The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-05
NEED A.
BAR.
Seventeen Die Of
| Consumption In
| February.
DEATH RECORD OF
CITY OF HONOLULU
Statistics Point Necessity of Keep.
ing out Tuberculous
Settlers.
HAT the Board of Health's determi-
nation to bar from Hawaii those

nation to bar from Hawaii those |
afflicted with tuberculosis who |
seek to come here from other lands. is |
upon a crying need for the |
out of the germs of that dread |
full disease in the Islands, is proven by
the monthly death-rate.
During the month of February, seven
teen persons died in Honolulu alone of
Pneumonia, of which
there was an ep demic, claimed bal ely
more than half that number, n-ne deaths
being laid to it, while Inflammation OF
the bowels carried oil nine also.
The total deaths for February We're 81,
a monthly rate Of 2.31 per LOCO of popd-
lation, the population OF Honolulu being
set down at 1896. Fifty-two Hawai- ans
died during the month, II Chinese, Por-
tuguese IL japanese, Brit SherS,
Amer. cans, and OF other nauonaI-tles'
OF the 81 VINO passed away during Feb
rualy 80 We're maies and ~ women. Zen
ma es and 10 females were unoer l year
of age; males and females We're De
tween / and years; males and / fe-
male between 10 and 20 years; 10 males
and 4 females between ~ and 80 years;
Z males and females between 80 and ~
years; males and 2 fema.es between
40 and so years of age; males ami L
female between so and 60 years OF age;
males and females between 90 ami ~
years of age, and males and 2 females
over 20 years.
There were 80 marriages reported ana
% births. Referring to the above sta
tistics, it will be remarked that While
barely more than half as many females
as males died between the ages of l and
~ f.arT 80
as males died between the ages of to
| 5 years. Between the years of 10 and 20
seven times as many males died as fe-
males.
| The following were the causes of death ::
Malarial fever l, typhoid fever 2, 'ilar-
rhoea 3, dysentery 4. syphilis acquired l.,
septicemia l, inanition 2, anaemia 1, can
Ger of liver 1, cancer of stomach l, can
| Ger of womb l. pulmonary tuberculosis
| II, senile marasmus 8, old age 8. epo-
plexy 2, brain congestion l, bran henor-
rhage l, commissions l, tetanus l, fatty
heat l, bronchitis 3, pneumonia 8, pail
monary congestion l, gastric ulcer l. gas
ltro-enterit.s 4, Inflammation of intestsnes
10, obstruction of intestines l, entero-co-
| litiS 2 Inflammation of liver l. vescal
calculus l, chronic nephritis 2, Bright Z
disease l. childbirth l, puerperal convul-
sions, peritontis, l, shock l.
/ Summary-Febrile 3, darrhoeal 7, We
neieai 3, spetic l. uietetic 2. constitution
! al y, developmental 6, nervous 6, circu-
/ latory 8, respiratory 10, digestive IS, uri-
nary 4, reproductive 3, accident and vio-
| lence l.
| The following reports for February
Were made to the Board of HEALTH
Plumbing Inspector-Plans filed, Sc;
permits issued, Sc; inspections made, 247;
! final celt ficates issued 81; sewerage
connections approved, none.
! Garbage Northumberland pump
ed, 1S3; loads of garbage removed, $50;
scows. loads garbage to sea, 120; dead ami
mails removed, 6.
Meat and Fish Inspectors-Animals ex-
amtned, 1,5I1; carcasses condemned. Z;
tubercular catt.e destroyed, l; fiuke, liv-
ers, los; fish examined, 10S,64S; fish con-
demned, 1,427.
/ City Sanitary Officer-Bu:lding permits
approved, SO; recommendations made,
none; cesspools located, IA; building per-
mits d!sapp' owed, 8; inspect ons made,
322; prosecutions in court, none.
Sanitary Observation-Disclosures report
ed, $40; comp ANTS filed, none; nuisances
abated, 495; inspections made, 2,76S
CT y observation-disclosures visited e. pa
tents sent to hosp tai, /; patents treat
ed at office, 436; prescriptions filed, 49,
Food mmissioner-Samples of milk
tested, q; prosecutions made, 2; samples
OF food tested IL; chemical analyses
made, l; adulterat ons detected, 16; sam
pies of drugs tested, Il.