The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-12

utive officer, who shall have the powers
and authority Of a deputy sheriff In all
matters pertaining to public health The
activity of the Board shall be scientific,
practical and executive. It's duties shall
be to cooperate with and assist the
United States Marine Hospital service
In charge OF quarantine Of the Terr tory,
in preventing the importation of nfcc-
tlous and contagious diseases, both OF
human beings and animals into the Ter
ritCry, and should any germs of such
disease be so imported, the Board IS to
take proper measures to Immediately
locate. limit and prevent the extension
Iof the same; to inaugurato a systematic
and scientific study OF character. nature
and cause Of all endemic prevalent d.scas-
IS within the Territory, and TO determine
the most practical methods for the re-
muVul of such causes and as far as 1t
may he possible to lim., or destroy the
disease to make and recommend to the
Governor such rules and regulations as
1t may deem essential for the public
health and safety, respecting the prac-
tice of medicine within the Territory;
the control OF prost tuition, the sale of
drugs, the adulteration of foods and
liquors, sanitary buildings. the reorgani-
cation of the Leper Settlement on pr.nci-
pies of government and all such
other rules in various branches of pub
lie hygiene which the said Board may
see fit to regulate and control in accord
ance with modern knowledge of public
sanitation; which rules and regulations
when so made and recommended during
an interim between sessions of the Leg
islature. shall have the effect of law UNI
I'll the next legislative session; to eXer-
else proper sanitary control over labor
ers' quarters, mills and manufacturing
establishments, coast.ng steamers and
vessels which may be beyond the control
iof the United State Marine Hospital Ser
vice railroads, public and private build
ings, public and private schools and hos
pitfalls, prisons, water supplies and mar
kets; to control and regulate the exami-
nation of lepers and vaccination.
THE Board of Health as whole, and
its individual members. officers and
agents, shall have the right to enter and
inspect between the hours of sunrise and
sunset, any premises, public or private,
and any opposition to such right shall
constitute a misdemeanor and be punish
ed by Il fine of not less than So or more
than 500, or by Imprisonment not less
than five or more than 100 days Mem
bers of the Board are to be paid mileage
in addition to other compensation here
in provided. at the rate of ten cents per
mile for each mile actually Travelled, over
in the discharge of his duties: provided,
the city or town limits in which the otli-
Ger resides"
The same query arises in regard to the
sanitary officers for the various countess
as to who shall be competent to pass
upon their qualifications for the offices,
as it is provided they shall be duly IL
censed Doctors of Medicine, and possess
all the other qualifications required OF
the president, except that they shall not
be required to be thorough specialists
The first complement of these officers
are to be appointed by the Governor. The
Territorial bacteriologist, besides pos
sessing ali the other qualifications re-
quired by the sanitary officers. shall fur
nish satisfactory evidence that lie Is Z
specialist in bacterioogy, and the sare
applies to the Territorial analyst in his
special department The veterinary shall
have had three years actual experience
in his work. The sanitary officers arc
not to be allowed to practice medicine
during their tenure of office, but NAV
give medical assistance to individuals
without pay. Surely this is a splendid
concession. Section 90 reads:
Conditions unfavorably affecting, o. II.
able to affect the public health, created
artificially by individuals, corporations,
city, county or Territorial authorities.
shall be removed at the expense of the
party or parties causing the existence
tItitJI' SOHulllOHS Injurious 10 DunhC
health, due to natural causes, indepeud-
ert of human activity, neglect. ignorance
or bad will, may be removed within t..
means afforded by general or special sp-
preparations of the Board of Health at
the expense of the Territory Where
beth human activity and natural causes
are involved, the expense of removal
shall be justly divided between the Ter
ritory and the respective individuals or
Section &c. The executive committee
of the Board of Health shall he composed
Of all the members thereof having their
permanent residences in Honolulu, ana
shall represent the Board and carry out
all the duties, routine and admn'stra-
tive business thereof between the meet
ings of sad Board but all the transac-
lions of such executive committee shall
be subject to the approval of the Board
at its next quarterly meeting. The pres
ident of the Board of Health shall be ex-
ofcio chairman of such executive conf
mittee, and shall. in case of division,
have two votes. The secretary OF the
Board of Health shall he a secretary of
such executive committee, and perform
all the duties incident thereto.
Probably the following section is aim
ed at the Maternity Home;
Section "A. No lSing-in, private, county
or municipal hospital, or sanitarium, or
similar institution intended for the
treatment of the sick or injured, wheth-
err charitable or for pay, shall be per-
mitted by the Board of Health, unless
such institution shall satisfy all the re-
quirements of hospital hygiene as pre-
scribed by such Board.
FARMING ON HAWAII.