The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-29
is MADE q DAYS
Period for Quarantine Against The
Plague.
fever ABATlNG IN HIi0
FEVER ABATlNG
Call for More Hospital Help Made
by Sheriff ff-SanItation Of Re-
form Schoo!-Nsw Doctors.

At the meeting OF the Board OF
Health yesterday President Cooper re-
ported that the cabin passengers q
the City OF Columbia had been releas-
ed from quarantine at noon Tuesday.
The steerage passengers had peen sent
TO Quarantine Island, where they win
remain until a thorough investigation
has been made. y general discussion
regarding the plague then ensued.
DR.. Day gave the information that
according to the last medical report
the period OF quarantine had been ex-
tended to twenty-one days in the Ned
iterranean ports. The greatest dan
ger of infection is always among the
steerage passengers, and medical re-
ports always recognize the fundament-
al difference between the two CLASSES
of passengers.
1t was moved and carried that the
period OF quarantine against the blach
plague be extended to twenty-one dayi
from the time of arrival OF infected
ship or leaving OF an infected port.
A discussion followed as to wheihe
or not this provision should apply 10
both cabin and steerage passengers. q.
only to the latter. II was finally
deemed bes. TO retain the present sys-
tenn OF quarantining both steerage ani
cabin.
DR.. Emerson reported that he had
made an investigation OF the Reform
School in view of the fact that there
have been several cases OF typhoid fe-
yer in the institution. He found the
sanitary condition in perfect order. nb
changes being necessary.
c. b. Reynolds called the attention
of the Board to the unsanItary condi-
tion of Lahaina. The water is poor.
with Japanese and Chinese. The sec
retary was instructed to write to the
authorities and inquire into the con-
dition of affairs.
The report of the slaughter house
showed that los bullocks. iS5 sheep
and 165 swine had been killed since
last meeting. The fish report gave 4
total of 56,29S fish consumed during
the week.
Food Inspector Shorey reported that
he had examined specimens OF butter
and had found that eXtraneous color
ing matter had been used in some
cases. In the milk report special at
tention was called To the milk sold by
certain japanese. The specimens
contained less than per cent solids.
and the vendor had confessed that he
put two quarts of water in every gal
lon of milk. The Board advised that
he be prosecuted at once.
The application OF DR.. Charles Me
Nulty for license to practice was IA
vorably considered.
4 permit was granted to Father
Victor to go TO Molokai for one month
on trial. upon recommendation OF
Brother Dutton OF the settlement.
Recommendation was made that DR..
Schware be granted a medical license.
III. y. H. Dldhts u ~ d4listIus A4s4Ae
application that he be appointed ply
sician pro tenn for waianae district.
made vacant by the transfer OF DIR.
Sandow.
DR.. Thompson, who was formerly
employed with the Board OF Health,
and who is now in California. made
application for some position under
the Board. The secretary was in
structed to tender DR.. Thompson the
position of physician OF waianae.
\ letter from DR.. Moore was read.
stating that the reports regarding the
typhoid fever epidemic would be sent
at the end of the month. He report
ed that the cases of fever were de-
Creasing.
\ letter from Sheriff Andrews. OF
Hawaii, was read, informing the Beard
that additional help was needed n the
Hilo Hospital: 1t was voted by the
Board that authority be given Sheriff
Andrews to employ temporary help