The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-18

vas awarded the contract og deliver
Ing TIE paEai az the Settlement For
the next twenty zSnths this company
stipulated that 10 shipment o< thu
pziai IS 70 be less than SEQ p01nds-
The pziai wIfl be delivered AZ ks-
laupapz from Maui and Nolokai for
seventeen cents per hurdle
A report from the Board OF Exam
Iners was read. 10 the effect that Dr.
r ". Hodgfns had been found salts
factory as = medical man The Board
voted TO permit him 10 practice.
A letter from Dr. Weber of the u
hue Hospital. on Kauai. was read. 10
the effect that money Was needed A
report accompanied the letter The
matter OF money for the hospital vas
referred to E A. Mott-Suith-
Next came a letter from Dr. Good
hue OF Kalua Kanaf who wanted 20
know II he had q right 10 charge fees
for the examination of restaurants
and coffee shops The Board decided
that he could charge fees as the work
was outside OF his regular duties
The report OF Dr. Oliver. the pre-
siding physician at the Lepsr Settle
ment. was then read and ordered filel
II is as follows;
KaIawso. Oct. S. 1901
DR.. II. e. SEosgeff. President Beard Of
HcaIfR. HonoIHls
Dear Sir. l herewith forward 20 you
my report for the quarter ending Sep
tember Both. 1901.
There have been 81 deaths OF lepers
during this period and 2 deaths of nom
lepers
An epidemic of fever has visited Us
during the last two months: an ordinary
continued and a relapsing fever. Lep-
ers and non-iepers alike have been at
tackled but in every case. when the sub
iect was a leper the fever has been ac-
companied with erysipeias of the head
and face. and occasionally of some parts
of the body. The fever has generally
been mild. but in some relapsing cases
the temperature was high. In all. the
number of fever cases was 103. with
deaths
There have been four births in the
settlement one male and three females,
and one child has been sent TO Homo
lulu.
Bathing has been as usual. Visits to
the dispensaries average 8 daily.
| am. yours truly.
hl0ftARIt BIl Elk. NJ. d.
Res. Physician Leper Settlement.
A communication from DIR. Cofer, in
charge OF the United States quaran-
tine STATEN here, came next. DR..
Cofer reported that on September II.
there were ten cases of bubonic
plague and ten deaths from that dis
ease in Hongkong. On September
"a. there were three cases and three
deaths from the same disease. On
October 5, one case of Asiatic cholera
was reported at Yokohama. The pa
tent died.
]. Paakaula had sent a communlca
ticn to the Board, asking it to ap-
prove government warrant for $3.50,
this amount having been awarded
him by the Legislature on account Of
his services at Kalihi Camp. as drug
gist. during the plague. The Board
decided to notify Paakaula that the
Board had already taken unfavorable
action in the matter.
The report of Plumbing Inspector
Kean then came before the Board. It
was ordered filed and is as follows:
Honolulu. Oct IS, 1901.
DR.. j. s. b. Pratt. Executive Officer.
Board of Health.
Sir: For the semi-monthly period
ending October 18th. 1901. have the
honor to report the work of this Office
as follows:
Number of plans fled. &C.
Number of permits issued. 50.
Number of inspections of plumbing
and house sewers made, $50.
Number of finals issued. 81.
Number of sewer connections made.
%.
Very respectfully.
E. R. KEAN.
Inspector of Plumbing and House Sew
ers-
After few other matters of minor
had been disposed Of In
short order the Board adjourned.
Thieving Porto Rlcans at WaiaIua.