The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-26
OUR HEAL H
IS GOOD
Physicians Report
to Board of
Health.

IypHOIo lever appeared to nave been
the disease most generally prevalent
in the Islands in the month of Janu-
airy, according to the reports received
from the government physicians by the
Board of Health. In almost every dis
trict typhoid is prevalent to some ex-
tent, otherwise the people of the Ha-
waiian Islands have been extraordi-
narily healthy during the month just
! passed.
| The following is a summary of the
reports of government physicians as
compiled by Registrar Henderson,:
KAUAI.
/ Waimea-Health conditions excel
/ lent; sanitary conditions excellent A
house to house visitation was under
taken and the owners and tenants
were compelled to thoroughly clean
their premises. All rubbish was burn
ed and the cesspools emptied and thor
oushly disinfected. Three cases of ty-
phoid reported.
phoid, three of influenza and three of
dysentery. General health and sanitary
conditions good.
Kealia. Hanalei-General health and
sanitary conditions good: two cases of
typho1d, four of influenza and three of
dysentery Conditions very good at
present, owing to the recent cleaning
up.
OAHU.
Ewa-Health and sanitary conditions
good. The amount of sickness is small
and the mortality low for so large a |
district. Two cases of remittent fever |
and one of dysentery.
Waianae-GeneraI health and sani |
tary conditions very good.
Walaiua-Health conditions fairly
good. The sanitary conditions of rice
have been much improved |
by drainage and cleaning out of rat |
infected outhouses. Five cases of ma
arlal fever, two tubercular; light at
acks of influenza epidemic; fourteen
,ases reported
koolaulOa, Koolaupoko - General |
health and sanitary conditions excel
ent; two cases of intermittent fever: :
mild cases of dysentery among chill .
lren, usually attributable to dietetic
xcesses. Three cases of influenza and
leven of dysentery.
MOLOKAI.
Leeward-General health and SAM
airy conditions good. Epidemic of ca
arrh.
MAUI.
Notwithstanding conditions below IT
ar in places; general health good
hree cases of malaria, one of influenza L
nd two of dysentery [
MISUNDERSTANDING conditions very | r
ood- Three cases of fever, one case
dySentery. h
conditions are fair. A
he camps at Kihei and Spreckelsville T
e as clean as / believe it is possible n,
keep such camps. and Will compare q
-vorably with any town having the u
me class of inhabitants Eleven d.
ses of malaria, and four of typhoid
fiuenza and dysentery unusually
evalent; eighteen of the former and
ne of the latter disease reported DR..
negar recommends that every effort
made to rid the place of rats.
Acknowledgement health and SAM -
~ conditions fair; four cases of ty-
ol6, three of dysentery and eleven of a
iuenza. -
4ana-Sanitary conditions fairly
Cd General heaith-large number of
SEES of influenza and bronchitis Four
ses of remittent fever, six of dysen-
y and thirty five of influenza
HAWAII.
North Acknowledgement health and
litary conditions fair. Three cases
typhoid; pneumonia unusually prev
mt. -
outh Kohala-General health and v
!itary conditions good Four cases Cd
malarial fever: respiratory catarrh
Usually prevalent. DR. Atcherly rec
menus cleaning and repairing of
d leading from wharf to Kawaihae
'orth Kona-General health good;
Mt cases of influenza.
outh kona-GeneraI health and
itary conditions good: three cases Po
influenza. Id
amakua-Health conditions good.
ae cases of remittent fever.
orth Hilo-Sanitary conditions fair
good; ten cases of typhoid fever D
pc cases of influenza and two of Lac
entery.
health and sanitary
1itions good; one case of typhoid. Co
of malaria and two of dysentery. ..-
aa-The sanitary condition of the
lements at Nine Miles is bad. With
aid of the police I expect a de-
q improvement within the next
ty days. One case of typhoid-ma-
l. and one of dysentery DR. Reid
:: Il should recommend that the
am of police of Olaa be made an
1t of the board, so that he may be
lied to enforce the regulations
health conditions
|; two malariai cases. one dysen- VI
o.
.u-Generai health and sanitary Min
Iuons good: two cases of remit Frid
fever, one Of pneumonia, eight R1
ntery.