The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-11
DETAILS OF
i. SANITATION
What Department Is
/. Doing.
REPORT OF Or. PRATT
Many Violations Of the Regulations
Which are Being Remedied
Now.

The report Of DIR. Pratt. city sanitary
officer. which was presented to the
Board OF Health at its meeting yes
terday. showed what work the sanitary
department has been doing during the
past month. 1t was In full as follows:
Honolulu. III. l.. Oct. 2. 1900.
Or. G. l. Garvin. Executive Officer
Board OF Health:
Sir--My report for the month of Sep
tember. which includes the work done
by my assistant. Mr.. Hemenway, Is as
follows:
Total number Of applications for
building permits. IS.
Number of applications approved, s.
Number of applications refused and
changed before approval, 2.
Number OF applications refused, TO-
Three OF these were refused on ac-
count Of insanitary conditions, and sew
an because they would violate the reg
ulations.
One pig pen was examined and per-
nit refused until a cesspool was dug
and proper connections made with
cement floor.
Examinations made OF locations Of
building applications before signing
permit, during process of building and
after buildings were done. 1i2.
Examinations of buildings as to sani-
tary conditions, So. This number does
not include special examinations along
certain lines which will be referred TO
later.
Number of cesspools examined, 40.
Number of cesspools located and or
dered dug, 8.
Number OF cesspools ordered made
water tight, II.
One prosecution In the District Court
" attatr
suited In a conviction, and fine of $40
and costs, and removal of the nuisance.
Twenty-Five violations OF the sanitary
regulations were remedied upon a YER
bal notification, and all occurred to
buildings which have been erected
within the past six months. and goes
to show that a continual going over and
over the same ground Is necessary.
-Four violations of the sanitary reg
ulations required 4S-hour notices before
they were remedied.
! Seven common nufsances were abat-
ed. one required prosecution. one a As
hour notice. and five n verbal notifica-
ton.
Seven violations Of the building law
were reported to the Superintendent OF
Public Works, and permits in each case
obtained.
| Twenty public schools and ten pri-
vate schools. covering pretty we'll tins
whole district of Honolulu, were ex-
amined, and special reports made tC
you. which have already been submit
ted to the board, so that 1t Is not nee
essary TO go further into them.
| Thinking that before the end Of the
year there might be a chance to con
meet some places with the sewer. / be.
gan this latter part OF the month q
make a systematic inspection from
house 20 house. so that IL all place:
80 -.
in the NEST insanitaTy condition cOulC
be connected hyt. When finished
will be able to make q list beginuin,
with the worse places and they can b.
connected as soon as the sewer Il
working. The sooner q great man.
places 1 have already examined ar
connected. the better 1T will be. / hav'
tania, River. Queen and Nuuanu, anS
made inspection OF 76 buildings.
The daily meetings of the Inspector
and myself and assistant were starte,
On the 22d, and / think are proving al
ready beneficial to the service.
i should like TO see the talks By tn
medical members Of the board started
and think IL would be well to add ais
a talk by the Attorney General upol
also legal interpretations of the regula
tons.
Another thing that would improv
the service I believe would be TO tax
one-half hour a week Qn the morning.
meetings) and have the Plumbing In
spectOr explain the different kinds o
traps. It's. Us. bends. vents, etc. an
the principles OF sanitary plumbing. s
that the inspectors could recognize de
fective work and report IL to tn
Plumbing Inspector. Respectfully sub
mitted,
j. s. PRATT,
CITY Sanitary OrHcar