The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-28

SUFFERING
Leahi Home Kept
Up by Private
Means.
DR.. Cooper's Position in
National Medical
Conference.
Plague at Auckland Smallpox
at Asiaiic Porss-IiiIo
Smoke.

yesterday the BOARD OF Healkn nSiO
it's weekly meeting in the Office lately
occupied by the plumbing inspector in
Kapuaiwa building. President L. E.
Pinkham was in the chair, with him
being present Assistant Attorney Gem
eraI NJ. f. Prosser, John c. Lane, DR..
c. b. Cooper, Fred. C. Smith and DR..
W. H. Mays. c. Charlock. secretary,
and Miss Mae Weir. stenographer. were
in attendance.
THE BUSINESS PRESENTED.
President Pinkham laid the principal
business of the meeting before the
Board in the following written addressI
Honolulu, April 81, 1904.
To the Members of the Board of
Health.
The matters to come before you today
are limited to generalities.
Your President has had interviews
with Bishop Libert and the Rev. Fl. H.
Parker, relative to cemeteries, and finds
both gentlemen liberal in their views
toward conserving the public health.
1t would be useless at this time to offer
any suggestions until the subject in ali
its details has been thoroughly studied
and weighed.
The time approaches when DIR. Coop
er viii attend the annual Conference
of State and Territorial Health officers
with the United States Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service" and take
his place at the head of the Committee
on Leprosy.
Your President has addressed the
Governor on the subject, and spoken to
the committee from the recent Legis-
lature also on the matter
1t would seem an opportunity to in
terest the highest medical and scien-
tific skill in the study and investiga-
ton of this disease. in the hope that
ultimately knowledge and means may
be found for it's amelioration. ard pos
sible cure.
Your President believes the subject
should be presented to the lepers them
selves in the most dispassionate and
intelligent manner, that their desire for
scientific investigation may be brought
to the attention of the highest medi.Hl
authorities. s
It is too early to do more than to
create a sentiment in Hawaii. and draw
the attention of specialists more par
ticularly to the need for study of the
disease.
Your President regrets to report sew
eral hospitals are suffering from the
lack of funds. The care of the sick is
an imperative duty that cannot be
shirked, though the government must
be protected from imposition. The Le-s
ahi Home for Incurables is notably in
need of funds, and only through the
generosity of its treasurer has it been
able to continue.
A solution of the problem is hoped for
before your next meeting.
Except a few routine items there is
nothing further to bring before you.
Respectfully,
(Signed L. E. PINKHAM,
President, Board of Health.
PEsTILENCE IN ORIENT.
L. E. Cofer. Passed Assistant Sur
geon. Chief Quarantine oficer. Terri
tory of Hawaii. sent in a report on the
health conditions in the Orient as fol-
lows:
HoRgkong, two weeks to April 5, 1904.
-Asiatic Cholera, cases l., deaths /;
Smallpox, eases 8, deaths 2: Plague,
cases 8. deaths 8.
Shanghai, two weeks to April s.
Smallpox, cases 5, deaths 2S.
Nagasaki, two weeks to April IL
Smallpox. cases 4. deaths 5.
Kobe, two weeks to April 1s.-Small-
pox, cases 2, deaths 0.
Yokohama, two weeks to April 10
Clean.
PLAGUE AT AUCKLAND.
w. r. Hoare British Consul. COM
munieated cabIegram from ]. G.
Ward for Premier. of New Zealand. re-
eeived from wellington on sunday
evening, saying:
Regret inform you one death from
plague occurred yesterday at Auckland
All precautions taken Contracts well /
and under supervision
OTHER MATTERS. i
President Pinkham stated that In
'pector Bowman at Hilo had written
complaining of smoke nuisance there
rs it prejudfciaI to the public
health ?'' Mr.. Prosser judicially inquir-
ID.
TT is prejudiciai to their clothing"
he president replied.
A motion to place the letter on file
vas carried.
There was an informal discussion on
he supply OF medicines for the free
lispensary. bringing up some talk OF
he probabilities of Government pnysl-
ians generally keeping their positions
Inder the nominal salaries allowed
hem by the Legislature. Nothing defl-