The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-05
HEALTH OFFICIALS THINK THEY
CHECK IT.
The System of Formalin Distinction
Carried on systematically and Con-
sistently-The Deaths for the Month.

DR.. Pratt and the members of the
Board of Health, believe that they have
materially reduced the death rate from
typhoid fever by the system now in
operation for some months of tn rough
ly disinfecting all houses and rooms,
their contents and bedding. in which a
case of typhoid fever appears. The dis
infectant used is formalin. A COM
pact apparatus for using il has been de-
vised, six of which are in use by tine
board, by which the most effective dis
injecting Is done.
Whenever a case of typhoid is report
ed one of these apparatus is sent out
with a competent man and everything
connected with the patient'and his sur
roundings which it can be supposed has
become infected is disinfected and the
disinfecting process is kept up
The theory of the health officials is
that so far as the patient himself is
concerned, he must be left to his doc
tor, his nurse and his own constitution
to get well or die. But that the health
authorities must see to il if possible,
that the contagion is prevented from
reaching other victims. The deaths
from typhoid fever for the past twelve
months beginning with August 1900
have been as follows: 6, 9, 6, Z, 8, 3, 2,
2, ., 3, l, 4, For this reduction in num-
Der the health officials claim the credit
for the system of disinfecting begun
about the first of the year. They even
believe that this system which Is also
applied in cases of tuberculosis will
have some effect in reducing the death
rate from it. The deaths from tubercu-
los1s for the same period beginning Au-
gust 1900, have been as follows: II, 10,
IL, 8, q, l6, II 26, II, 10, Ia, --.
There were los deaths during the
month of June in the city of Honolulu.
divided under the following heads:
Febrile, 8; diarI'hael, IL; septic, 4; die
tetic, 4; constitutional Is; development
al. 4; nervous. IL; circulatory, z; respi-
ratory, 20; digestive, 15 urinary, 2:
reproductive, 2; accident and violence,
4. The different kinds of diseases We're
divided as follows:
Diptheria, l; malariAl fever. 1; ty-
phhoid fever, /: whooping cough, l.;
cholera infantum l; diarrhoea, 4; dy-
sentery, g. septicen1ia, 4: malnutri-
tion, l; hamilton, 3; tuberculosis (me-
senteric), /; tuberculosis (pulmonary)
IL; atelectasis, l; marasmus (sensile),
3; apopleXy /; congestion of brain. 3:
hemorrhage of brain, 7; hemaphlegia,
| 1; dementia l. paralysis, /: spinal. [:
agina pectoris 1; beri-beri @ valvular
heart disease, s; bronchitis, A. Group
2; empyema, 1; laryngitis, 1; pneumo-
MA, y; hemorrhage, Z; la grippe, 2: gas
trio ulcer, /; ~astritis, 1; hernia. /: in
| fiamation of intestines. 3: entero coli
It's, l; cirrhosis Of liver, 2: hemorrhage
of same, l; neDhritis, /: Brights dis
sease, l; diseases of uterus, 1nperitoni-
ties, l; drowning, 8; falls, l.
| In July there was a slight improve
ment being but ninety-four deaths all
told. They Were from the following
cause Diptheria, l; typhoid fever 4:
cpolera infantum, l; diarrhoea, 4; dys-
EMERY, .; pyaemea, l; septicemia, /:
saturmism. |; alcoholism. ! malnutri-
ton, /; inanition. 2; tuberculosis Qxld-
neys), /; tuberculosis (mesenteric). 1:
| tuberculosis pulmonary, 10: atelecta-
Sis. /; marasmus, infantlle. L. prema-
| tufe birth J.. congestion of brain, 5:
henorrhage of same, 3: commissions. 3.
paralysis, /; valvuar disease of heart.
a. asthma, l; bronchitis 4. GROUP. 2:
laryngits, ]; pneumonia. 10: pulmonary
| cohgesuon /; appendicitis, / gastric
ulcer J. gastritis, 2; inflammation of
lntestines, 4: obstruction of intestines.
/. entero COLTS, /; abcess of liver 1:
| ciiThosis Of liver. /; inflammation of
liver l. peritonitis. 2; nephritis. ?;
eclampsia, /; umblical hemOrrhage. /:
abcess, asphyXiated, /: homicide, /;
suicide. p
The following table shows the deaths
by age, sex and nationality for July and
for sex and nationality for twelve
months.