The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-15

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waste OF time TO take 8 census IN my |
block unless all the o1aer inspectors |
do the same. My paop.e pass freely |
from one book TO another. II SIRE
census is 10 be made l should want |
enough assistance % put guards |
around to keep them IN.
THE outhouses were IN most fear |
full condition. / would urge nigh
inspection of the people, and count
them by surrounding the places.
IF there is no other way Of d.sin-
fecting the district and disinfec5ing
thoroughly, it seems 10 me the only
way would be TO set FIRE to the b,ocE
if the plague becomes dangerous &c
the community"
Mr.. Keliipio in charge Of block num-
Der three stated: Il investigated til
place. I made a house TO house in
spection, looking into every room to
find sickness. The 0uthouses AND
cesspools were very bad. I put linn
in every one. Some Of the places
were so difficult to get at that | could
not get at the refuse. | tore down
some of the outhouses and burned
them. I too would suggest that burn
ing would be good plan.
Il have had list Of all the natives
around my district They are in need
of food, and want fish and poi I told
them I would try and get it for them
and said that they would probably &c.
food tomorrow Thursday. My work
it not yet finished"
Mr. Gillian sad: I started in yes
terday morning TO begin census and
got a pretty good census yesterday
afternoon, and it cOrresn0"den thor
Oughly with my census taken In the
morning. In my district there are
Chinese and Japanese mostly. | have
a roIl-call twice a day and whenever
| have found any absentees | told them
there would be a $50 fine and tina
keeps them around.
There is a good bit Of poverty in my
block, but the effects Of this will be
abated by Captain Ashley The cess
pools and sinks were in horrible con-
dition
Mr.. Gait, in charge of Block No. s,
said:
The cesspools were horribly full of
stencil. never could have found their
location except for this. | found them
under the floor Of the liying-quarters
and had TO rip up the floors to get at
them In some cases there was mass
OF solid. CONCEALED substance and 1t was
so bad that some of my men could not
stand it. These should be emptied at
once, or as soon as it is possible to get
an excavator at work on them. Most
of the woodwork in my block is satur-
ated with filth through and through
and nay opinion is that burning it IS
the only way to get rid Of it properly.
Mr.. E. O. White said:
MY block contains, mostly chinese.
the block was filthy in many places.
Most OF the cesspools and sinks were
| in a terrible condition, and maggots
could be seen crawling about the sur
face. We have disinfected all this as
much as possible, but everything will
have to be cleaned out and carted away
| before the cleaning is entirely ac-
complished. | don't consider that
| had as bad block as some of the
others, but it was bad enough"
| George Potter stated:
| I'm my block found many places
reeking with vermin and cesspools SO
| full as to overflow surrounding places
The passageways leading back into the
blocks were so narrow and tortuous
that it was with difficulty the interior
of the blocks could be cleaned up. The
Chinese seemed to be of the dirtiest
the people not caring where they put
the filth"
DR.. GrosSman reported:
My block was bounded by Nuuanu
lPauahi, Beretania and Smith streets.
had a few outbui1dings torn down an6
burned There were a few places
1 -, 4 seSn ao&o a
been few tins of kerosene and light
ed match. / found slime extending I'M
lderneath the floors of living rooms. The
only way a census could be done Woult
be 10 establish a strong guard abou
each block, otherwise demonstrating
would be a failure.
L think If we are TO have Quaran
tine, it ought to be an absolute quar-
lantine. The people from the differen
| blocks intermingle and if plagu'
should break. out in any one block i
would thus be carried all through tn
other blocks.
| H. G. Austin said:
IN nv block are PIG people. | wen
Through every house and alleyway am
found the cesspools in very bad CON
idision. especially behind the Japanes
Yoshiwara's I was greatly assiste'
by 2Ir. Goo Kim and the Chinese Con
sui. I noticed that after their visit
the Chinese helped me with will.
A. w Carter stated:
1T strikes me the organization w
have at present should be retained 1igh
, along until the district is entlrel
cleaned out
I'VE already have sub-inspectors an
! think they ought to be kept on unit
the place is disinfected completely. Tn
head inspector ought to remain on TO
few months to keep in touch with tn
different districts, and should keep
man in there working under his direc
ton right along. They ought to hay
authority TO condemn structures an
cesspools and look after the drainage
We will then get good results. 1t "
: do not do this conditions will soon be
| come just as bad as they are at pres
ent. I think the Board OF HeaH
: should order the construction OF NOR
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