Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-09
SETTLEMENT IMPROVEMENT
Prospect Of Independence Of Outside Taro
Supply.
Mr.. Lansing 10 Investigate a Kick from Hllo-
Visits Of Strangers 10 MOlokal-Ceme-
terry Conference Postponed.

Health yesterday afternoon were
present: W. o. Smith, president;
DR.. Emerson, DR.. Day, DR.. Wood,
Geo. W. Smith, d. Keliipio and
I. F. Lansing, members; Charles
Wilcox, secretary; g. b. Reynolds,
executive officer, and DR.. Alvarez,
superintendent of experiment sta
ton.
In the past fortnight the killing
at the local general slaughter
house has amounted to 361 beeves,
115 calves, 1913 sheep, $40 hogs.
There Is much liver fuke, and a
calf and a bullock from Kaneohe
were condemned for tubercu-
losis.
Inspector Keliipio reported fish
received at the Honolulu market
for two weeks past 37,l62.
Hilo hospital had ten inmate
at the beginning and seven at the
end of January. The bill for care
Of the United States soldiers
amounts to 1921, at 1.50 per day,
which about equals the expense.
DIR. II. w. Howard, in charge
of the Government free dispense
ry on King street, reported 244l
prescriptions at the Office and 400
calls outside, for the last quarter Of
1898.
A letter from DR.. Alvarez was
read. describing incubation expe-
riments on mopgoose. The bacilli
OF leprosy did not seem to affect
the health of the little animal.
The president reported on an
inspection of the buildings OF the
station at Kalihi, made by himself
and Mr.. Reynolds. He reco m.
mended certain repairs that they
deemed advisable. with special
view to facility of cleansing and
fumigating the place when re-
quired.
DR.. Alvarez wanted a new main
building, but the president was
not convinced of it's necessity.
In discussion of the relative
merits Of paint and whitewssb,
DR.. Alvarez said whitewa would
be disinfecting if laid on immedi-
ately after dissolvlng the quick
lime. Mr.. Smith thought that the
glue mixed in the whitewash
would favor the growth of bacilli.
The presidents idea of removal
ing the buildings was on motion
adopted.
DR.. Day preferred the requests
OF two visiting physicians-Dr.
Webster Of Oakland and DIR.
Grace Cole, a lady doctor-to
visit the Molokai settlement. The
sense Of the meeting was that
permits to visitors should only be
given for the semi-annual visits
Of the Board, the next of which
will be due in April.
A request from residents of the
Kalawao part of the settlement,
formulated at meeting, was pre-
sented, asking that store for the
sale OF necessaries should be es-
tablished there. Mr.. Reynolds
favored the proposal, limiting the
stock to such merchandise as
gcods, tobacco, etc. De-
cision was postponed.
1t was remarked by the presi
dent that President Dole Intended
to present to the Board of Health
plans for the care of incurable
consumptives.
Mr.. Smith said the Queens |
hospital had not provided for in
curables for fear Of having the |
place become crowded refuge for
people from all over the world.
Il. A Lyman, deputy sheriff of
Hawaii, wrote concerning stream |
in Hilo which involves a nuisance
in its sluggish flow parallel to a
street. The president thought this
was one OF those matters that the
people of Hilo themselves should
remedy. A motion to refer the
complaint to the Minister of the
Interior was withdrawn, in favor
of a suggestion by the president to
refer it to MIR. Lansing, the Board
% pay his steamer fare and not
more than 50 day hotel expenses.
An application for an additional
nurse at Hilo hospital was also re
ferred to Mr.. Lansing.
A letter from DIR. Rokaku, medi-
,al inspector in japan, was read.
L told OF two cases Of smallpox in
he steamer America Maru ON her