The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-02-23

all portions oil the city.
Very respectfully yours,
CITIZENS SAN. COM,
BY S. M. BALLOU, Secretary.
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DR. Gatvin Makes AN Official Report
on Kahului.
In the Claudine mail there was
the following letter from DR.. Garvin,
who Is in charge for the Board Of
Health at Kahului:
Kahului. Feb. 20, 1900.
G. B. Wood, M.D.-Dear Sir: The sit
uation here is excellent. There was
one death on Sunday, February IS, at
the pesthouse. This case l picked out
on February Is as only slightly sus-
picious; but 1t developed rapidly, and
| the postmortem examination showed a
very good case of the pneumonia form,
with no glandular engagements. For
this reason have set the time for the
whole number back, so that the period
of detention will date from the 18th
instant. l drew plans for new camp
which Messrs. Baldwin and Lowrey
approved. This camp Is on high
ground near the railroad and is mod
ell, from sanitary standpoint.
We have five new houses, with
fences and corrals, all complete, and
moved the entire camp out of the race
track yesterday afternoon. With the
Japanese carpenters now in camp, I
intend to erect one more building with
capacity for seventy-fve persons,
which will enable me to properly house
everyone. This new camp, which in
wolves the expenditure of perhaps S5,-
600, will cost the Government almost
nothing, as l have distinct verbal
contract with witnesses) with Mr..
Baldwin that we may use the camp
and after quarantine is over it will
become the new Chinatown of Kahu-
lui.
The cost of the corrals and some mi
nor items will be at the expense of the
Government. BY digging wells we
have secured considerable water for
bathing Japanese, but drinking-w water
must be hauled from Wailuku by train,
which is large item of expense. We
have about exhausted the supply of |
clothing and blankets; so, If any emer-
gency should arise, it would be impos-
sible to handle the people without |
shipments from Honolulu. At present
am unable to give the people COM
plete changes of underwear, and, IL the
policy of clothing the people as in Ho-
nolulu is carried out, we must have
more supplies sent in.
The wharf regulations are being
,beyed as long as I keep somewhat of
| supervision over it. The second
wharf was opened this morning for
of coal under the same re-
trictions. The railroad has been en-
losed with a barbed wire fence, and
raffic across the tracks is impossible.
Shipments of sugar may begin at any
line with safety. Our hospital Is fin
shed and in use.
l enclose list of supplies, If the
3oard sees fit to grant them. Up to
lie present time I have drawn on DR..
Veddick's private stock for necessary
rticles. l have performed three post
nortems in cases from outside districts
wing without medical attendance.
me case, a Japanese from Spreckels-
lille, seemed little suspicious; but
was unable to demonstrate the ba-
I'LL. I would like to have definite in
tructions about raising the quaran-
me, provided we have a clean record
Or the required time. Mr.. Atkinson
as secured Mr. Henry Wodehouse to
ssist him, and the camp is being ad-
mustered in a systematic, economical A
anner.
Portions of Wailuku are in a very
THY condition, and the row of Chi I,
sse shacks on the main street would Il
an excellent place for an outbreak.
Sunday, with assistance of the sher-
!, we exhumed the bodies of three
1inese and two Japanese fall from
and cremated the remains.
G. L. GARVIN