The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-23
HEALTH BOARD
Lack of Aid Offered by
Physicians.
Increasing Work to be Done Causes
aFurther Appeal for Medical
Assistance.

Previous TO the Board OF H5alths
condemnatory proceedings In several
quarters Of the infected section yes
terday morning, the Board made en-
phatic reference to the lack OF assist
ance on the part of the medical frater-
nifty Of Honolulu. that IS. from the
majority Of those who are practiclng
physicians For sometime past the
staff of physicians on whom the Board
could rely for emergency calls, has
been entirely inadequate for the
amount of calls sent into the head
quarters throughout the day and night
/ These physicians have been in almost
constant attendance at the office of the
Board of Health, sleeping in the Judi
ciary building, within call of the tele-
phone. The work has been increasing
from day TO day, and the events of the
last three days since the fire rendered
so many homeless and placed so great
burden en- the Board, these physi-
clans have been overworked. Pres
ident Wood has gone out upon an
emergency when no other doctor was
available. and as a result much OF the
public work has been delayed.
At the present time the regular and
|. temporary detention camps are crowd
ed to their full capacity, and each of
these camps requires a medical in
spection twice a day. No sooner is a
physician through with his morning
inspection, than it is necessary to make
the second round. This is true more
, especially of the Kalihi camp in which
, hundreds of new people are being
) placed daily.
, More physicians are needed, yet
3 despite the repeated calls of the Board,
; few additions to the health medical
staff have been made. Now that an
emergency has arisen to which almost
B every layman of Honolulu has applied
{ his energy and aid still there is a
& strong tendency among the med cal
8 fraternity to withhold their services,
which would relieve and prove boon
z to the Board of Health. Such aid
) would materially help in combining the
9 plague within the quarantine limits
. and would relieve the minds of the
. balance of the community as TO its get
t, | ding beyond control.
: Dr. Wood has given up his private
, practice to put his entire energies a
q | the service of the public. Bushes:
8 men have given up their WORK at theil
& Offices. and are labOring night and da!
s TO do something for the people who
seem to have been singled out Dy th'
. ravagEs of the plague, but then the!
are laymen. Another serious matter j
engaging The attention OF the Board
- That body Is seriously handicapped a
To- III OF mn I'M ~nuf
= important business Of vital in-eres
: and not to be delayed, is, brought NJ
for consideration.
= The continued absence Of Mr.. Win
r. stOn. the other member of the Board
Il | who has been expected by ever
,. steamer from San Francisco. has bee
4 Q source Of constant embarrassment
& fnasmuch as there is no alternatin
Z member TO take the place of those VIII
> are engaged in important duties at tn
3 various detention camps. The Boar
: has considerably deferred appointin
= a substitute member in the hope tha
4 Mr.. Winston would arrive by 'yestel
- aay's steamer. The attention of DOt
- tors Day and Emerson is often requi1
- ed on outside government work, an
n Yesterday morning both were engage
{ in boarding shipping outside
% harbor.
Minister Cooper. with his multitu'
= | nous duties in the Cabinet and wit
The Board of Health aided on Saturds
y and has been working necessarily
g the drill shed camp, supervising Il
3 construction of the temporary qua
3 ters for the Chinese and japanese d
q tanned there. The Board Will no
q probably take prompt action In
q pointing a substitute in place OF NJ
u Winston.
- A letter was yesterday addressed
Y every available physician in the CT
q who has not up to this time given 3
o services to the needs of the Board
Q Health. urging them to give at lea
% two hours time every day 10 the chal
- table work of looking after the 5000
6 10000 people huddled up in their tel
>, pUrary homes.
6 President Wood is one OF the hardt
8 worked men on the Board Of Heal
2 staff. His work is almost endless frC
- the time he enters his office IN
nightfaU Important communicable
DELEGATIONS from Chinese and Japar'
sources. reports of special commute
and the detention camp superinte
- dents. the issuance Of instructions a
@ orders. visiting different posts, .ist'
- ing 70 complaints and personally
tending emergency calls Tor a pny
clan. prove burden which should
- relieved as much as possible Dy Olht