The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-02-04
Colombian LGlTOSy 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: ". o. Smith,
president; Secretary Wilcox, DR.. y. B.
Emerson, Dr.. c. B. Wood, Executive
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 iuke 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,
Inspector Shaw's first report as TO
testing milk for water was that Is
diaries had been visited. OF these IL
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
70 the two offending diaries by the
Secretary Of the Board of Health.
Mr.. Reynolds reported that he had
destroyed LIS tins Of conJraband OPT
UNI received from Collector-General
McStocker.
Dr.. E. Thompson, Government physi-
clan Tor 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 viii 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 lunacy
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
segregc ton, which was read. 1t con-
tains many sound suggestions. As a
result Of discussion on this report
some new buildings will be constructed
al 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.
4 second letter from DR.. Alvarez was
a translation on a report of leprosy
treatment by serum at Bogota, Column
bia. There were u patients cared fol
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
diphtherical work Further investiga-
tons will be pursued, but not until
different methods are presented. The
study of higher bacteriology will be as
sisted by the Colombian Government
This is the same treatment tried here
some months ago by DR.. Alvarez, bu
was abandoned The artificial Japan
csc bathing treatment has also beer
discontinued. Other experiments arr
being made and will be undertaken a
Kalihi station. New subjects fol
treatment will be provided.
The report from Bogata telling of tbs
collapse entirely of the hopes for th'
serum treatment, was referred TO tn
medical committee.
Adjourned.