The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-05-22
CHANCE FOR
THE CLEAN
New Examination
Of Lepers to
Be Made.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

at tne leper settlement was Ordered
yesterday by the Board OF Health, to
set at rest once and for all the stories
which are being constantly repeated
that many of the persons confined at
Kalaupapa and Kalawao are not lep-
ers.
DR.. Mays called up the matter at yes
terday's meeting with resolution pro-
viding that DR.. Goodhue make a list
of all persons committed for leprosy
who have recovered from that disease
| or whom he considers are doubtful
cases, and that all such persons be i'm
mediately transferred to the Kalihi re-
ceiving station for further examina-
ton.
President Cooper said he favored the
purpose of the resolution but suggested
| that the proceeding would be a rather
! expensive one and that 1t would be
much better for the examination to be
made at the settlement by the medical
commission in the presence of the
| Board of Health upon its annual visit
next month. He favored the idea cf
| DR.. Goodhue preparing the list so as to
expedite matters when the experts
visited the settlement. DR.. Mays ac-
cepted the amendment to his resolu-
ton which was approved of by all the
members of the board.
| Mr. Winston favored the resolution
and suggested that the examination be
made Immediately and referred to the
many reports circulated as to the clean
at the settlement.
"As demonstration of the inaccu-
racy of mere ocular examination" said
DIR. Cooper, take the cases of two chill
dren that were pronounced clean by the
| two experts who visited the settlement
with the committee from the legisla-
ture. These children We're brought
down to the Kalihi receiving station, at
the request of a representative and
were examined by the medical board
and psychologists. All declared that
| they We're lepers"
1t was finally decided to instruct DR..
Goodhue to make up the list and the
examination will be made upon the oc-
casion of the Boards visit in June.
! DR.. Mays also called attention to the
nadequacy of the accommodations at
the Kalihi receiving station and asked
If anything was being done to relieve
| the situation
DIR. Cooper stated that an appropria-
| ton had been asked from the Legis-
lature, and il granted the entire sta
| ton would be remodeled and six new
| cottages constructed.
DIVORCES FOR LEPERS.
s. X. Kane reported for the COM
mittee on unlawful cohabitation at the
settlement. He said the poor people
should be assisted and quoted the stat
ute which makes leprosy ground for
divorce Another statute was quoted
which says that the Attorney General
shall give aid to poor and INDECENT or
oppressed citizens, and suggested that
action be brought for divorce by the
| Attorney General on behalf of the per-
sons living unlawfully at the settle
ment.
DIR. Moore was appointed a member
! of the medical board of examiners.
The question of asking tenders foc
paai was referred to committee conf
posed of NJ p. Robinson, T.. C. Win
ston and +. c. Smith to ascertain from
the Legislature the amount to be APP
propriated. The president was author
! lied to call for bids for the amount re-
quired.
FOUNTAINS FOR ANIMALS.
A letter was received from b. II.
Smith asking permission to establish
| ten sanitary drinking fountains in Ho-
nolulu for animals only. The idea met
with approval but it was first referred
to the committee on petitions for in
vestigation.
NEW FISH MARKET.
A request from Wong Leong for per-
mission to establish a fish market on
Queen street was referred to the same
committee.
OTHER MATTERS.
DR.. Sandow reported two cases IF
smallpox on Kauai among Porto Ri
cans. All precautions had been taken
/ and the school in the infected district
closed.
DIR. Henry Hayes of Olaa was grant
ed leave of absence and DIR. Curtis ap-
pointed temporarily to fill his place
Supt McVeigh was instructed to pre-
pare a list OF lepers who are cohabt-
! ing unlawfully, in order that divorces
might be obtained for them.
| President Cooper suggested that the
board remain at the settlement two or
| three days on the June visit in order
| to examine lepers. He said he didn't
/ believe there was single person there
| who wished to leave.
DIR. Cofer sent in the following re-
port
Il have to report the health condi-
| tions in the Orient as follows: Hong
! kong, two weeks to April %, 1903
| Smallpox cases. /; deaths, /; plague
cases, us; deaths, 100. Shanghai, two
weeks to April 49, 19O3-Smallpox cases,
| 0: deaths, g NaGasak, two weeks to
| May /, l903-Clean. Kobe two weeks
to May 8, l9O3-Smallpox cases, 3;
! deaths, o. Yokohama, two weeks TO
! May 6, l9O3-Clean.
! DIARRHOEA is more to be dreaded
! than diphtheria. It attacks all ages and