The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-25
THE BOARD
Of HEALTH
Subsidy Will Be
Given Lihue
Hospital.
(From Thursdays daily.)

The welcome Of the Board of Health
to Attorney General Dole was the
most interesting incident of the regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon. His
chair had been especially decorated TO-.
the occasion, and IA beautiful heatt-
shaped lei of white carnations, was tied
with white baby ribbon over the back
of the chair. Mr.. Dole bore the COR
CALCULATIONS and sallies of the other
members with becoming meekness. but
failed to remove the floral Offering
which had been arranged for the oen-
eft of his bride and himself.
The question of subsidies in the case
of the Lihue Hospital was settled by
the report of f. A. Mott Smith. the
special committee appointed to investi-
gate. He reported as follows:
Honolulu, ii. L., Oct 81, 1901.
DR.. II. C. Sloggett. President Of the
Board of Health:
Sir-Upon the matter Of the Lihue
Hospital which you referred to me,
beg to inform you, ! have examined
the rules and regulations governing the
conduct Of said hospital. and find that
under the same this institution is open
to the general public. Upon this point
this hospital falls within the opinion
of the attorney general under date of
August 1, 1901.
The auditor informs you under date
of September !, 1901, that upon the as
surance being given through your
board by certificate or otherwise, that
these institutions are open to the gen
eral public under such supervision as
the Board of Health may elect to as
sumo" he will audit and pay vouch
ers of the same for expenditures under
different hospital appropriations The
hospital renders monthly statement
of it's affairs, the number of cases
treated, and particulars in connection
Herewith. 1t is therefore under such
supervision as the Board of Health
exercises in similar eases. The pres
ent reports are not in proper form.
Upon the receipt OF the same properly
made out l recommend that the audi
tor be assured upon the two points
raised by him, and the vouchers be
signed and sent in. Yours truly,
+. A. MOTT SMITH.
PLAGUE IS DECREASING.
DIR. Pratt read a letter from DR..
Cofer giving the report upon plague
conditions at Hongkong, showing Il
gratifying decrease.
For the week ending Septcmbe" "a
there were three eases. and the same
number of deaths. For the week crd-
ing October 2. there were two eases aud
the same number of deaths.
INVITATION FROM MICHIGAN.
An invitation was received from
Secretary II. b. Baker. of the Michi-
gan Board of Health. for a representa-
tive of the board in Honolulu to attend
a health convention to be held at Ann
Arbor in November. The secretary
was instructed to answer the letter.
and state that, owing to the impossi-
bility of any member attending, it was
necessary to decline the invitation.
OTHER MATTERS.
DR. Pratt reported that Fish In
spector Kakina, of Honolulu, is Ill, and
liable to be confined to his bed for six
months, so that il became necessary
to appoint an assistant inspector. j.
X Mokumaia was given the appoint
ment by the executive officer, and this
action was approved by the board.
The petition of the Hawaiian Ensi-
neering and Electrical Company to
erect their building with trine less
air space than was allowed under the
regulation was granted. This action
is not to be a precedent in future cases
and was only taken upon showing
that all sanitary rules had been COM
piled with.
1t was reported that twelve lepers
had been sent to Molokai by the last
steamer.
Dr. b. F. Sandow reported the death
of DR.. Sanetaro Mukai, at Waimea,
Kauai, of typhoid fever on the 18th.
The following were the members of
the board present: President Sloggett,
f.. A. Mott Smith, Dr. Cooper, Attor-
ney General Dole. and DR.. Moore. Su-
perintendent Aud, Executive Officer
Pratt and Secretary Charlock We're also
in attendance