The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-12
RATS AND
The PLAGUE
Anti-Rodent Crusade in
Kobe.
OTHER ORIENTAL MATTERS
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plague have been reported in Kobe
since the 23d ult., and it is now consid-
cred that the epidemic has been practi-
cally stamped out. An incident at the
Minatogawa Elementary School shows,
however, that precautions will still
have to be taken. On the night of the
7th inst. a rat, which was apparently
dying, appeared in one of the rooms of
the school, which is situated at Kusu-
noki-cho, 5-chome. The rat was
caught and forwarded to the Plague
Inspection Office, and upon examina-
| tion a number of plague bacilh were
found in it's blood. 1t has been ar
ranged to close the school for five days
from yesterday 10Th inst), and to thor
oughly disinfect the premises.
| Up to the 4th inst. the rats caught in
the city of Kobe amounted to 11,794
| KOBE, Jan. live learn from our
Osaka contemporaries that the widows
of the late Drs. Wakabayashi and Ba-
ba have now both succumbed to plague.
Thus in one case the doctor, his wife
and a jinrikisha-man whom he em-
iployed, have died of the disease, and
in the other the widow has quickly
followed her husband.
A woman who died a day or two ago
lis declared to have been suffering from
lplague, bringing the total number OF
leases in Osaka to Al, with 38 deaths
d. Shiroye, the president of the Mo-
moyama Infectious Diseases Hospital
recently presented a memorial to the
Municipal Council, in which he de-
manded thirteen conditions, otherwise
he would resign. The particulars are
not given in the Osaka journals, bui
it appears that out of the thirteen ter
were granted. His demand to have
sole control of the doctors and the
other staff of the hospital was reject
ed, however, in view of the municipal
regulations, whereupon DR.. Shiroy'
sent in his resignation and left tht
hospital, his whereabouts being un
known. 1t Is stated that among tn,
demands adopted are increase of th'
l allowances to doctors and nurses
z double salary for doctors and the sal
= aries of nurses increased fivefold; ais
repairs to the sick wards DIR. Shi
lroye's resignation at this critical juno
ture is strongly condemned by hi
medical colleagues.
:, KOBE, Jan. 13.-A dead rat, tn
+ blood of which was found to contain
o plague bacilli, has been discovered il
O the cell for accused persons in kob
c prison. A thorough disinfection an
|, cleansing OF the whole prison was car
q ried out on the 10th and 18th insts
Q lunder the superintendence of Inspecto
4 Ando.
G No fresh case of plague has been re
ported at Osaka since the death of tn
) wife of coolie at Mipatoya on tn
o Sth inst. The Woman's house wa
: thoroughly disinfected and cleansed
!. the Plague Inspection Office, and tw
4 dead rats were found in the house, on
e of them containing plague bacilli. o
the 18th inst. two policemen, with
% number of coolies, were employed
i catching rats in the adjoining house
% KOBE, Jan. 16.-No new case {
10 plague has been reported in Osak
since the 11th inst. Dr. Yokote,
"a professor in the College of Medicine
h the Tokyo Imperial University, VIII
- has been ordered to investigate tf
= causes of the outbreak of plague F;
IN Kobe and Osaka, arrived at Osaka G
If the morning of the 18th inst. and in
70 mediately paid a visit 10 the Osal
Ia City Office, where he consulted wit
At the Mayor, the members of the Nj
20 nicipal Council, DR.. Shiraye, the pre-
Q ident of the Infectious Diseases Ho
2 pital, and other officials concerned
nj the operations. DR.. Yokote delivers
m a speech to the doctors on the admi
I'd listration of plague lymph to the p
le tients now in the Infectious Diseas
Hospital. He is expected at Kobe
II a few days.
of In the Nishiku, Osaka, where seve
re al cases of plague occurred. a T
s. hunt was commenced on the list ms
er forty coolies and ten policemen bell
it engaged on the work. They have be-
ly Visiting each house, taking off the ce
he ing and floor boards so as to be able
of discover and kill or drive out all I
We rats.
KOBE, Jan. 18.-We are glad to S
w that no new cases of plague have be
a reported at Osaka for the last two
. three days. In compliance with an {
der issued by the Osaka City Cover