Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-02-03
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Continued from Second Page.

Thompson TO remain at biz post
If possible until DR.. Bond re.
turns, which will be In a month
or six weeks.
DIR. Campbell of Kauai asked
for and was granted six IN ,pths'
leave OF absence, he having al
ready arranged with DIR. French
to take his place during his alb
sence.
DIR. Goodhue also applied for
aud was granted eight months
leave of absence from his post,
with the understanding that DR..
McConkey would act for him.
The petition of native to be
allowed to subject his wife, who
had been declared a leper, to pri
vate treatment for six months was
denied.
Agent Reynolds reported that
the L prosy Board had reported
fifteen leper suspects at Kalihi as
afflicted with the disease. Of
these ID were natives, mostly fe
males, and 2 Chinese, Mr.. Rey nolds
was Instructed to make the neces-
ssry arrangements for sending the
people to Molokai.
President Smith read a letter
from DR.. Rokaku of Yokohama
warning the Board against the
plague, which has broken out
again in several Formosan ports.
The japanese government had al
ready quarentin d against them.
DR.. McMillan's application for
a position under the Board was
filed.
A bill from physician in the
employ of the government for S.
for attending the District Court to
examine an insane person was
disallowed, the opinion being that
hi, salary covered all such ser
vices.
President Smith stated that his
report was in the hands of the
printers and well advanced.
Two reports from DR.. Alvarez
were then taken up, both of which
led to prolonged discussion. The
first referred to the segregation of
lepers and contained a statement
of the Norwegian system, lately
printed in this paper, together
with suggestions and criticisms
made at the late Berlin Conference
on the Hawaiian system, from
which Dr.. Alvarez mak-s some
radical recommendations of re
form. During the discussion
it was developed that the
buildings at Kalihi were in such
shape that no pr per disinfection
could be had. Agent Reynolds
was tbereupon instructed to have
built at once the first of a series
of cottages on the lines laid down
by DR.. Alvar-z. As fast as new
cottages are built the present old
buildings will be torn down and
burned. Many of the recommen-
dations of DR.. Alvarez concerning
segregation were 70 radical that
further discussion will he had be-
fore making them public.
The second report of the doctor
contained the results of a series of
careful experiments conducted by
a board of twelve ply sicians at
the instance of the Colon bisn
Government on the treatment OF
leprosy by the Gsrrasquila serum,
Twelve lepers were selected and
subjected to careful tests of the Sc
rum for period Of 9 months. In
ringle instance was any favor
able result noticed. While their
report was generally unfavorable
to the treatment the physicians in
charge thought that still further
tests should be made before con
demning this serum treatment en-
tirely.
ID response to questions DIR
Alvarez stated that he had dis
continued the treatment at Kalihi
some months since as he observed
no beneficial effects on any of the
subjects treated. For the same
reason the artificial Kusatsu
baths have been stopped, the arti
6cially prepared water not having
the same effect as the natura
spring in japan,
At 4:45 the Board n ljourned.