The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-17


to the need of a matron.
IT find also a singular absence Of
such measures for the protection
and seclusion of these hapless Great
ures as their sex entities them to. Per-
haps no other place in the civilized
world could be found where insane
patients of both sexes are turned out 10
occupy all day long the same recrea-
ton ground. Yet such Is the condition
of things here. 1t Is true, the alton
dants are on the alert to keep tho fe-
male patients at their end of the
ground. and the male patients at the
other side, but that does not sufficient
ly remedy the evil. The only way to
do so is to construct board fence
across the recreation ground and con
tinue 1t so as to enclose the whole
female department.
For the protection of the patients,
the windows of the female wards ie-
quire to be barred. One of the dormi-
tories, containing six beds, is entirely
without bars, the windows offering ev-
cry facility for ingress or egress.
Putting the several recommends
tons into the form of motion. l
move:
The ACTION TAKEN.
II. That the present arrangement OF
eight-hour shifts for attendants be
abolished at the end of the present
month, and that a system of day and
night service be substituted therefor"
Referred TO DR.. Malster, superinten-
dent.
'2 That the attendants be no long
er required 10 provide substitute for
tcnip.Iury absences, that duty belong
ing to the superintendent"
Adopted.
80 That the superintendent shall see
that the pay roll fully sets forth the
names of every person employed, with
the amount due to each person." ci
AS the law requires this, no action
was deemed necessarily.
a. That n matron be appointed, II
any way can possibly be found to do
SO, preferably one who has had exper-
fence in insane asylum work"
Carried.
IS. That a six-foot board fence be
erected, enclosing the female depart
ment and the female recreation
ground"
Deferred till next meeting.
IS. That bars be placed on all the
windows of the female wards and dor
mitories.'
Adopted.
NEW ASYLUM SITE.
Incidental to the foregoing, the ques-
tion of site for the new asylum
buildings provided for in the loan ap-
preparations by the Legislature was
discussed.
Thn 10 yplt taI I, -tI.
day as having been as good as selected
did not seem to meet with any favor.
1t was objected to 1t that, being in the
path of city expansion as well as lying
between Honolulu and the Pearl Har-
Dor naval station, the location would
ultimately come to lack the desirable
quality of privacy. With the railway
on one side and the electric car line
on the other it would not have the
essential element of quietness. More
over, the projected hotel ranch at the
Herbert place would be in too close
proximity.
The ! sylum committee was advised
to keep an eye out for site and as
certain what government land might be
available therefor.
TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.
A letter dated July IA was received
from C. Bolte, saying:
II have received on my Heeia ranch
from August to October last year 26
cows from Mr.. II. II. Macfarlane's
Ahuimanu ranch. Twelve of these
cows died during the six months from
December to June. DR.. Monsarrat ex-
amined the eleventh COW and declared
tuberculosis to be the cause of its
death. Parts of the lungs of the elev-
enth and twelfth dead COWS / send you
herewith. on June 90 DR.. Monsarrat
examined the remaining IA Ahuimanu
COWS and l understand that he found
seven of them to be tuberculous. VIII
you, please, inform me whether DR.. |
Monsarrat's diagnosis is correct, and, |
If so, instruct me as to what / am to
do with these seven sick cows?"
President Cooper gave the opinion that |
ii was necessary to get at the bottom
of this trouble. On his suggestion 1t |
was voted that Dr. Pratt make a thor
ough investigation his return to Ho-
nolulu.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
A resolution defining the duties OF
the president, which the legislature
neglected to do while changing the
committee including the Attorney Cen
eral and Attorney Kane.
Upon the report of a committee of
the medical members It was decided to
fumigate inter-island steamers once In
three months.
S, Keliinoi and d. Pail were award