The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-06
Large Amount Of Business Hand
led By Health Board.
A LETTER ON KIRDERGARTEHS
Naluabls Work Being Done-Hos-
pital Wanted at Hana-Molo-
kai Matters.

A very large amount of business was
handled by the Board of Health yes
terday. There were in attendance
President Smith, Secretary Wilcox,
Geo ". Smith, DR.. n. B. Emerson,
Theo. F. Lansing, Dr. w. F. Monsar
rat, Inspector; Executive officer Rey-
nolds, Dr. /. F. Alvarez, DR.. c. B.
Wood, Dr. F. R Day.
DR.. Monsarrat reported slaughtered
here during the past weeks: IA
beeves, so calves, 80 sheep and 15S
hogs. One COW with tuberculosis, from
an Oahu ranch, was condemned.
Mr.. Keliipio made an unusually
heavy showing in the fish trade line.
In seven days 56,216 fish of all kinds
were brought to the market Several
consignments came from other Isl
ands.
President Smith, referring to the
Act to mitigate" said he thought he
would urge that the women licensed
should be compelled to have quarters
OF a street. Mr.. Lansing believed this
privacy would encourage the business.
So did DR.. Emerson. Inspector Mon
sarrat said it would be difficult to force
the traffic to back places. Geo. w.
Smith agreed with Mr.. Lansing that
the evil would be fostered rather than
lessend if driven into less public quar-
tiers. President Smith had the mat
ter deferred after explaining that it
had been brought to his attention by
Mr.. F. w. Damon and Rev. Kihara.
Kapiolani Maternity Home was voted
the regular monthly subsidy.
Free from tuberculosis" is the YER
dict on the Diamond Head Jersey dairy,
after examination by DR.. Monsarrat.
The establishment is in good sani-
tary condition.
DR.. McGettigan, of Hama, Maui.
sends a numerously signed petition for
the setting up of a hospital at that
place. The representation is made
that there is urgent need for the insti-
tuition. especially since the increase
of population by opening of the Nahi-
ku lands TO. settlement. The people
offer to contribute 5000 for furnishing
President Smith believed there was
merit in this application, but that it
was rather late in the day to ask the
Legislature for the money. Mr.. Lam
sing said there was also to be con-
sidered the matter of maintenance aft
er the hospital was opened. Perhaps
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a reasonably modest allowance. DR..
Wood said that if it appeared there
would be patients, there should be no
hesitancy in giving the hospital. DR..
Emerson suggested that inquiry be
made as to what extent plantations
would support the institution. Geo. w.
Smith made a motion to this effect.
Carried with the understanding that
DR.. McGettigan supply full imforma-
ton President Smith wished to go
on record as of the conviction that the
plantations throughout the Islands
should do more in the way of assist
ing in the establishment and support
of hospitals. Some of the big corpora
tons were really niggardly in this re-
spect. and as a matter of fact often to
their own loss.
Miss Lawrence, supervisor for the
Free Kindergarten Association. in
forms the Board of the thorough and
effective work of Mrs Thompson, the
Associations sanitary agent Miss
Lawrence said that Mrs Thompson
had reconciled the parents to
vaccination of their children. Fur
Their facts regarding little ones
needing minor attention for ply
steal ills. have been given it. Since
the establishment of the kindergarten
Sanitary Bureau. in five months. 769
children have been treated. The Asso-
citation asks for slight aid from the
Board in the way of official endorse
ment or cooperation. This is the
correspondence
Honolulu, H. /, May 4, 1898.
TO HON. W. o. SMITH, President of
the Board of Health, Republic of
Hawaii:
Dear Sir:-As supervisor of the Free
Kindergartens of Honolulu, beg leave
10 submit TO the attention of your
honorable board the accompanying let
ter and report of Mrs. Alice H. Thomp-
son, Superintendent of the Sanitary
Department of the Free Kindergartens
Of Honolulu, showing what invaluable
work is being done by that department.
1 would respectfully urge and request
your earnest consideration of the JUS
tice of your honorable board taking
official action TO aid in such work, in
view of the very limited means at the
command of the kindergarten, in such
WAYS as your honorable board would
deem meet and just and within the
scope of the purpose of the board and
of the kindergarten department.
Your early attention is most respect
fully invited to this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
fSigl FRANCES LAWRENCE,
Superintendent of kindergarten.
TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF
HONOLULU:
Gentlemen:-The ladies of the Free
kindergarten Association finding that
many of the children were suffering
from the effects of vaccination and
other sores as well as from the lack
of cleanliness and desiring to amelio-