The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-11-11
"A SPECIAL AGENT
srinss a Letter TO the Board ~
tHeai,h- tuberculosis on Kauai
ooodhue wedoiok

President ". %. smith Drs Wood
Day and Emerson. aud Mrssrs l.ans-
ina Smith and koliiplo wetc present
At a meeting Of the Hoard OF Health
yesterday. Drs. Myers Herbert. Al.
yareE and Monsarrat and Sul,enuten-
dent Gutter. Of the Insane Hospital.
we're also In attendance Executive
business was drs, taken up and dis
posed Of DR.. G. A. Ruggles. mem
Der OF the state Board Of Health Of
California. was introduced TO the mem
beers OF the looal Board by President
Smith DR.. Rugeles delivered TO the
Board a letter from the state Board Of
California stating that be had been
delegated by the Board and duly
authorized as It's representative to
visit the Hawaiian Islands and report
upon the existence OF leprosy here. the
treatment praeticed and the methods
OF quarantine enforced: and TO make
any other investigation which. In his
judgment. may he Of value TO the
Board of Health Of California Ia the
discharge of its duties In the protec-
ton OF the public health In that State.
President Smith, In behalf of the
members OF the local Board. Welcomed
the doctor. who made a few remarks
and thanked the Board for his kind
reception. DIR. Ruggles Was invited to
accompany the Board when IL visited
the leper settlement at Molokai. The
invitation was accepted. The doctor
remarked that the only proper way to
investigate a thing was 10 see II.
DIR. Monsarrat made a report of his
trip TO Kauai, where he went last
week TO investigate the reported tuber-
culosis among the cattle On that
island. The doctor reports that he was
present when some cattle were killed
at the slaughter house OF Mr.. w. II.
| Rice, of Lihue, and that one OF the
| animals killed was slightly affected
with the disease in one lung, but not
| to an extent that would merit con
| domination. DIR. Monsarrat recommends
| that some non-interested person be ap'
pointed as inspector at that place and
suggests that the appointment be Civ
| en- to DR. Watt.
| DIR. Walter Hoffman, who was doe
tor on the II. y. Glade when she
brought the Galicians from Bremen tC
Hawaii, made application to be grant
ed a license 20 practice medicine. The
| application having been passed upon
favorably by the Board Of medical ex'
aminers, II was granted.
| DIR. Il. S. Goodhue rendered his res
| ignation as Government physician a
Waikiki and Malulani Hospital which
| was accepted.
DIR. John wedrick filed an applica
ton with the Board for the position
left vacant by the resignation OF Dr
Goodhue. Or. Wedrick has been act
ing physician at these places and has
given such general satisfaction that h,
was Immediately appointed.
DR.. Day reported that the smallpox
patient at the quarantine station wa
doing nicely and that he did not an
tIcipate any further spread OF th'
| disease.
DR.. MonsarTat submitted the follow
ing report OF inspection at slaughtei
houses: For the week ending Noyem
Der /: Total number bullGcks killed
1872; good, l13; fuked livers, rs; calves
killed, Al, good a. fuked llvers, IA
For week ending November 8: Tota
number bulloGks killed 2l7; good 1856
fiuked livers, q; calves killed, 20;
sheep killed, 25l; good POI, fuksd liy
ers 80; total number hogs killed, 1872
President Smith stated that he haC
invited DR.. Ward, OF the Bennington
to accompany the Board to Moloka
tonight. About forty permits hay'
been granted for others TO go. Their
being over 100 applications made ask
ing for the same privilege.