Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-12-11


first sample to that of the second As
waters Of this class should not change
very much from time to time, It is
levident that this water is occasionally
contaminated. as, for instance, the
drainage from cesspools during heavy
pools shows that the contamination
| is probably from that source re-
gard this matter as slightly suspicious
and, while 1t might perhaps be used
without danger. still its use In the
manufacture Of poi is unwise in that 1t
may be the source of infection over a
considerable area.
] Analyses Of water from two wells
Supplying lodging house (AkaboshD:
results in parts per million:
Free ammonia-makai we'll, 0.SO: ma
uka well, O.21; two analyses. O.O65.
Albumlnoid ammonia-makai well,
0l0; mauka well, 600; two analyses
900.
Nitrogen as nitrates-makai well
L5O; mauka well OPS; two analyses,
100.
Nitrogen as nitrates-makai well. o.
Of; mauka well, .O05; two analyses.
0OOI.
Chlorine-makai well. 20; mauka
well, 81: two analyses, 20.
Required oXygen''-makai well, f..
Is: mauka well, 127: two analyses
$50.
Total residue-makai well, 800; ma
uka we'll, 395; two analyses. 1896.
The makal well is about thirty feet
from a cesspool and slightly Eva. with
reference TO the Cesspool. of the un-
derground flow of the district. This
water is no doubt contaminated with
the drainage from the cesspool and Is
not fit for human consumption.
THE mauka well. while not being a
good water. still the analysis does not
show 1t to be polluted as much as the
other well examined. This well may
be regarded with suspicion and from
Its proximity to cesspool $50 feet, II
is probably slightly contaminated.
The following foods were examined:
"One sample Miller's malt extract at
request of private party: Alcohol. SO
per cent. extract. $40; proteids. O.5i:
ash. O20.
"One sample of honey: no adutera-
ton.
THE following goods were condemn
ed:
Three cases condensed milk. Nov. I
| aannn lngan hntfl ag nT annhnNtAa
IL.
Three cases condensed milk. Nov.
%.
"A substance OF unknown origin.
sent to the Police Department, was re,
ferred to me for examination and re-
port made thereon"
City Sanitary officer Tracy reported
as follows:
Gentlemen: Permit me once again
to bring up the question OF either clos
ing the cemeteries within the city lin
Its to further burIals. or OF so regulat-
ing them that the present very insani-
tGiy and dangerous practices be stop
lped.
Il felt that hasty action should not
be taken and that the different keep.
ers should be allowed to remedy the
conditions existing as lar as lay IL
their power, and that the organizations
controlling these cemeteries should be
allowed to take the initiative and OF
their own accord to close at least the
crowded portions OF their holdings. and
for that reason they have been allowed
to go ahead and we have seen the re
quired depth OF six feet anu that the
burial was made at that depth.
"a record has been kept OF each in
terment since the tlrst OF September
showing each case where anything out
of the ordinary has happened. | find
that in this time thirty-seven coinns
have been disturbed, some actually
chopped in two and part OF the remains
reburied beneath the new one. some
OF the cemeteries are SO low that when
graves are dug to six feet, the coffin
will be entirely submerged in water
This has happened not only once but
five times in three months, and nc
move has been made on the part of tn.
organizations controlling these bury
ing grounds to stop II.
"a cemetery which SO far has no
been brought before the Board as 9
place necessary to be closed is the ma
tive Protestant plot at Kalihi, Hau
helemano. Two burials have lately
been made at this place, and In eact
case II took two full days to blast {
grave out of the rock. AS you al
know, unless some means is taken L
arrest decomposition changes in tn,
body, this is entirely too long for 1t L
remain above ground.
Trusting that the Board will see fl
to take some action In this matter,
remain Very respectfully,
&c. Ii. TRACY.
City Sanitary Officer and Inspector Of
Cemeteries"
President Cooper appointed DR.. Mays