Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-02-05
HOME RULERS ASK
MANY QUESTIONS
Of Dr.. Raymond, PreSi-
dent Of Board of
Health.
INQUIRE PARTICULARLY
ABOUT IWILEI CORRAL
Find That No Hawaiian Women Are
Registered Something About Gov
eminent DiSpenSary, Insane
Asylum, Etc,


Raymond at his office yesterday after
noon to ask a number of questions
which they wanted answered in order
10 be fully prepared when it came to
the matter of appropriations for the
Board of Health.
The questions were asked in Hawa
ilan and then translated by VIM. Moss
man. DR.. Raymond answered With
readiness everything that was asked
him by the Independents.
The following is a list of the more
important questions asked with their
answers:
Are you the president of the Board
OF Health. DR.. Raymond? Yes"
How many physicians are there
serving under the Board of HEALTH"
"Twenty-siX."
What are the salaries of these ply.
sicians?" They range from $40 to
$500. The physician at the leper set.
Element gets $3.50 per month"
"Who are the agents of the Board OF
Health on the various islands," They
are the sheriHfs and deputy sheriffs.
who serve without pay"
"Ts medicine being distributed on the
various islands," Yes"
Are poor people charged for the SER
vices of these government physicians?"
IF they are poor they are not charged
anything but II they are earning COM
Portable wages, then fee is charged"
Or. Raymond went on to explain the
whole system and stated that the gov.
eminent physicians on the Islands had
the same instructions as those on tho
Mainland.
"How many cases Of bubonic plague
were there during the recent epidem-
ic?" There were II cases with 81
deaths"
DR.. Raymond stated that, as he was
not connected with the Board of Health
during the plague. he could not give
many particulars.
How much money was spent dur
ing the plague epidamic?" THAT |
cannot tell. The figures are in the
possession of DIR. Wood and Attorney
General Dole"
GLOW many licensed prostitutes are
there at Iwilei?" DR.. Raymond replied
that he did not know as this came d.
rectly under the Police Department.
The Board of Health had nothing to do
with the licensing of prostitutes.
"Then why is it that the Board OF
Health has appointed a physician TO
examine the prostitutes at certain
stated times during the week." Be
cause the Act to Mitigate distinctly
makes provision for this state of af-
fairs"
Glow many women, by nationalities,
are there inthe Iwilei corral?" There
are 1871 in all. OF these, ten are
French and American. The remain
der are Japanese
"Then are there no Hawaiian wo'
men in the corral?" NO" At this ans
wer, the natives seemed very much de-
lighted.
What is the salary Of the meat in
spector?" "Dr. Monsarrat gets 5000
Formerly, DR.. Shaw worked with Or
Monsarrat. These two offices have
now been merged into one"
What did the former city physician
get for his services?" "Dr. Howard
was paid s175 per month"
How many physicians are now do
ing the work at the dispensary?'
1.-TWO"
why are two necessary. Because
there is so much outside work to be
done that one man is kept busy paying
visits while the other must remain in
the Office"
What salary are these men get
ting" "a hundred dollars apiece q
month"
How many lepers are there at thu
Kalaupapa settlement at Molokai?'
There are $50 and so 'kokuas.'
Just here Senator KalauOkalan
asked II the people at the settlemen
had had all they wanted to eat durin'
the last few months. President Ray
mond replied that there had been SOM
trouble with the poi contract a shor
time ago and that, on this account
there had been shortage in the suppl
for little while. However, every
thing was now in good shape again.
"Do you think it will be necessary t
increase the next biennial appropria
ton for the Board of HEALTH" Presi
dent Raymond replied that he ha
sent In his report to Governor Dol
with his estimates for the next tw
years. He had lessened the sum up
propriated for the present period by
great deal but Governor Dole had seei
At to add on 100000 as he was of tn
opinion the expenses would be heavy.
~ "Who is the physician at the in
sane asylum and what is the number o
the inmates of the institution? "Dr
Harbprt IL the nhysician and there ar