The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-03
SERUM A FAILURE
Colombian LGprOSy Treatment Is
Not a Success.
AN OFFICIAL REPORT MADE
Translation Made for the Board
Here BY DR.. Alvarez-Not Much
Watered Milk-Changes.

A regular meeting of the National
Board Of Health was held in the offices
of the body at the Judiciary Building
yesterday afternoon The members and
officials present were: w. o. Smith,
president; Secretary Wilcox, DR.. n. B.
officer Reynolds, David Keliipio, DR..
L. F. Alvarez, T. F. Lansing, c. A.
Brown, Inspector Monsarrat.
After the minutes had been read, Mr..
Smith said his idea concerning a food
inspector was in short that he was not
opposed to food inspection, but that he
believed, with DR.. Wood, that money
should be secured from the Legisla-
ture and the matter left entirely with
the Board of Health.
Reports from Inspector Monsarrat
were in effect that f1uke liver prevailed
about the same and that three COWS
from pasture had been found to be in
fected with tuberculosis.
Fish received at the market during
three weeks were returned by Mr.. Ke-
liipio as numbering 81 ,49S.
Inspector Shaw's first report as to
testing milk for water was that 13
dairies had been visited. Of these II
were selling pure milk and two had 10
per cent water. President Smith sug
gested that notice be served that if
watered milk be found again publicity
would be made. This was agreed to
after slight discussion. On motion of
Mr.. Lansing the warning will be sent
to the two offending dairies by the
Secretary of the Board of Health.
Mr. Reynolds reported that he had
destroyed 1,778 tins of contraband OPT
um received from Collector General
McStOcker.
DR.. E. Thompson, Government physi-
clan for North Hilo sent in his resigna-
ton. He has been at the post for 20
| years and has always given satisfac
ton. He thanks the Board for the
manner in which he has been treated
during his term. DR.. Irwin had been
recommended DR.. Bond of Kohala. Dr.
Thompson will remain at North Hilo
in the meantime.
DR.. Campbell OF Kauai, is to have a
vacation of six months and his place
will be supplied by Dr.. French.
DR.. Goodhue of Kauai asks for a
leave of absence for eight months and
that his work be performed during the
period by DR.. McCOnkey. Granted.
In a case in point Question from
Maui hospital management the Board
voted that where a Hawaiian in SER
vice was injured, the employer should
pay hospital fees.
The Boards representative at YOko-
hama writes that the black plague has
appeared in Formosa and that Japan
will probably quarantine.
Dr. Mcmillan applies for a position
as Government physicion. Filed.
A Government physician had asked
for a fee of SO for testifying in a Iunacy
case. The Board decided that such
work was part of the physicians duty
and that he would not be allowed a
special fee.
DR.. Alvarez submitted a paper on
segregation, which was read. 1t con-
tains many sound suggestions. As
result of discussion on this report,
some new buildings will be constructed
at the Kalihi Receiving Station with
out delay. 1t came out that new houses
were sadly needed. Some new disin-
! fectant will be ordered at once.
A second letter from DR.. Alvarez was
translation on a report of leprosy
treatment by serum at BOgOta, Column
! bia. There were Il patients cared for
nine months carefully. The expert
ment was resultless, no change in the
patients being noted. The committee
did not believe this failure should dis
courage those working along the lines
Of the serum theory. Koch is making
progress and there has been success in
idiphtherical work Further investiga-
tions will be pursued but not until
different methods are presented. The
study of higher bacteTiOlOgy will be as
sisted by the Colombian Government.
This is the same treatment tried here
some months ago by DR.. Alvarez, but
was abandoned. The artificial Japan
ese bathing treatment has also been
discontinued. Other experiments are
being made and will be undertaken al
Kalihi station. New subjects for
treatment will be provided.
The report from Bogata telling of the
collapse entirely of the hopes for the
serum treatment. was referred to the
medical committee.
Adjourned.