The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01

question were 10 De housed and fed
while the work of demolition and con-
struction was going on. The people
would have TO leave their belongings
behind them, which would eventually.
in the greater part, be destroyed. II
was pointed out that the Board in max
ing wholesale CondemnatiOns and
burnings was laying itself open TO a
tremendous responsibility. but they
stated positively that if the plague was
TO be stamped out the people would
have to be removed elsewhere from
the district and provided for. There
seemed 10 be no other remedy.
President Cooper: There are two
methods to pursue-One to condemn
the block and give the owners and 4
tenants notification to leave; and an
other to go right in and burn the 4
places down
L. 4. Thurston: What induced me /
TO come here and see you was a con- /
yersation l had with DR.. Wood this |
afternoon. | read an article lately in /
the Nineteenth Century concerning
tho p1ague in OportO. IL stated, among
other things that the methods pursued
thereby uuarantining people in the in
fected houses were more liable TO
spread the disease than prevent it. If
there was infection in building there
was every possible chance for the peO-
pie in the building to catch the plague
in that manner. DR.. Wood agreed with
me that the balance of people in
house after il has become infected
should be removed. Fire and destruc-
ton OF the places are the best meth
dds I inquired why this had not been
dore. sHe stated that so much had to
be done that they had not been able
m come to this phase Of the question.
He told me that he had personally
gone TO a Nuuanu street house and
| found the people had all been shut in
| He had the bedding of the infected
room taken to the street and burned.
In few cases have all the belongings
! been DESTROYED: more than using dis
infectants literally. destruction Of be-
longings had not been carried out.
Il have not come here with view
| 70 finding fault. but. to the contrary.
| to lend as far as I can. any possible
| assistance. and give suggestions TO
take what seemed to me, stronger
measures for action in stamping out
the plague in order TO save ourselves
from a ruiuous catastrophe. | under
stand the plague has been running
four or five years ini HOnEkong, and
unless we can meet the thing right
here now. and stamp it out. we are
liable to become plagueridden spot
for years.
My idea is 20 adopt by resolution,
new regulations, for instance. that as
soon as a certain building has a plague
patient in il certain measures should
ne taken to prevent the disease spread
ing. Wherever practicable. | say, the
building should be destroyed: the soon
or the better. / understand It is p
question of rats coming into a house
md going out of II that spreads the
disease. My suggestion would be this:
Remove the inmates TO some other
place. where they can be cared for,
md then proceed to the work of de-
stroying the building. and | would
suggest this be done now while there
are so few cases. have drawn up a
Few suggestions which I desire to make
to the Board, as follows:
Let the Board adopt regulations pro
viding that upon each case of plague
being reported, the following action bt
taken:
The patient be immedia ely removed
to the hospital or mOrgue.
That all other occupants of the build
ing be Immediately removed from th'
building TO quarantine quarters 20 b'
provided for that purpose and therl
thoroughly disinfected and quaran
, tined.
That all furniture. clothing and bed
ding about the premises be immediate
ly burned. An inspector to have tn
authority TO exempt therefrom article.
not easily infected, such as metal. etc.
these to be Immediately thoroughly
: disinfected.
All wooden buildings in which a cas,
of plague occurs. and all wooden build
: ings in immediate communicative
| Herewith to be burned as soon as pos
. sible, precautions being taken TO pre-
= vent the fire spreading.
5 In addition to disinfecting the lot OF
S which the case has occurred. the sam'
? to be covered as soon as prac.icabl!
Z | possible with combustible material ant
! the same burned, so as to thorough!
! burn ne surface of the soil.
y 4 case of plague is found in a bricl
! OF stone building the same methods o
! Il infection to be followed above sc
70. Il, except that the building shall no
| De destroyed. All floors OF the sam
and all portions which are brought II
conta with the inmates to be removes
and burned.
. The question Of providing places o
r shelter ,rr those who were put into tn
! barracks quarantine" was discussed a
: length, AMI it was decided TO prepar
o the KakaaSO Rife range quarters 70
. service and 10 build up temporary bar
: racks which will accommodate ssvera
{. hundred persons, President CCOpe
stating that he intended 10 reques- th
| Minister of the Interior to consrruc
/, | barracks 10 hold 1000 people. Nj
!, | ThurstUn sta ID he was ready to as
sist in any way possible, in carrying
5 out any of the suggestions he made
DR.. Day stated that the only way {
combat the plague was 20 remove I'll
:. | people from the infected houses, an
: that many of the houses in Clinltcw
should be destroyed. Had the Boar
J. attempted 20 GEAR down any building
: in Chinatown six months ago. ne stat
. ed IL would not have had any supper
: from the people at all. Withou, an
4 danger threatening the people, the com