The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-13

the patients at the quarantine station
today Is slightly better than yesterday.
except Mr.. Dewey, who Is In a lower
condition than yesterday.
Twelve hundred persons were inocu-
lated with preventive serum today
The Board of Health have decided 20
carry out a systematic house-to-house
inspection of all the premises in the
infected area. II any case OF bad san
itation is noticed the owner or occu-
pier will be called upon 20 at once do
what is necessary. Then, N the work
is still further neglected, the dirty
premises will be declared in quaraa-
tine. and this will effectually prevea.
them being used.
Declared Infected Ports.
MELBOURNE, March 22.-Although
the Board OF Health have declared
Sydney and Adelaide infected ports,
the quarantine regulations will rot be
enforced in their entirety. Boa.s will
not be detained for the uslai incuba-
ton period of twelve days, AMI there
is no intention OF unduly interfering
with inter-colonial shipping.
Adelaide Has a Case.
ADELAIDE, March ia man nam.
ed Joseph Grub died in the Adelaide
Hospital on Friday, and the post-mor-
TEN examination rs said to reveal The
fact that his death was caused by bu-
bonic plague. The body wis buried
in the quarantine grounds yesterday.
He came from Tasmania for the ben
eft OF his health. and had a certificate
from a Tasmanian 1octor that AIS NJ
ness was suspected - be typholl lever.
Distinction and Disiniectants.
The following regulations as TO the
best kinds of disinfectants and the
best methods of disinfection have been
drawn up by DIR. Love. secretary TO the
Central Board OF Health, at their re-
quest, and will be found extremely
useful TO householders:
Heat (ire), sunlight, and fresh air
are the most powerful disinfectants
known, and are superior 10 all chem
iCal disinfectants.
Disinfection by heat Is the simplest
and most thorough OF all methods.
With articles of small value the safest
plan is OF course 20 burn them. but
when this radical remedy is map
plicable, true dislnfection may usually
be effected by exposure to moist heat
(steam) or dry heat (hot air).
Distinction by chemical means rs
much less satisfactory, but is OCCASION
ally necessary. To be at all efficient the
chemical must come into close contact
with the substance 20 be disinfected,
and must remain in contact or some
time. Hence, attempting TO disinfect
heap of refuse by sprlnkling or pouring
over the surface Is almost
useless; the mass must be removed and
preferably destroyed by fire and the
place where IL has been disinfected by
some chemical disinfectant.
Drains.-See that the drain Is not
blocked and flush freely with water
hot soap-suds and soda from the wash
tub or boiler act well. II the drain still
remains foul, pour down ~ n solution
of bleaching powder Chloride OF limeD
lib. to the bucketful of boiling wa
ter-or strong carbolic acid-half-a-
pint to the bucketful OF hot water.
Rooms may be disinfected by scrub
bling with hot water and carbolic soap:
this may be applied with n broom or
mop TO floor and walls alike, paying
particular attention 10 crevices, cor
ners, and wainscots. Before the room
is dry stop up all the orifices (keyholes,
window -sashes, cracks OF doors, 'etc.)
and burn sulphur in the closed room for
twelve hours lib OF sulphur for every
1000 cubic feet OF space). The sulphur
may be bought In the form OF sulphur !