The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-28
BOARD OF HEALTH
Will Go to Mo1okai With
Legislature Committee.
Business Meeting Yesterday-St
tistics for 1897 on Dis
eases In Japan.

The regular meeting of the Board Of
Health was held at headquarters yes
terday afternoon and routine business
transacted. Among other matters the
Board considered a communication
from a physician in Paris who claims
to have discovered and advertises for
sale, a specific warranted TO cure lep-
rosy. He quoted prices to tle Board
in the hope Of securing the patronage
for the Islands. The letter and the
subject matter was referred to DR.. AL
varez who said that he heard of the
specific only through the reading of
the letter
President Smith suggested that as
some 20 members of the Legislature
were going to the MoIokai settlement
on Friday evening on tour of inspec-
tiOn it would be economy for the Board
to join them. The time is near at hand
for the regular visit of the Board so
the trip could be easily made. The
President said that the number Of
those who would be permitted to ac-
company the Board this year would be
necessarily limited on account Of lack
of space on the steamer.
In discussing the matter of the re-
turns from the general store at the
settlement, it was advocated that the
income from the store he used to buy
goods again, At present the money
from the store is paid into the treasury
as Government realization.
Woo D1, To-
dan at Honkong on the general health
of his district and port of inspection.
Accompanying it was an interesting re-
port from DR.. Rokokka, sanitary in
spector for Hawaii at Yokohama. He
announced that the Japanese Govern
ment had issued statistics of infectious
diseases in Japan for the year 1897
He enclosed the statistics, as follows:
Cholera 1874 cases, 488 deaths; dysen-
terry 81, OF cases, %, 189 deaths; typhoid
fever 1926 cases, 1888 deaths; small
pox Al ,946 cases, 1926 deaths; typus
fever, So cases, % deaths; scarlet fever,
81 cases, deaths; diphtheritis 5,486
cases, 5,579 deaths; plague 1 case, 1
death. In view of these statistics the
the inspectors representing Hawaii in
said.
AT the request of Judge Perry, a
member of the settlement, who is a
witness in. a case scheduled for the
next term of Court, will be brought
to the Kalihi station at the proper time
for examination.
In response to a complaint from the
Hamakua district, the secretary was
to notify the Government
physician that all children who needed
it should be vaccinated.
An application from Edmund G.
5horey to be appointed food inspector
was placed on file.
Deputy Sheriff PrOsser was appoint !
ed agent of the Board of Health and |
register of births, deaths and marriages |
in place of Sheriff Coney of Kauai who |
was formerly the agent until he was
promoted to the position Of Sheriff.
A communication was received from
T. H. Davies & Co. relative to the land |
occupied by the old immigration depot |
at Kakaako, transferred to them by the |
8ishgop Estate The whole matter was |
referred to the Interior Department.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company |
to the Board of the charges |
made for examination of immigrants in |
Japan. Last year the amount charged
was in the neighborhood of $4,000. |
President Smith announced that during |
his visit to Japan the charges were
fixed at 81 for the first 100 and 25 cents
,or all above that number. The charge
was considered not to be excessive by |
The Executive.
The hospital physician at Koloa was
authorized to employ a nurse.