The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-09

Another clean day, the sixth, has
passed Three ciphers cover the situa-
ton for that period, no plague deaths,
no new cases and no suspicious cases.
Herman Levy, the Hawaiian Hotel
clerk, is not so we'll, DR.. Hoffman, has
not yet reported definitely on his case.
Yesterday morning an autopsy was
held on the body of Tamura, a Japan
csc, aged 40, from Kalihi camp. Ty-
phold-pneumonia was found to have
caused death.
The Board of Health is in receipt of
the following interesting communica-
ton from a Portuguese:
His Honorable Board of Health:
81, the undersigned, hereto by these
few lines, report that by Marquesville,
Metcalf street and by gate No. 22S bel
low the road a Japanese berring a
horse and when | come to know it
was after the inspector whent home
were could not report to him then |
notice it as laba and | find it in bad
condition also the neighbors around
wish to the board of health send in
vestigate this matter and proceed to his
right because this is question of
great importance"
physician was dispatched to look
into the matter; his written report is:
las near as | can find out, the mule
was buried four feet under ground. |
ordered the woman to tell her husband
to heap up the dirt another couple of
feet"
Board of Health Meeting.
President Wood, DR.. Emerson and
Messrs. Smith, Lowrey, Cooper and
Hatch were present at the regular
Board of Health meeting yesterday aft
ernoon.
The first matter of business was the
motion to refer two additional items
to the estimate on appropriations re-
quired, to the Minister of the Interior.
The motion was carried.
The further desired appropriations
are: $4,000 for the support and
maintenance of lepers and $4,000 for
the store at the leper settlement. For
the last period, while the appropriation
for the store was $4,000, that estab-
that the actual expense reached only
$500.
DR.. Wood: Mr.. Wilcox reports
that the Auditor General would not
audit the estimate for removal of gar
bage, ETC., as it exceeded the usual
amount allowed for that purpose. OF
course, the expenses in this line have
been much greater than usual, recent
ly, on account of the plague condi-
tons"
The matter was discussed at some
length, the Board finally resolving to
pay all expenses over and above the
regular allowance out of the special
plague appropriations.
Bills were before the Board from the
Pacific Cycle & Manufacturing Co. and
the Honolulu Iron Works for repairs
on the fire engine damaged during the
fire in Chinatown. Fire Commission
er Brown stated that this expense was
above the Fire Departments pro rata
allowance.
Cooper: These expenses would not
have been incurred if the Board of
Health had not called on the Fire De-
partment for help in fighting the
plague"
Brown: THE Fire Department did
good months work on the day of the
big Chinatown fire."
The Board then decided to pay for
the repairs of the damaged fire engine.
Horses Will Cross the Pail.
DR.. Wood: Il have here a petition
from liveryman. He wants to be al
lowed to send horses over the Pail for
pasturage, and incidentally asks per-
mission to be allowed to ship live
stock to the other Islands. He is par
ticularly DESTROYS of sending mules to
other Islands, and states in his letter
that he will do anything required by
the Board in the way of quarantine
and disinfection, etc"
Smith: is 1t really necessary to
disinfect horses? On their trip over
the Pail they would get all the air and
light and sun necessary. Those are
considered excellent disinfectants,
believe"
DR.. Wood: There is no reason that
horses should not become infected
from the ground in the stables when
they roll. The trip over the Pail is
not long enough to allow sun and air
to have any certain effect. The horses,
to avoid any possible danger of carry
ing infection, should be carefully
washed in a strong disinfectant In the
matter of requiring a quarantine for
horses, | would say that there Is GER
tain evidence that horses can carry the
plague; they can have it in such 4 mild
form that 1t would be hardly noticeable
and could take infection with them
over the Pail. The animals could be
removed to some clean district outside
of the city and kept there in quAran-
tine for a certain number OF days be-
fore being sent over"
Smith: IL move that the request OF
those who wish to transfer horses
from this city to the other side of the
Island for pasturage be granted, after
disinfection of the animals, which are
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