The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-11
Health Authorities Here and Troop
Ship Bad Meat.
A MEASLES BILL ON HAND
Board Will Continue Same as Be-
fore Under New Flag Various
Reports Settlement Affairs.

President Smith, DR.. Emerson, DIR.
Wood, T. +. Lansing, Agent Reynolds
and Secretary Wilcox were present at
a meeting of the Board of Health held
yesterday afternoon. George w. Smith
was detained on business; DR.. Day was
out to meet the steamer and d. L. Ke-
liipio was i'll. Meat Inspector Dr. w.
T. Monsarrat and Food Inspector Ar
thur Johnstone were present for their
respective departments.
Dr. Monsarrat reported on slaughter
house. FIuke still continued to con-
siderable extent among COWS. Hogs
and sheep we're found in good condi-
ton.
Inspector Keliipio sent his report of
the following weekly fish receipts at
the public market: To July II, 44,36S;
July "a, 34,141; July 81, 46,O24.
. Report of Kapiolani Maternity home
showed $2,895.26 on hand at the first
Of July and $2,9942S at end of the
month. Expenses were $298.13 There
were during the month two pay pa
tients, one of $525O and another of SIS.
The donation of $3.50 from c. r. Bishop
and amount from the Government
brought the months receipts above the
expenditures.
Hilo hospital reported five patients
at the beginning of July, eight admit
ted during the month, eight discharged,
three deaths and two left in the hos
pitaI at the end of the month Re
ceipts for the month had been $1O1 and
expenditures $132.O8.
Resignation Of Mrs. Howe from the
HilO hospital was accepted. Miss
WheelWright was appointed to the va
cancy. She will leave by the Kinau en-
Saturday. Mrs. Howe goes to Lihue,
Kauai.
DR.. c. A. Peterson was given a gen
eraI commission as agent of the Board
of Health. His duties as Immigrant
Inspector will take him to the pIanta-
tions and while going his rounds he
viii make examinations when neces-
sary. President Smith spoke in high
terms of the services of DR.. Peterson
to the department in the past.
The question of abandoning the sys-
tenn Of letting contracts for drugs again
came up. 1t seemed to be the general
sentiment that the plan was a failure,
for the reason that only one tender
was ever put in and prices were some
times higher than could be made by
straight purchases on the market Up
on motion it was unanimously decided
to discontinue drug contracts at the
expiration Of the present period, which
is August /.
President Smith reported a bill of
500 for expenses of taking care of
measles patients from the transport
PuebIa. The bill is against the United
States Government and endorsed by |
Major General Otis. The bill has to
go to Washington and there is cOnsid-
cradle red tape in getting the cash. It
was decided that. if officials here have
not authority to pay it, the Board VIII
do so out of its funds for quarantine
expenses and turn the money in as
Government realizations when it is
paid by the American Government.
President Smith read the report of
Inspectors JOhnstOne and MOnsarrat
on the beef, mutton and pork belong
ing TO the transport St. Paul, which
was condemned at the ice house. tt
was stated that after condemnation
the bad meat was taken back to the
vessel TO be used on Lne way to Ma
nila Mr.. Lansing thought the Board
had not fulfilled its duty. The meat
should have been destroyed. Presi-
dent Smith thought sanitary laws
under which the Board acts did ret
apply to food in transit, not to be used
in the Islands. and considered that the
Board had fulfilled its duties. Notice
Of the condition Of the meat was Civ
N TO American officials in town and
the officers Of the transport.
All LO, a Chinaman who was at one
time a cook in Honolulu, was given
permission to carry on one Of the COT
fee shops Of J. Puniai at the Settle
ment.
The matter Of framing regula-ious
for the keeping of horses at the Set
tement was left to Mr.. Reynolds
The Examining Board of Physicians,
Drs. Andrews. Cooper and Herbert, re-
ported a draft Of regulations for car
yIng on the work in that department.
There was a difference of opinion
among the Board members as to the