The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-05
DIR. COOPER'S REPORT
Of HIS DUAL MISSION
As Delegate to Federal Health Conference and
American Medical Association --- Attends
Republican Convention and Visits Presi-
dent Roosevelt.

Below is the report of DR.. Charles B.
Cooper, on the Annual Conference of the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice of the United States with State and
Territorial Boards of Health. quarantine
authorities and State health oficers, held
at Washington, D. c., also on the Annual
Meeting of the American Medical Asso-
citation, held at Atlantic City. N. J., to
the former of which he was the delegate
of the Government and Board of Health
OF Hawaii, and to the latter the delegate
of the Hawaiian Medical Association.
The printed exhibits contained in the
report are for the most part omitted
here DR.. Cooper read the report at the
meeting of the Board of Health on We'd
nesday.
INTRODUCTORY.
On July I. 1909, an act to increase the
efficiency and change the name of the
u. ). NJ II. Service was approved,
making the name TO be thereafter the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice. Sec. 7 reads as follows;
That when in the opinion Of the Sur
geon- General of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service of the United
States, the interests of the public health
would be promoted by conference OF
said service with State or Territorial
boards of health, quarantine authorities,
or State health officers, the District OF
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many of said health and quarantine au-
thorities as he deems necessary or proper
to send delegates, not more than one
from each State or Territory and Dis
trict of Columbia, to said conference.
Provided, That an annual conference
of the health authorities of all the States
and Territories and the District of Col
umbia shall be called, each of said States
ard Territories and the District OF Col
uinbia to. be entitled to one delegate; and
provided further, That it shall be the
duty of said Surgeon General to call a
conference upon the application OF not
less than FIVE State or Territorial boards
of health, quarantine authorities, or State
health officers, each of said States and
Territories joining in such request to be
represented by one delegate"
ritorial Board of Health OF Hawaii was
invited to send a delegate to the annual
conference, which was held in Washing |
ton, D. C., June 3 and 4, 1904. Surgeon |
General Wyman did me the honor to ask |
me to act as chairman of the Committee I
on Leprosy which position of trust | |
gladly accepted in the interest of the
Territorial Board of Health.
An historical report of Leprosy was
prepared, treating the subject from the
time leprosy made its appearance IN ,
these islands in 1913 and carried up to |
the present time, emitting the et1ology,
pathology and treatment of the disease,
but going fully into all other details and
statistics.
| also had carefully prepared histories
and photographs Of fifty picked cases, as
we'll as an album OF large number OF
different views taken at the Settlement,
showing the topography OF the country,
the homes. hospitals, landing, etc, that
were OF much interest.
THE OUTWARD JOURNEY.
I left Honolulu on May 2I in the S. S.
Siberia, arriving in San Francisco on
he 2zth after a very pleasant voyage.
BY leaving that same evening Washing
on was reached on the afternoon OF
Tune 2. | was agreeably surprised to
,e met by DR.. and Mrs. f. F. King,
whom YOU will remember as having been
.esidents of the Islands for several years.
The doctor is engaged in special work
n his profession and IS meeting with
marked success. After registering at
he New Willard and dining at the resi-
Ience of DR. King we went in search OF
Wynan. with whom
Dr. King was acquainted and whom we
ound seated in the lobby OF the New
Willard Hotel taking to gentleman
yho on introduction proved to be DIR.
.IitcheH. President OF the State Board
f Health of New Jersey and who sue
eeded to that position. my uncle, the
ate Ezra NJ Hunt, for many years look
d upon as a pioneer in State medicine 7
,eneral WyInan received me very cor
iaIlv and made many interesting inqulr-
.s about Hawaii. TN the following
,orni7g at ten o'clock the conference !
as called to order. the following States =.
nd Territories being represented as tol- !
,ws:
OMPOSITION OF CONFERENCE
California-Dr y. K Foster.
Colorado-Dr. c. E. Cooper.
Connecticut-Dr. c. A Lindsey. !
Deiaware-Dr. E. w. Cooper.
Dist. OF Colunlbia-Dr- Wm- { Fow7 !,
Florida-Dr. ]. Y. Porter. g
Hawaii-Dr. Chas. B. Cooper.