The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-09
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
Saving Program
at the Insane
Asylum.
HOT SHOT AT
LOCAL DRUGGISTS
KewaIo Swamps Are Condemned.
Wants Pay for Preparing
Skull.

There was a full attendance at yes
4 terday's meeting of the Board of Health
4 resulting in a general cleaning up o
4 several important matters which ha(
. been hanging fire for some time. There
were present President Sloggett, DIR
Moore, DR.. Cooper, E. A. Mott-Smith
VIM. Aud and E. P. Dole, Executive
Officer Pratt, Secretary Charlock and
Supt. Reynolds. Every member of the
board was present, but F. c. Smith who
is in the States.
One of most important matters dis
posed of was the settlement of the ques-
ton of the Queens Hospital subsidy.
While no official action was taken the
committee made an informal report
stating that the matter had been salts
lfactorily adjusted and that the Queens
Hospital would receive the appropria-
ton made by the last legislature. The
report made by the directors is accept
ed as satisfactory and there is to be
no further trouble on that score. The
same satisfactory disposition was made
of the Waimea Hospital matter.
ECONOMY AT INSANE HOSPITAL.
The recommendations of the Insane
Asylum committee toward more econ
omy were adopted by the full Board.
Under the new order of things there
will be saving of twenty-five dollars
a month, while before the expenses had
been running very close to the limit
The position of assistant superintendent
formerly held by F. H. Kilbey is de-
clared vacant He was receiving a salary
of $40 per month. His work is to de-
volve upon the captains of the guard
who will get an increase of ten dollars
each per month, and the guards who are
increased from $35 to $40 per month. The
salary of Supt. Master is raised from
$165 to SITS per month
DRUGGISTS GET a SHOT.
There was considerable discussion by
the Board upon the report by Executive
officer Pratt regarding the practice in
the drug stores of making up prescrip-
tions on their own hook for any who
might call and request a remedy for
some ailment. DR.. Pratt stated that he
had had his attention called to the death
of child of pneumonia, and upon in
vestigation he learned that drug clerk
had sold the father homeopathic |
aconite, upon being told that the child
had a high fever. While the medicine
did not directly cause the death of the |
child he thought it had fastened the |
end. The father had given the patient
three of the pellets, and she had gone
-I~1 mi
awakening.
DR.. Sloggett stated that he did not |
think it advisable to go in for prosecu-
ton just at this time, but thought that
the secretary should send a letter Of |
warning to the offending druggist.
DR.. Cooper stated that the laws re-
lating to the practice of medicine /
should be lived up to, and he thought !
all the drug stores had been guilty of |
this prescription practice. He believed |
it to be an injustice to the medical |
profession, and the only way to stop |
it was by prosecution. Nothing def |
mite was done in the matter, but it |
was decided to institute no proceedings |
for the present at least.
CLAIM DENIED.
Superintendent Reynolds reported on
the claim of Kepoikai, who wanted to |
be reimbursed $3.50 for money spept for |
bread boxes in repairing the floor of his |
house at the settlement, and also for |
water pipes. The superintendent stat |
ed that the repairs were made with |
out any authority, and without first |
requesting him to make them, and rec
commended that the claim be not allow
ed. He stated that the water pipes |
for which claim was made were the
property of the board. The petition was !
denied.
CONTRACT AMENDED.
a minor change was made in the
contract for carrying beween Molokai |
and other points. The form has been |
made out in the name of the Hawaiian |
Navigation Company by mistake, and |
the name of Carrera, the real bidder, |
was substituted.
CHINESE SOCIETY WILL BUILD.
The petition of the Chinese Society |
for permission to erect building with |
out first raising the lot to the street |
level was referred to the city sanitary |
officer.
KEWALO SWAMPS CONDEMNED. |
City Sanitary officer Tracy reported |
five lots to be condemned in kewalo |
on Kawaiahao, Laniwai, Queen, Cooke |
streets, and the Board of Public |
Works was asked to order the swampy |
places filled up to four feet above the |
city level. He also reported on the |
matter of the King Brothers petition |
in regard to sanitary conditions on |
their premises. and recommended that /
all fixtures be made sanitary.
DOCTORS WILL GET PAID.
DR.. Garrison's bill for attending an |
insane patient at Waimea was referred |
TO the Attorney Generals Department. |
Inc examination was made upon the |
request of the deputy sheriff and the
board held that the bill should be
presented to the head of that depart