The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-29
BOARD OF HEALTH
Will Go to Molokai With
Legislature Committee.
Business Meeting Yesterday-Sta-
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 physician in Paris who claims
10 have discovered and advertises for
sale, a specific warranted to cure lep-
rosy. He quoted prices to the 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 Molokai settlement
on Friday evening on a tour of inspec-
ton 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 be used to buy
goods again. At present the money
from the store is paid into the treasury
as Government realization.
A report was received from DR.. Jor-
| 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 S94 cases, 4SS deaths; dysen-
terry 91,077 cases, %, 1S9 deaths; typhoid
! fever 1926 cases, 1888 deaths; small
pox 41,946 cases, 1926 deaths; typus
fever, So cases, 90 deaths; scarlet fever,
81 cases, deaths; diphtheritis 1886
cases, 5.579 deaths; plague 1 case, 1
| death. In view of these statistics the
value of the watchfulness exercised by
the inspectors representing Hawaii in
the Orient is evidenced, the President
said.
AT the request of Judge Perry, a
member OF the settlement, who is a
] ~, G6a
next term of Court, will be brought
to the Kalihi station at the proper time
for examination.
! In response to complaint from the
Hamakua district, the secretary was
| instructed to notify the Government
physician that all children who needed
it should be vaccinated.
An application from Edmund G.
Shorey 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 the 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
Bishgop Estate. The whole matter was
referred TO the Interior Department.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company
complained to the Board of the charges
made for examination of immigrants in
Japan Last year the amount charged
was in the neighborhood of $1,000.
President Smith announced that during
his visit to Japan the charges were
fixed at 81 for the first 100 and % cents
for all above that number. The charge
was considered not 10 be excessive by
the Executive.
The hospital physician at Koloa was
authorized to employ nurse.