The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-12
'HAWAII'S INDECENT SICK
HAVE DISMAL PROSPECT
Planters Win Be Asked to Assist in Maintaining
Sanitation in Country Weddck Makes
Hard Luck Statements.


Their recommend that Section Is und
the Rules and Regulations of the no
pltal De SO changed and amended tn
the operating physician may make al
receive q. reasonable zee for an one
anon Where the subject is in positfc
to pay such q charge That in ca
OF a DISPUTE, as to charges, either ii
trustees Or this Board act as referees
DE- Cooper thought everybody WI
could pay should pay. There was Ell
tlreiy too much free business. q
moved that the limitation of 500 as
fee for any operation be removed fro,
the rules If a patient was able to IA
for major operation he should d
SO, because of the care required in sue
case after the operation
DR. Weddick said three doctors wer
usually required for a serious opera
ton to do justice to the patient. W his
| he had performed such operations a
lone, there should be skilled assissais
whenever it was possible.
The motion carried
DR.. Cooper moved that, out of til
running expenses of the hospital DR.
Weddick receive a fee of $5G a month
DR.. Weddick had previously explained
that native Hawaiians had always nee1
treated free at the hospital, operation:
and all INDECENT foreigners had OBJ.
tanned similar consideration. The mo-
ton carried
The resignation OF DR.. j. H. Raymond
as a trustee of the Malulani Hospital
rendered on account of removal to Ho-
nolulu, was accepted and the president
authorized to ask r. w. Filler, man.
ager of the Kahului Railroad Co, to
accept the vacant position.
OTHER HOSPITALS.
.'The Attorney Generals Depart
ment,'' the Board was informed, has
agreed to confirm its opinion, relative
to the subsidy to the Leah Home for
ncurables, so that the Auditor may
issue the necessary warrants. The re-.
sistance to the payment of subsidies to
the Queens Hospital and Kapiolani
Maternity Home will probably cease
SANITATION.
IT made a thorough inspection of the
pig ranches on the flats on Sheridan
street." the president reported. They
are being put in good order.
without previous notice inspected
The slaughter house of the Metropolitan
Meat Company at Kalili. found the
place III admirable condition and have
no criticism to offer The facilities for
We're all that could be re-
luired, and there was every evidence
the duties of inspection were being
property attended to at the time of
ny visit I inspected the hog and duck
,anches in the vicinity. They were all
n excellent order"
A report by w. F. Hall. a sanitary
Inspector, upon duck ranches was read.
He had spent twelve days in the in
pection and the rest of the month in
iaving orders for improving the con-
Iitions carried out. There We're 81
ancfles at Waikiki with 10, ESQ ducks,
nd II at Kalihi with $3.50, the totals
eing 6s ranches and 5000 ducks.
MILK AND MEAT.
The memorandum of the president
aid:
AIKEN during the year 1903 to save |
veraged 3 2-3 samples per day. / |
imposed and have arranged that the |
heat and poi inspector and the food |
and milk inspector shall |
,intly secure the necessary milk sam |
les. have conversed with a leading |
snator and am convinced the respon- |
bflity of certain changes rests solely |
D them. / recommend that DR.. w. L. |
[onsarrat be retained in his position |
5 meat inspector with poi inspection /
1ded, and that he, with DR.. Duncan,
lod commissioner and milk inspector, I
: Jointly held responsible for securing
ilk samples
Tt was agreed, on discussion of these
alters, that the president should see
overnor Carter and ascertain wheth-
the services of H. Myhre, milk In
rector, could not be retained until
lily 1.
THE KALIHI PREMISES.
President Pinllham made the follow
g presentment:
..T,he Bishop Estate has prepared a
ase, that appears acceptable, of the
ounds on which the Kapiolani Girls
ONE and the Quarantine Station
and. They have amended their usual /
ause as to the cutting of trees, and
we made void the clause claiming
e improvements at the termination
the lease
On motion of DR.. Cooper, the presi-
MT was authorized to go ahead in
6curing the lease.
QUARANTINE REPORTS. II
Or. L. E. Cofer. chief quarantine Of
err. sent in reports of health cond1-
rs at ports in the Pacific with which
,nolulu has steamship eommunica-
n. as follows:
uva. Fiji, clean
Brisbane. observation-disclosures cases
deaths 1.
4ongkong-plague cases 10. deaths
smallpox cases 8, deaths s.
,hanghai--smallpox cases s. deaths 9
Tagasah-smallpox cases 1855, deaths 4
,obe-snallpox eases /, deaths 0. I
-okohama- clean.
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