Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-06
WORK Of PHYSICIANS
WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO
IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE
BOARD OF HEALTH CUT THEM
DOWN TO AVERAGE OF $40
PER MONTH - BOARD
REGULATIONS.

The Government physician problem
which Governor Carter states Is the
cause of his difference with the Board
of Health promises to prove lively
source of discussion. Those who are
doubtful of the Governors course In.
cline to the belief that he expects the
Territorial physicians to work for
nothing, though 1t is possible the plan.
tations may be forced In many in.
stances to pay physicians more In or.
der to retain their services.
The original appropriation scheme
appropriated $1,000 a month for this
branch of the service. This was cut
by the Board of Health early in the
year to 81 1890, and when the Governor
called for further retrenchment for
presentation to the Legislature the
Board cut this item to 81 900 month.
This sum averages $40 a month for tho
twenty-five physicians In the service
of the Board.
What the physicians have to do for
this sum is shown in the following in.
structions to Government physicians
issued by the Board:
INSTRUCTIONS TO GOVERNMENT
PHYSICIANS.
"a Inspection of lepers and deliv.
cry OF names of same to the Sheriff
or his deputy for apprehension.
(2) Inspection Of schools for evil
dence of contagious or infectious dis.
eases, said inspection to be made at
the beginning of the school year and
at the beginning of each term during
the school year and at such other
times as may be directed by tho
Board of Health or its agents. The
examination at the beginning Of each
term during the year to- be Of those
only who have not been examined
during the school year.
49, Vaccination of all school chill.
dren who. at the examination for evi.
dence of contagious and infectious dis
eases. show they have never been vac
cinated or who need to be revaccinat.
ed and at such other times as occasion
may require.
tD Free advice and treatment OF
the poor of all nationalities who can
not afford to pay for treatment.
90 Physicians to report at the
end of each month the information cal.
led for on the blanks furnished by the
Board of Health.
(6) Physicians to report to the
Board of Health at once all cases OF
the following diseases occurring In
their practice: Smallpox. Scarlatina.
Diphtheria, Pulmonary tuberculosis,
Typhoid Fever, Typhus Fever, Yellow
Fever, Measles, Plague and Cholera.
Blanks for this purpose will be fur
nished by the Board of Health upon ap
! piication.
G0 Physicians are to see that the
Sanitary Regulations OF the Board are
carried out and are to examine into the
sanitary conditions OF their districts
and see that any nuisances or insani'
tary condition In their district are at
any condition detrimental to the pub.
lie health of their district is not GOV.
cred by the present regulations Of the
Board Of Health or that II requires tho
action Of the Board to abate the nut
sance or insanitary condition thcy
shall at once make special report Ia
the Board giving full particulars.
S) Physicians to give instructions
as to the proper way to feed infants
! and the proper methods of preparing
infant foods.
tO Physicians are instructed II
condemn any meat, fish or food which
Is unfit for food or is dangerous Ia
the public health.
QO) Physicians are to perform the
duties of Registrar of Births, Deaths
and Marriages of their district ant
! are 90 make psoper returns as pre-
scribed by the Board Of Health and are
to see that the law OF 1896 Is carried
out and that any violations of the
law In regard to the reporting Of
births, deaths and marriages are re
ported to the proper prosecuting on
Ger in their district for prosecution.
40 II any resident physician shall
desire leave of absence from ais dis
trict for time, or is not able to per
form the duties of his position on &C
| count of accident or sickness he shall