Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-07
BOARD Of HEALTH
HEARS REPORTS
President Raymond Con-
graduates Asylum
Management
GOVERNMENT PHYSICIANS
DISCUSSED PRO AND CON
Sanitation of Tenement Houses an I'm
portant Natter Board Will In
spect Disease Breeding
Spots.

| After his absence of four weeks he
welded the gavel with despatch and,
with a full attendance of all of the
members, large amount of business
was attended to.
An application was read from vii
liam G. Kittel, police officer at Laupa
hoehoe. Hawaii. for the position Of
fish inspector at that landing. He
states that Japanese fishermen have
been selling unwholesome fish at that
place. His appointment was recon-
mended.
DIR. L. S. Goodhue of Koloa hospital
asked the Board to allow nurses ser
vices and the use of two beds. which
with the assistance he can secure from
the plantations. will give sufficient
equipment to take charge of all who
may be admitted. The application was
granted.
Drs. Mallory, Thompson and Wang.
hop, government physicians. were
granted acquisitions for drugs. These
applications raised the question of the
wisdom OF continuing the system OF
government physicians. The matter
was discussed at length without any
formal action being taken. There was
$4,000 appropriated two years ago for
the purpose Of providing drugs for gov
eminent physicians. The sum Of 81. 900
has been used With this showing. DR..
Cooper thought 1t would not be good
policy to make underpaid country doc
tors furnish their own drugs.
President Raymond believed the in
terests Of economy demanded the ul-
innate abandonment of the present sys-
TEN Of government physicians. He
said with the extinction Of the govern
ment physician, the plantations would
employ physicians and that, so far as
aiding the INDECENT sick, any reputable
physician, worthy the name. would
not deny medical aid merely because
the sick person was poor. He further
stated that the present system was. In
fact, a mere subsidy to the plantations
rather than an aid for the INDECENT.
Il. p. Dole's observation on the sub
ject was that. in his mind, govern
ment salary should represent govern
ment service.
+. p. Dole made verbal report Of |
his opinion upon recommendation
made by Prof. Shorey to amend certain
laws relating 70 pure food. In a gem
eral way, he said he would not assert |
that the existing laws could not be
improved, but he considered the re-
of the chemist of
doubtful legal eXpediency. The three
were: First. that the |
word delivering" be added to the sec
lion Of the penal laws making It an Of
'ense to manufacture or sell adulterat-
ID food; second. that the presence OF
food in an establishment,
De considered primae facie evidence:
bird, that type used in printing
printing labels for compounds be OF
certain prescribed size
DR.. Pratt reported that the January
ill for the burial of paupers was s117.
lie brought up the matter of prohibit
ng burials within the district of Ko-
IA, and was directed by the Board to
investigate and designate the places
Within said limits, where burial OF the
lead would be proper.
A resume Of affairs at the Asylum for
he insane, prepared by DR.. Herbert,
Of that institution, was
cad by DR.. Pratt and ordered placed
IN file. 1t was an exhaustive descrip-
ion of the institution and gave in
ninutest detail, complete information
s to the number of inmates, character
4 mental trouble, modes OF treatment.
eneral discipline. and management of
he place.
At the close OF the reading of DIR.
ierbert's report, President Raymond
tated that he made personal inspec-
Ion of the insane asylum short time
go and was greatly surprised to find
he institution in such excellent order.
10 had expected to find abuses but
1und every reason for the hearty con-
ratulations he gave to the superin-
endent He believed 1t to be the duty
I the Board Of Health to give DR..
Ierbert its endorsement.
However, he was strong in the be-
eff that the asylum should be under
he management of a resident physi-
AN. He gave several reasons for this,
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