The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-13
ARE IN CLASSES
Difference Between Travellers on
Steamers.
EXPLAINED BY DOCTORS
A Sick Chinese - FumIsation OF
teration Of Beer-HiIo Health.

At the meeting of the Board of
Health yesterday President Cooper
asked for the opinions of the physi-
clans present regarding the difference
which exists in other places between
the treatment of cabin and steerage
passengers during the prevalence OF an
epidemic disease.
DR.. Wood stated that there was
recognized difference. AS a class. he
said. the people who travel in the
cabin are from the environment both
before and after embarking. and while
on board. less liable to disease and
more under the supervision of the
health officials inasmuch as they are
generally people OF means and are
found at the hotels or at the homes of
friends. The .steerage passengers scat
ter out and are swallowed up in lodg-
ing houses and other places.
These remarks were acquiesced in
by Drs. Day and Emerson. The form
er produced copies of health reports
showing that outbreaks of epidemic
diseases on board steamers always oc-
cur in the steerage. The 'disoFimina-
ton is made not because man is poor
or because he chooses to come steer
age, but. because his general en-
vironment both before and after en-
barking is such as to render him more
liable TO disease.
DR.. Day reported that he had exam
ined a Chinese member of the America
Maru's crew who was i'll. The symp-
toms of the man. however. were those
of fever rather than the plague. The
case has been isolated.
In regard to the fumigation of
freight Mr.. Reynolds was instructed to
request DR.. Alvarez to make a test of
fumigating freight placed in the stone
warehouse at the Mail wharf The
Board voted not to reconsider its action
refusing to allow the freight of the
America Maru to be landed
The slaughter house reports showed
that 294 bullocks, 50 calves, 42S sheen
and 321 hogs had been killed during
the two weeks from June 2S TO July Il.
| The fish report showed that during
the week ending July ., 69.919 fish had
been examined, and 75.451 during the
week ending July 8.
In response to communication ask
ing whether the introduction of sail
cylic acid into liquids should be con-
sidered as coming under the law pro-
viding against impurities the Board de-
cided that il should. In certain speci-
mems of beer examined the quantity of
to health
a desultory discussion on EN-
balmed beef followed.
An application from faith heal
err for license to practice medicine
was denied.
| The contract for furnishing poi to
the leper settlement was awarded "a
X. \. Kalakane. lowest bidder. at 57is
cents per bundle This is about seven
cents higher than the last contract
given.
The application OF the steward OF
Wailuku, Maui, hospital for two addi-
tional nurses was deferred for further
investigation.
DR.. Moore. of the Hilo Hospital. re-
ported that the fever epidemic in that
place had greatly diminished.
| The Board then went into executive
session. The following were present
at the meeting:
| President Cooper, Secretary Wilcox
DR.. Wood, DR.. Day, c. W. Smith. DR..
Emerson. c. B. Reynolds. L. D. Kelii-
Ipio.