10" Islands ihan ~ California
The doctor II not backward IN ursing
~" Important" Oi s"""rhg" system
He Il astonished At ID" good work OF
the natural Drainage, but says there j.
always the danger u having the soil
that has been contaminated brought to
the surface and placed where II might
become dangerous This danger, hc
adds. however. II rather small but II
presss,. 'TaNA
4 considerable portion of the report