The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-01
PLAGUE
PILIKIA
PAU LOA
Doctors Will Rest While
Other Businesses
Boom.
HEALTH BOARD CHANGES
Lone Chinaman Still in Quarantine,
Only Six Inspectors Now
Pest House Closed.
HEALTH BOARD CHANGES

General relaxation In health depart
ments and a great revival in business
circles characterized the day following
the passing of the quarantine cloud.
Board OF Health officials found yester-
day for the most part day of peace and
quiet. Relieved OF the strain of the
quarantine period, they could take their
ease and go back in their minds over
the events of interest of the last few
exciting months In the history of Ho-
nolulu.
One man, however, was kept pretty
busy all day, and that was Private Sec
rotary Hendry. Everybody who had any
business at health headquarters talked
to Hendry, and last night that gentle
man was hoarse through answering
questions. Most of the questions were
useless ones, too, as the raising OF the
quarantine had already settled them. A
great number of Chinese and japanese
wanted their prophylactic certificates
endorsed, showing that seven days had
elapsed since they took the serum. Hen
| dry stamped the documents to satisfy
all parties, telling the orentals at the
same time that the papers We're super
lluous, SIM. siloc the Guy WAS no loHser III
fuai
Inc board room at headquarters VIII
remain open all day Tor the present, as
there Is considerable back business TO
De attended TO- Pfesldent WOOD, VINO
mas returned TO ms private practice,
Wlll not be seen at the boards once as
otten as heretofore, attending only as
necessity requires.
Although the quarantine Is pau, Dr.
Wood VIII by no means practice less
precaution IN those matters where pre-
cautions are necessary. Ships from the
plague infected ports Will be very care
tuUy watched, and everything possible
will be done to protect Honolulu from
a possible recurrence of the epidemic.
There are still some things to remind
people very forclbly OF what they have
just passed through. The fences around
| the burnt district, for instance, are a
constant reminder OF the sanitary fires
and what brought them about Nor will
t4.ese barriers be removed until il has
been definitely decided that 1t is safe
to do so. The special committee APP
pointed by the Board of Health to ex-
anime the soil OF these districts Is still
at work. DR.. Hoffman has not yet com
pleted the ARCHAEOLOGICAL investigation.
As has already been stated no plague
bacilll have been discovered in the soil
of supposedly infected localities up to
the present time. Property owners and
business men interested are anxiously
awaiting the raising of the tabu on the
burnt districts.
ar. Wood stated yesterday that much
more work was entalled In the exam
nation of the soil than could be i'm
agined by layman, and that 1t might
be several days before the special COM
mittee reported, although the matter
was Delng hastened as much as possible
Another reminder OF the plague Is the
Aala warehouse. People are stl ealing
! there daily Tor their belongings ana
taking them away as fast as they are
fumlgated and identified. The detention
camps are now all closed with the eX-
eeption of the battery camp, where Seu
Kan, the recovered plague patient from
lwllei, was removed to on Saturday
from the pest house. Seu Kan Is the
only quarantlned individual In the Ha-
waiian Islands today, but 1t Is deemed
advisable to Keep him apart Tor little
wH.le to come. Caretaker de Graves
and Seu Kan are aIone at the battery
camp. Seu Kan contracted bubonic
plague about six weeks ago. he Is en-
tirely recovered.
Yesterday vast amount OF furniture
and similar material was carted from
kalIhl and other camps and stored In
the drill shed. where II Will await sale
at public auction. The Board OF Health
washed its hands OF Kallhi camp last
night.
The pest house. or plague hospital, is
now closed up; no one Is STAYING there.
a. l.. laI, a. A. I..
destroyed by fire.
Twenty-four paid inspectors were
paid what was due them and relieved