Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-19

afternoon, those present being DIR. G.
D. Cooper, president; Fred C. Smith,
DR.. w. II. Mays, Mark p. Robinson, E.
c. Winston and Attorney General An
drews, members; DR.. J. s. Il. Pratt,
chief health officer: c. Charlock, sec.
retary.
The bid of John Cassidy to construct
the Molokai telephone line for $4,000
was formally accepted by the Board.
The matter of proper sanitation for
Lahaina was the subject Of some dis.
cussion. A sewer system was needed.
There should also be regulations re.
garding the sale of fish and the dis.
posal of garbage. The matter was
finally referred to committee consist
ing Of the medical members Of the
Board.
DR.. Cooper stated that on account Of
the resignation Of two sanitary in.
speCtors there were now only twelve
inspectors. The appropriation for the
inspectors was 1920 per month. DR..
Cooper proposed that the number of
inspectors remain at twelve instead
of fourteen and that the salary of
each man be raised from sS5 to 500
month. II was decided that a sur.
plus of s3S should be divided among
the inspectors.
Mr.. Robinson wanted to know II the
members of the Board were expected
to hand in their designations in con
sideratiOn OF the change of admins
tration. DR.. Cooper stated that only
heads of departments were, as far as
he knew, supposed to resign. DR..
Cooper had handed in his resignation
two weeks ago.
The matter of the building OF a new
ldispensary and a morgue was brought
up. DR.. Cooper stated that while the
bids for the construction of these two
buildings were in nothing could be
erintendent of the Public Works De
partment had been appointed.
Health In Orient.
DR.. Cofer reported the health con
dltlons in the Orient as follows:
have to report the health condi
lions in the Orient as follows:
Hongkong, two weeks to October Il
i-Smallpox cases /, deaths l; plague
. cases 4. deaths 4.
| Shanghai, two weeks to October II
Cholera cases 0, deaths l6.
Nagasali, to October ls-Clean.
Kobe. two weeks to October 81
Clean.
Yokohama. two weeks to October 2
Cholera cases /, deaths /; plague
cases 4. deaths o.
Yokohama, two weeks to October 2
Plague cases 3, deaths 4; doubtful
plague cases 3, deaths /.
Kobe. two weeks to October rs
Clean.
Hongkong. two weeks to octobe
20-Plague cases I, deaths 4.
Nagasaki, two weeks to October
Cholera cases 40, deaths %.
Remarks-lS cholera, 22 suspected
Shanghai, two weeks to October !
Cholera cases 2, deaths ..
Or. Pratts Report,
DR.. J. $. b. Pratt reported as 70!
lows:
Acting under your instructions
took charge OF the sanitary inspector
after the departure Of City Sanitar
officer Tracy. In this work | hav
been assisted by J. F.. Visher In tn
report given, his work and mine ar
given together.
Four Cesspools were located.
A Chinaman was prosecuted in tn
District Court for peddling stale hsl
He was fined $500 and costs
The number Of inspections mad
were 1900.
Seven restaurant licenses were Ia
sued, seven lodging house licenses an
two hotel licenses. The number of pei
sons that can be lawfully lodged in tn
buildings are $50.
There were forty-eight burials an
five disinterments In making the bul
ials, thirteen old graves were opene,
The average depth of the graves, frol
which bodies were disinterred, was iiN
feet.
The number Of days special work I
the inspectors was lilh.
The usual morning meeting for r
ports from the inspectors and the 81
ing of instructions to them has bee
carried on the same as when the CT
Sanitary Officer was here.
A few changes have been made fro
the manner in which City Santa
Officer Tracy carried on the work, b
all these changes have been made wi
a view to Increase the efficiency of Il
inspectors, and also to have a bett
control over the work which they a
doing
MIX Was Dragged.
Food Commissioner Duncan report
that Of ninety-seven samples of mi
examined one was found drugged a
nine below standard.
A sample from A. Ludlof contain
a preseryatiye, viz: boriC acid. Sal