The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-21
Occupied Board of
HeaIth'S Time
Yesterday.
PHYSICIANS MUST
KNOW ENGLISH
Maternity Home viii Get Its
Money-Lack of Sewer Con-
nections Noted.

at yesterdays meeting of the Board
of Health There We're present, Presi-
dent Sloggett, DR.. Moore. DR.. Cooper,
z. p. Dole, e. A. Mott-Smith, DR..
Pratt, Secretary Charlock and Superin-
tendent Reynolds.
The following report was made by
Plumbing Inspector Keen:
Honolulu. November IS, 1901.
DR.. ]. 6. b. Pratt, Executive officer of
Board of Health
Sir-Herewith please find detail of the
work of this office for the semi-month-
" period ending November 10, 1901:
Number of plans filed, 40
Number of permits issued, 46.
Number of inspections of plumbing
and house sewers, 154.
Number of final certificates issued,
Number of sewer connections made.
81
The report on Lihue Hospital show
ed everything to be in splendid shape,
the receipts showing a trihing deficit
over the expenditures. The usual
number of patients were cared for
during the month of October.
MUST UNDERSTAND ENGLISH.
The medical examiners reported that
w. e .Taketa had passed the requir-
ed examination, and he was recon-
nended for a certificate. Dr. Cooper
called attention to the fact that il
Americans went to Japan. France or
| Germany. or other foreign countries,
the applicant would be compelled to
take the examination in the language
of the country. He thought that
therefore the examinations here should
be held in. English. and moved that
| hereafter the board require such
knowledge Of the English language.
Mr.. Dole suggested that in a country
| like Hawaii, where there were so many
different languages spoken, such a re-
uuirement should not be enforced. 1t
appeared that a rule had already been
adopted in this connection, and the
secretary was instructed to notify the
chairman of the board of medical ex-
aminers that in the future an official
| interpreter should be employed.
| SEWER CONNECTIONS NEEDED.
Plumbing Inspector Keen called at
! tention to the necessity of more sewer
connections at the Waikiki end of King
street. particularly that part beyond
Piikoi street. He says the ,odor from
the manholes at this point is very
strong. due to lack of ventilation and
of sewerage, both due to insufficient
number of connections to houses in this
district. Inspector Keen advised the
| closing up of the holes in the manhole
| covers, as the smell is u menace to
/
Tracy was instructed to take the nee
essary action
OTHER MATTERS.
The application of DR.. ]. Atcherley
for the post of government physician
at South Kohala was granted. There
is salary of $50 per month attached
to the position.
J Mr.. e. a. Mott-Smith reported again.
favoring the payment of the subsidy to
Queens Hospital. In a letter which
will be sent to Henry Waterhouse,
| treasurer, today, he says that if the
trustees comply with the rules and
regulations of the board, and make
monthly reports, the subsidy viii be
paid. The trustees must agree that the
hospital should be open to all nationah-
ties, as well as Hawaiians.
DR.. E. L. Cofer reported that there
had been no cases of plague for the
twenty days preceding the departure
of the Doric from Hongkong. No cases
had been reported at Brisbane since
October 80.
1t was decided to take no action in
regard to the subsidy for the Kapio-
! lani Maternity Home until formal ap-
pIication has been made for its pay
ment. Attorney General Dole stated
that he thought the appropriation
should be paid, unless some legal ac-
ton was taken to restrain the audi
tor He did not believe the board
should be in the position of advising
the auditor to refuse to obey an order
of the Legislature. DR.. Cofer said that
the Maternity Home did not accept 9TH
er than native women free of charge.
and there was a distinction between
this institution and the government
hospitals. The matter was closed with
| the statement that the responsibility
rested with the Legislature until some
one goes into court to stop payment.
DR.. b. f. Sandow. government ply
sician. reported one death from diph-
liberia at Kekaha, Kauai. The usual
precautions We're taken.
DR.. Oliver, resident physician at Mo-
lolai, reported on the health condi-
lions at the leper settlement for the
month of October. There were twelve
deaths during the month and two
births. Two male kokuas, clean. have
been sent away, and four clean female