The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-15

OF the disease amongst US. TIE patient
had been sick for three days, her TEN
perasure was ioi deg. at the time Dr.
Soone visited her. and her death fol-
lowed two hours after his departure.
ON Tuesday morning DIR. Soong report
ed another case to me. that OF the man
on Maunakca street. which proved to
be bubonic fever. This patient also
died on Monday last.
am now satisfied that mos; OF the
recent cases of sudden death after a
short Illness. with high iever and de-
lirium. and which have been cons!d-
cred due To a severe form OF malarial
or remittent fever, consequent on the
laying of the sewers throughout the
city. have been cases of Illuminating
plague. This particular form of the
disease Is similar in effect to acute
blood poisoning. and may kill in from
six to twenty-four hours or some hours
later, being SO rapid that buboes have
no time to form. Even when an autop-
sy Is made, nothing abnormal Is dis
covered beyond an acutely congested
spleen
Asked IL he attributed the sudden
deaths of the Claudine sailors to this
disease. DIR. Herbert said:
II did not see the men and know
nothing of the matter other than /
have heard 1t SO suggested. but re-
gard with suspicion any of these late
sudden deaths that have rot revealed
any specific cause by post norton Sx-
animation"
In compliance with a request that he
would give a few suggestions as to the
best way for residents to combat the
plague, he further said:
by strict attention to food. cloth
ing and cleanliness, will be found the
surest safeguard Milk should be
sterilized, that is placed in pan over
, a fire and brought to the point OF
| boiling but not actually reaching 1t
| and allowed TO so remain for few
minutes. Water for drinking purposes
should he boiled. In regard to pro.
visions, the only thing to do is, use
that food one Is accustomed to, but bs
careful in ascertaining the localit!
from which it is procured, refusins
anything which comes from affected
localities. Keep every portion of tn,
house and premises perfectly clean
drains and cesspools well flushed
house and Immediately surroundin;
land free from surface moisture. Thu
house linen and personal clothing
shuold be a matter OF much concern
and care exercised in locating TIL
laundry In which 1t is cleaned"
II was ascertained yesterday through
the Chinese Consulate that DR.. Tong
the physician in charge of the Chimes
Hospital at Palama, had seen and dag
nosed the case Of the patient in Wini
Wo Tai's store at 1880 Monday morn
ing. The doctors conclusion wa!
then that the patient was afflicted witt
bubonic plague.
When seen yesterday afternoon a
Palama DR.. Tong stated through an in
terpreter:
"Yes. saw the patient at Wing W.
Tai's place Of business on MOnda!
morning about 1880. was in tn
store next door when someone callet
me in to look at the sick man. TIL,
other physician, a Chinese, had beei
giving him medicines but withOu
.vail have no license to practic
medicine to treat patients in tn
city. However. after looking the maj
over and feeling of the inguinal glands
was at once convinced that the mai
had the black plague. and l SO state,
my belief. Later on ! heard that tn
) other Chinese physician had>called II
DR.. Herbert and he, too. pronounce'
it black plague"
Dr.. Tong based his belief OF tn
presence of the plague on his wide ex
perience In bubonic plague cases, hav
. ing seen hundreds of victims OF tn
disease in Hongkong. where he resides
prior to coming to Honolulu, a littl
over two years ago.
II must say" continued the doctor
k'that the Health Department took holt
of the situation in a manner which
feel will prevent 1t spreading much
and II is possible they may he able Z
check 1t. They are using the RICH
methods to make the sanitary cOndi
: tons in the quarantined district bet
ter. The same methods were employs
. in Hongkong with success.
} THE symptoms, as / have observe
them In Hongkong. were high feveri
rapid beating of the heart. pulse jump
ing so fast as hardly to be able {
count, severe headaches. the eyes be
/ come Redeemed, the lips become purpl
and parched. and the body suffer
from excessive heat"
. The case in Wing Wo Tai's store !
! the first the doctor has ever observe
in Honolulu, and he believes that tn
|, prompt action Of the Health Depart
ment will prevent the disease fror
gaining further headway.