The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-10
GOOD WORK
EXECUTED
Board Of Health
Submits its
Report.
MANY THINGS
YET TO BE DONE
Completion of Sewerage System
Urged Board Wants Hospital
and Steam Vessel.

report from November 10 to February
/, 1901, has just been published and con-
tains an interesting budget of statistics
concerning the work handled and plan
ned by that body.
The report comprises that of J. S. B.
Pratt, executive officer. for the seven
teen-day period subsequent to the resig-
nation of DR.. Wood, when the Board
was temporarily without president,
the sixteen days executive of E. c.
Winston, with the report of ]. H. Ray
mond, the present head of the Board.
Until the installation of the latter Of
fetal the principal matters taken up
were the condemnation of the China
town block bounded by Beretania, Nuu-
anu, Kukui and River on account of its
low level and insufficient drainage, the
reduction Of prices at the leper settle
ment stores to cost values, the resolu-
ton to publish the names of manufac-
turers and local dealers of adulterated
foods and the prosecution of the latter
where a sale could be proven.
Since December II the Board has held
six regular and two special meetings
The most important matters dealt with
since then have been as follows:
| A resolution was passed prohibiting
the use Of fire arms or spirituous
| liquors to lepers, except as the latter
may be required for medical purposes.
passed on account of the rapid increase
in the importation of these articles.
/ a building for a leper boarding house
| at Kalawao at a cost of $1,700 is be-
ing erected. The health of the settle
ment is reported fair. Regulations
| have been drawn to prevent personal
contact between lepers and untainted
visitors.
In Chinatown the Superintendent of
Public Works has been recommended
to fill UP the blocks bounded by King,
River, Hotel and Kekaulike streets;
Hotel, River, Pauahi and Maunakea;
Pauahi. River, Beretania and Mauna-
kea.
A stagnant pond makai of st. Louis
college and mauka of Beretania street
and another stagnant pond makai of
property leased by Cross Bros. and ad-
joining the o. r. & L. Co.'S shops,
/ Property leased by Mr.. Winam was
ordered placed in sanitary condition or
the alternative of vacation, the latter
measure being adopted.
Relief camps one and two were re-
Iquested to close on account of insani-
ltation.
The volunteer commissions issued
during the epidemic were cancelled.
In order to improve, without extra
expense, the records of vital statistics,
the duties of Government physicians
were investigated and changed so that
now they have to perform the duties
of registrars of births, deaths and mar
Iriages and conduct post-mortems in all
cases of unattended deaths where the
cause of death is not clear and without
extra compensation except in excep-
tional cases.
At a meeting held December 10, 1900,
a new plumbing inspector was appoint
ed, Mr.. E. G. Keen, and at later meet
ing Mr.. ]. F. Herman was appointed
his assistant
During the months of November and
December there were 159 plans filed to
do plumbing work and the same num-
Der of permits granted.
The number of inspections made was
446.
Final certificates given, 1856
The plumbing regulations were inves-
tigated by a committee consisting of
Mr.. Edwards, sanitary engineer; Mr.. E.
G. Keen, plumbing inspector: Dr. J. $.
ID IdII S8SCullNS officer, anu the
president of the Board.
Meetings were held with the master
and journeymen plumbers and a num-
Der of amendments adopted.
A committee was appointed to draft
a report for the Legislature in the
matter of deaths from methylated spir-
its. The offices of city physician, vet
erinaries and bacteriologist were de-
clared vacant and reorganiZed. Two
physicians, to share the duties, were
appointed at salaries of 800. One vet
Urinary at salary of $500, was APP
pointed, in place of two, the office of
bacterio1ogist being left vacant.
The food commissioner is reported as
hampered in his work by defects in the
laws relating to adulterated foods.
SiXty-one milk samples were analysed
in November, two cases of adultera-
tons prosecuted. In December seventy
eight samples were handled. thirteen
being found below the average. Bona
fide sales not being proven, no prose-
cutions were made. Names and data
were published. The city physician
visited 412 outside patients; $3.50 pa
tients were treated at the dispensary;
nine patients sent to the hospital; lib
prescriptions filled.
In November and December 172 mi
croscopical examinations were made
also forty-two cultures. Fifty-two
visits We're made to Kalihi Receiving
Station
Animals examined by inspectors dur
ing November and December were
4,0S3, and four carcasses were CON
demned, also two tubercular cattle de-
stroyed. Number Of f1uke livers 295
Fish examined in the same period
40S, 4s9, and GAIL condemned.
Section II of the Sanitary Code was
amended to require permission from an
agent of the Board of Health before
a body might be buried on the islands
Of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai and Oahu.
The danger from Chinese eggs i'm
ported in soil was considered properly
attended to by the U. S. NJ. H. s.
Notices were distributed to every
owner of a tenement, lodging house
and hotel calling attention to section
$50, chapter So, Of the Penal Laws, pp.
4, 5 and s, and section ISL, with notice
of prosecution for violation. Also no.
ttices to be posted in each room of par
agraph 4. section $50, and section s42,
with the penalty for violation.
1t was Resolved. That no permit for