The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-23
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
Continued from Page ~

| VI ~ 1eiCdh were now TO be
excluded altogether from the schools
during the present term
| In Hawaii it was reported that Mr..
Carter. manager of the Parker ranch.
had been seen with regard to the meat
| tender, and had stated that the AL
ready quoted percentage of SO per cent
| live weight, at cents per pound.
could not be reduced. AS this was the
only bid that had been sent in the en-
deayor to lower the percentage to so
per cent was given up. and the bid
accepted as it stood
Malulau Hospital, Wailuku, gave the
expenditures for April al 1868 "a, leav-
ing 1897 on hand
The, matter of the prosecutions for
adulterated milk was then taken up.
Executive Officer Pratt stating that
much dIfnculty was experienced in get
ting warrants served. Attorney Gener-
al Dole suggested that Deputy Sheriff
Chiliingworth be secured as a server
Milk Inspector Shorey was granted
permission to prosecute cases that he
had in hand. 1t was suggested by a
member of the board that the delay of
| a week made necessary by Shorey
having to obtain permission from the
| board to prosecute in each case be
done away with, as the samples obtain
ed by Shorey to be used as evidence,
were often soured and made useless
by this delay.
1t was proposed to give the inspector
general permission, but the Attorney
General threw doubts upon the legality
of such procedure, and finally made
the following motion, which carried
That the food commissioner be grant
ed the authority and permission of the
Board of Health to make complaints
of and to prosecute all Keepers for
sale OF adulterated food whenever, in
the exercise of a sound judgment he
should have reasonable evidence of the
violation of the food law that showed
chance of conviction.
A letter was read from DR. Mouritz
offering to act as government physi-
clan to the Island of Molokai providing
the salary be raised to SIPS, but not
otherwise, adding that there was much
sickness at present on the Island The
emolument hitherto has been $50. On
motion of Mott-Smith DR.. Mouritz was
notified that the letter would be con-
sidered after the passing of the ap-
preparation bill. and upon the sugges-
ton of the Attorney General the board
will write to the legislative committees
stating that there are a large number
of natives on the Island. and that there
was a decided necessity for such SER
vice on Molokai outside of the leper
settlement. e
"a Olu IIOHt Tic l1oIllSltT DfuS 1O1Il-
pany, on drugs was referred to the
next meeting, in order that the rest
of the tenders might be considered at
the same time.
A discussion then followed. arising
from the reports of the members of the
board on their inspection of the Ke-
walO district, including Kakaako
Mott-Smith stated that he made his
tour in company, with DIR. Pratt, and
though In a G
surprised at the existing conditions.
The water round the Peck Stables was
in foul condition, and he and Dr. Pratt
in their buggy drove into a slough
that reached the horses belly. There
was a small alley off King street, and
| in the neighborhood of Queen street,
that was in a deplorable condition.
There was a great necessity for some
thing being done with the stagnant
water.
Fred Smith thought that the govern
ment streets should first be attended
| TO. DR.. Garvin said that the condi-
ton of affairs was fierce, and that the
| slough known as Pecks pond, would
continue to flood Kewalo district until
the roads were graded up.
The Attorney General said that he
| had spoken to McCandless about the
condition of the streets near the SAM
| tary Steam Laundry, but that that
! gentleman was uncertain as to wheth-
er they were private property or not.
! IN the event of their being public. he
! had promised that the matter should
be promptly attended to. The next day,
however, the Legislature had placed it
1 beyond the province of Mr.. McCand-
| less to attend to the matter. A sug-
! gestion was made that advantage be
| taken of the natural drop on Ward
street to make a drain that would, in
the opinion of several of the members,
speedily do away with the ponds; also,
that pressure should be brought to
brought to bear on the Legislature to
| take up this matter
DR.. Garvin, with a display of the
sewer map, explained that there was
a certain section of this district that
| could never be drained
DR. Sloggett strongly recommended
the endorsement of the report prepar-
ed in January of last year by eitt-
zen, surveyor and sanitary engi-
neer, saying that the report showed
the situation far better than the boarc
itself could make. DIR. Garvin Their
recommended that whatever was done
should be attended to before the mol
weather set in.
The board, as committee of the
whole. was then appointed 10 bring tht
matter before the superintendent OF
PuDilc w OrkS, SuDHuItlliS " IiiiA e'A.A
report endorsed by the whole board
and asking him to find ways ane
means to act upon the same.
President Cooper then brought vi
] the matter of the complaints or tins
, business community in regard TO tn'
fumigation of mails. Fred Smith san
that he understood that much OF TN
grumbIing was due to the fact that TN
corners of the envelopes were not cut
and that apparently the interior OF TN
letters were not fumigated at all.
DIR. Sloggett submitted that TN
smallpox was more likely to be brougn
through the medium Of the passenger
than by the mails.
DR.. Garvin said that the condition
We're still the same as when the reeu
, Iation went into effect. Statistics wer
read showing that the average increas
of cases per week in the states wa
about 5000, and in California o2 cases
"a of which occurred in San FRANCISCO
President Cooper commented on IN
0 disposition of the California press I
st;fie all endemic statistics, ana de