The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-15
HEAL IS
VERY GOOD
Reports Made by
Government
Medics.
RAT CRUSADE
is EXTENDED
Physicians From All the Islands
Report on Sanitation and
Health.

influenza, pneumonia and kindred dis
eases were unusually prevalent during
the month of December, according to the
reports of the government physicians
from the other Islands
In at least one district also the cru
SADIE against rats is being taken I'D as
requested by the Board of Health. Cen
orally, the health of the people in the
| other Islands, as well as in Oahu is
good, excepting in one or two districts
The following the summaries of re-
ports as prepared by Registrar Hender
son:
Wainea, Kauai-Sanitary conditions
good general health very good. Various
mild types of pneumonia fevers have
been prevalent considerable pernicious |
anaemia among Porto Ricans on Waimea |
and kekaha plantations. Two cases of |
dysentery
koloa. Lihue, Kauai-General health
and sanitary conditions good. Two cases
OF malaria, two deaths from dipththeria
ten cases Of influenza.
Kealia, Hanalei, Kauai-Sanitarv and
health conditions usually good as a re-
suit of the recent cleaning I'D. One case
oI rheumatic fever, venereaI diseases I,
coughs and colds more prevalent One d,
case each of dysentery and influenza.
EVA, Oahu-General health and sani-
AIRY conditions good, four cases of re- :
intent and two of typhoid fevers
Wa1anae, Oahu-Health and sanitary S
conditions very good. One case of dys- 1
,ntery. IL
Waiaiua, Oahu-Sanitary conditions 5
air, health conditions good. Two mala- C
n wood recommends that the sale of F
sh unfit for food should be stopped also :,
ne unnecessary fouling of running T
treaIls of water
koolauloa, Koolaupoko, Oahu-General u
ealth excellent. Influenza in a mild e
'rTn, especially among children Thirty dl
'ur cases of that disease reported fa
Leeward. Acknowledgement health good | di
Hcepting for epidemic of catarrh pre- n,
ailing. nj
Maui-General health and san. h
airy conditions good. Dr. Dawson re- ~
'rts: Il have endeavored to organize a -
ret crusade against rats, and impress "a
eopie with the absolute necessity of I'D
eanliness in and about their houses IN
I'd called the attention of the police to bu
nuisances reported to me. The lat dy
r We're promptly abated." SO
Maui-General sfealtb and
nitaTy conditions below par in some We
rts. One case of typhoid and three of 90
alarial fever One case of influenza -
d three of dysentery 'e
<ihei, Kula, Mau:-Verv fair az 70 CO.., ca
ry conditions; as to health. there have Tel
sn nine cases of pneumonia during the yo
st two weeks. The epidemic of infu get
"a reported last month seems 20 have I
ated somewhat. Thirteen cases OF ma Mi.
TAI levers and two of typhoid, ten in her
,Ina ana twelve dysentery Pneumonia rel;
-. .. 4tesaleht. Dr. Dinegar recon- con
nds; Physicians should have notices ano
ted through their districts requiring =,
I all cases of illness. especially in Ash 80
IS, should be at once reported to a eng
care taken in those places where Da'
re are large numbers of them living ing
ether, as in plantation camps Also con
efficient sanitary rules be enforced" has
akawao, Maui-Sanitary conditions par
A mo, places 1air' other places being Cha
of nnapmonis G pn OF typhoid and app
un1atic ,ro,,hI- lever ana lasc
al IMAM he I
birth Kohala, Maui-Healtb and SAM actr
On good two cases Of typhoid and
of dysentery
ana, Maui-Health and sanitary con-
ms fairly good. Three cases of ma
l. twelve OF bronchitis ten of infu uaa
|, and six of dysentery.
uth kohala, Hawaii-Sanitary and
'ral health good. Eight malarial H.
- Ut Atcheriy recommends: I'm 1899.
10 go ,, -. sciioois at hawalhae and I ha
,ae - ei'-en' VI Deach at ka- dand
nth Kons tIa.;, Co., mont
sanitary conditions GOOD iie@''h that
nth Kona, Hawaii-Same as abova had
makua, Notwithstanding conditions recor
general health fair Diarrhoea and jconfe
htery prevalent. Twenty-six cases lgave
80 tI as tn
of IL ha"ali-With the excep- 1dand
= srnnr1s '. tellalnlng cases of "epi- jmove
e tbe syarasa nerai health is IHerp
'shteen cases or for RI