The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-10
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The women's Board Of Mission Enter
a Salutary Protest.

President w. o. Smith presided
over yesterdays meeting of the
Board of Health.
Fish Inspector Keliipio reported
63,062 fish received during the past
two weeks.
The Kapiolani Maternity Home
report showed $3.50 as a donation
from the Bishop estate and S242 as
expenses for the month OF January.
There we're six births during the
month mentioned.
Residents of Koloa potitioned for
the appointment of DR.. Herbert
Wood as Government physician at
that place but President Smith
stated that no complaints bad been
received against the present incum-
bent and other arrangements had
been made for Mr.. Wood.
Complaints against w. j. Fesry,
superintendent Of the Leper Settle
ment, were made by two different
people, as follows:
First-What right has Superin-
tendent Geary to hold property be-
longing to deceased lepers. He
should be instructed that in case
there are no relatives Of the deceas-
ed, the property be sold at auction.
Otherwise, there will be trouble.
Second - Superintendent Feary
had better be discharged. Various
reasons were given in this second
communication.
d.. Capron's resignation was with
drawn and he was granted 2 months
leave Of absence.
DIR. Allen was offered the position
at South Kons during the absence
Of DIR. Lindley.
President Smith then read the
following communication from a
committee appointed by the
Woman's Board OF Missions which
was referred to the Committee on
SAINT alton to report to the Board:
"HoNoLULU, Feb, 1898.
"HoN. w. o. SMITH, President of the
Board of Health,
"DEAR SIR:-At the last meeting OF
the Woman's Board of Missions, a
committee was appointed to call the
attention of the Board OF Health to
certain abuses, and to ask il their
correction would fall within the
the limit of your authority.
THE manner OF sprinklipg clothes
employed in the Chinese laundries
throughout the city has been pro-
nounced unsanitary by more than
one physician; it is certainly re-
pulsive, and the very unpleasant
odor noticeable in newly Numbered
clothes gives ono the feeling that
Notwithstanding the fact that they
have been put through cleansing
process, they do not impress one
with the sense of cleanliness. We
have learned that in San Francisco
the health authorities took this
matter in hand, and forbade the
laundrymen to practice their pecu'
liar method under penalty OF five
dollars fine, the result was salutary
few fines we're collected at first
then whisk brooms we're substituted
to the immense relief of the people
who now use their handkerchief
and table napkins without un
pleasant reflections. No Legislation
was necessary, no expense involved
save perhaps, few cases in Police
Court to prove that the action wa
not for fun, it was a sanitary mea
sure only, introduced by the Boarc
Of Health.
"Another item is the very uncleal
condition Of the street cars--one o
the first things that a strange
notices when he sets out to see tn,
sights of the city-we cannot o
course undertake to say how nea
this uncleanliness comes to being
menace to the public health, but i
certainly would relieve some anxiet,
on this point if reasonable degree