The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-06
THE C|TY'S
HEALTH
Vital Statistics for
the Month of
August.
CFrom Thursdays daiiyJ

The reports of the various officers with d.
In the jurisdiction OF the Board Of Health
for the month of August, as presented
at yesterdays meeting, give most in
teresting summary Of the health condi-
tions Of Honolulu for the month just
passed. 4
The vital statistics show, as usual. a
high rate of mortality for a city OF this
size, the death rate for August being 2a
for each thousand inhabitants. OF the
one hundred deaths reported, one-fourth,
twenty-five, were of infants under ono
year of age Eleven more deaths were
Of children under ten years Of age. while
only six were Of persons over seventy.
Between the ages Of twenty and forty,
there were twenty-nine deaths.
The greatest mortality was among the
Hawaiians, Of whom twenty died during
the month. Deaths among the Japanese
numbered twenty three; Chinese. twenty:
Portuguese. six; Americans, six; British.
three, and other nationalities. two. OF
the one hundred deaths reported, there
were sixty-seven males and thirty-three
females. Nine post mortems were held
and six deaths Investigated. Deaths
were divided by wards as follows: First,
twenty eight: second, ten; third. thirteen;
fourth, six and fifth, forty-three.
Deaths during the month were from
the following causes: Typhoid fever.
four; whooping cough. two: diarrhoea,
four; dysentery, three; syphilis, congen-
ital, one; puerperal septicema, one; alco-
holism, one; malnutrtion, two carcino-
ma, one; hemorrhagic diathesis, one; tu-
berculosis, mesenteric, two; pulmonary,
eleven; general, two; marasmus senle,
one; old age. two: apoplexy, one; brain
congestion, five; brain hemorrhage, two;
commissions, three; paralysis, one; ber-
iberi, two; angina pectors, one; endocar-
ditis. one; valve disease, FIVE; asthma,
one; bronchitis. five; laryngitis, one;
pneumonia, ten; pulmonary conges-
ton, one; appendicitis, one; gastric ulcer,
one; gastritis, three; gastro-enteritis,
one; inflammation of intestines, six; per-
foration OF intestines one; Inflammation
of liver, one: peritonitis. three: acute
nephrits, two; urema, three; eczema,
one; suicide. one.
The deaths are further classified: Di-
gestive, seventeen; respiratory seven
teen; urinary. five; circulatory, seven;
nervous, fourteen; developmental, three;
constitutional, seventeen; dietetc, three;
septic. one; venereal. one; diarrheal, sew
en-; and febrile, six. The summarized re-
ports Of the various heads of departments
are given below:
REPORT OF SANITARY OFFICER.
Dtlo" - SiN'n Nht ItpotS VI lily ouil-
tary officer Tracy of the work of his de-
partment during the month of August:
Honolulu, Sept. 4, 1901.
DR. J. $. b. Pratt, Executive officer of
the Board of Health:
Sir:--Following is the report of the City
Sanitary officer for August, 1901:
Number of building applications re-
csived, SO.
Number of building applications ap-
proved, p.
Number of building applications disap-
proved. o.
Number of building applications held
by this office, 2.
Number of building applications held
by Survey Office, 33.
Number of building applications of pre-
yious months approved, IA.
Number of building applications of pre-
vious months disapproved, 8.
Number of building applications with
drawn, /.
OF the siNty-three applications twenty
nine Were filed on the last five days Of
the month, which accounts for the large
number as yet unapproved. or the two
held by this office, one is in violation of
regulation number T. and one Is as yet
nninyestigated.
Cesspools located during the month, II.
Buildings altered or removed so as to
conform with the sanitary regulations.
IA
Examination before, during and after
building, l6s
! Examination of Premises for sanitary
| reasons, 40.
Certificates for hotel, lodging house or
restaurant licenses applied for. 20.
| Certificates issued on these applications,
"a
Certificates held for sanitary work to
be finished, 2.
| Certificates issued on previous applica-
| ton, 8.
Certificates Of previous application
held. for sanitary worn, 10.
! Number Of adults which can by law be
lodged In these buildings licensed, loss.
| Four complaints have been investigated
and, the nuisances aSated.
| Nineteen 4S-hour notices have been
served during the month and sixteen
Were complied with. In three cases
where the owner refused to comply l
had the man arrested, All three were
convicted, and the first man was fined
seDe and costs, the second offender $500
and costs, and the third 5000 and costs,
| Appeals have been noted in the two last
csses' but have additional evidence,
which 1 shall use II necessary
Two builders without permits have been
notified to obtain permits, and hove done
Considerable time has been spent by
myself and inspectors in notifying the
people along KRlihi stream TO cease
washing clothes and bathing in the
stream. We have watched the stream
on several days. but have caught no Of
Tenders yet The reason OF this work is
that there IL no government water in
that portion OF the valley, and the oon-
sequence is that people have bssn forced
| IN tnE hA vuhN Lob oh Cos
other psrposes; the result OF which Il
that several cases OF sickness have bear
reported. The whole district Is In o very
insanftary shape. and ! am glad that Id
a change of districts that an Inspector
has been assigned to that portion since
the first Of September.
By taking Inspector vivichaves out Of
, his district one day a week and sending
him out towards Kamoiliilii that distric
has been gotten into very fair shape, alsC
that portion of Punahou along and above
Metcalf Road.