The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-22

hACb y "a CENIs-
death since January Of the present
year.
DR.. Raymond-In a general practice
of two years IN Honolulu. since arrived
from Spreckelsville. Maui. have no.
treated a single case OF typhoid
Dr. Andrews-Has seen but two
cases Of typhoid fever in Honolulu in
eight years.
DIR. Day-TwelfJh year OF general
practice in Honolulu. In that time has
been called ID treat four cases OF ty-
phoid.
DR.. Emerson-Haye not seen. in
practice. a case OF typhoid since 1850.
Have seen a good many cases OF ma
laria- Typhoid followed the drought
of 1879. We have not had typhoid
here 10 amount To anything At all.
Have often wondered that we did not
have it. At times has been great
danger from outside influences
DR.. McGrew-Has been in general
practice in Honolulu thirty-two years.
During first ten or twelve years did
not see any typhoid. Then there was
an epidemic. il being brought to the
Islands by Chinese immigrants Ii was
checked. Since the epidemic have
seen but one or two cases.
DIR. NOblett-Has not treated a case
OF typhoid fever in Honolulu. Has
been here but n few months from
Kauai. sLOst patient. q native wo-
man. OF Bright's disease. People did
not call for = death certificate Learned
afterwards that cause OF death was
given at Board OF Eealth Office AZ
fever.
DIR. AcdTews-t:very transport has
brought from one To FIVE cases OF ty-
phoid TO Honolulu.
DIR. HERBERT did not b.iieye there
was typhoid To be found here till a
few months ago. Have seen close re-
semblances. Military camps all over
the world are subject To- bad feyers. IL
too often happens that there is not
protection against miasma. II has
come to my knowledge that in some
OF the cases here that have been called
typhoid the typhoid temperature is not
found.
DIR. Wood-There is "A rather distinct
fever here that is puZzling TO the new
practitioners on account of it's decep-
tive initial temperature
Dr. Aivarez-During eleven or
twelve years | have seen but one case
| of typhoid in Honolulu. / was through
an epidemic Of il at Kahuku planta-
ton, but the causes were plain
trust that every precaution will be
taken here To prevent contamination
OF the water supply. One OF the camps
is now too close to PunchbowI reser-
voir.
DIR. Hoffman,. arrived here with the
Galician immigrants as their physician
and now on the stan at the military
hospital-Has made five post mortems
OF soldiers and satisfied himself that
four had died OF typhoid. Postmortems
were made at the undertaking parIors
on Fort street. which location for the
work the doctor considered dangerous
to the community. Has not made bac-
THEOLOGICAL examinations or cultures
Is not equipped Describes symptoms
or signs or conditions and gets assent
from several physicians. while Others
express doubt
Dr. HOward-In three years az The
Government dispensary has seen eight
cases OF typhoid. Three died. All were
from the same house Five were in
one family, two in another and one in
single room OF the house Place was
on Nuuanu stream and time was soon
after mud was pumped by dredger to
locality for filling.
DIR. Garvin. now on the stan OF the
| military hOspital-Has never seen "A
case OF typhoid in private practice
here. Was not at liberty 10 state how
many cases in his wards at the mill
tary hospital now. but there IS typhoid
/ in the Military Hospital. Careful in
vestigation and good laboratory work
Is needed here without delay.
Board of Health reports on fever
| are not 20 be depended upon Al ALI
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