The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-13
THE BOARD
OF HEALTH
Routine Matters
at Yesterdays
Meeting.
JAP DOCTOR
AS EXAMINER
Removal of Pig Pens Subject for
Observation-Disclosures of
School Children.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Board of Health was held yesterday,
the following members being in attend
ance: President Sloggett, Drs. Moore
and Cooper and 'Messrs. E. P. Dole, E.
A. Mott-Smith and Fred Smith, Secre-
tary Charlock and Executive officer
Pratt were also present.
Mrs. Harriet Castle Coleman appear
ed before the board in reference to the
examination of school children by a
lady physician appointed and paid by
the kindergarten Association. Mrs.
Coleman stated that it was the inten-
ton of the physician to make an exam
nation of girls, as is required now of
the government physician. and DR..
Mary Brown was suggested for the
place. The work is somewhat in the
nature of an experiment and it was in
tended to start it as soon as possible.
as the one physician was to make a
tour of the entire island group. DR..
Moore stated that the law provided for
the examination of all school children
within six weeks after the opening of
the school year, and it would be impos-
sible for one physician to complete. the
work in that time. DR.. Sloggett stated
that the examination could not be
made at this time in any event, as all
pupils had already been examined by
the government PHYSICIANS and the
board was powerless to enforce more
than one such an examination in one
year. The matter was finally postponed
for two weeks, when Mrs. Coleman will
again appear before the board.
JAPANESE DOCTORS.
In regard to the protest made at the
last meeting relative to the admission
of Japanese physicians to practice by
the Board of Medical Examiners, DR..
Moore reported as follows:
81 am of the opinion that the Board
of Medical Examiners is using it's best
efforts to prevent the admission of I'M
qualified men to practice medicine in this
Territory. 1 also believe that they are
crippled in certain cases in flav-
ing to employ an interpreter
1t was suggested that it would per- !
haps be wise to add a Japanese physici- !
an to the Board of Examiners to over |
but no final action was taken in the mat |
ter.
THE PIG PROBLEM
A letter was read from Dol, Jap, |
making protest against the order of |
City Sanitary Officer Tracy, compelling
him to remove his pig pens from his |
present location in Pauoa. He stated !
hat his place was sanitary, and that
here had been no complaints because of
l. and ii would cost at least 800 to re-
move it, He asked that at least the time
re extended in which to make the
mango, and closed with the plaintive ap-
zeal that he had a wife and four chill
rpn 0pnpn6ant |
md If deprived of the swine he would
e unable to get an income Mr. Tracy
eported that the pig pen was in COM
aratively good sanitary condition, but
hat the district was building up and it
vas necessary to keep pigs out of that
ocality, and all must be treated alike.
action was postponed and the matter
eferred to Drs. Moore and Sloggett for
lvestigation.
OTHER MATTERS
Payment of the bill of DR.. Weddick for
laking two post norton examina tons
t Spreckelsville was refused. the board !
gliding that as he was a government |
MUSICIAN drawing a salary of 500 per |
lonth, he was not entitled TO extra COM
A letter was read from Mrs McConkey
tating that her husband, government
MUSICIAN, was i'll. but would recover
ithin few weeks. During his absence
ian, was doing his work, and this ar
angement was approved.
The sanitary officer at Hilo reported
aving had sol inspections during the
onth of January.
The report of Malulani Hospital showed
patients to have been treated
uring the month of January. There
ere four deaths. The receipts for the
lonth were s347. balance from December,
20 40 and expenditures for January,
20, leaving balance hand of S4.25.
Z. a. Mott-Smith reported that the
1ntract made with the Waialua was alb
'gated by the wrecking of the vessel on
lie same day that the deal had been
ade, and Mr.. Ferreira had reported that
lie contract would have to be cancelled
s he had no other boat A temporary
with Young Bros for the
irrying of paiai was made by Mr.. Mott