The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-13

On Fort street. the meeting referred
the matter to the standing committee
on quarantine and inspections.
DIR. RICE'S EXPERIMENTS
DR.. John j. Grace, on account of in
tended departure, resigned by letter
his place on the committee having
oversight of DIR. Rfce's experimental
work at the quarantine hospital, Hilo.
He suggested that his partner, DR. Ir-
win, be given the place and he enclosed
a report on the work, illustrated with
photographs.
President Pinkham in his message to
the Board. said that the Hilo quaran-
tine station was in many ways a
model
1t was voted that DR.. Rice be allowed
to continue his experiments until fur
ther orders.
OTHER HILO MATTERS.
OF his visit to Hilo the president re-
ported that ]. A. Gilman secured a
meeting of the merchants there at
which they agreed to impose a ton
mage tax of 10 cents a ton on all goods
entering Hilo harbor, corresponding to
that levied at Honolulu, for the sup
port of sanitary measures in that city.
They at the same time voted a sum not
exceeding 5000 month. to be expended
under the direction of the Board at
Hilo
President Pinkham found the rep
resentatives of the Board at Hilo to
be energetic and enthusiastic in thier
work, Three men We're engaged in the
determination of rats. Though lack
ing in sewers. Hilo was in excellent
The two fish markets were in first-class
order. Of the renovated hospital, the
President said: "Charmingly located.
it offers one of the most attractive and
neatest retreats for the sick I have
ever seen" Dr. Cofer, visiting Hilo
the same time, expressed great. satis-
faction and praise for both the hospi-
tai and the quarantine station, as well
as the location of the Federal quaran-
tine station.
An additional portion of unsanitary
land in HiIo is to be condemned.
FOOD INSPECTION.
r. A. Duncan food commissioner and
analyst, sent in a skeleton report for
August, promising details later. OF
IS milk samples examined, were be-
low standard Four samples of milk
and a sample of sugar submitted to
him were all found to contain nothing
injurious Thirteen samples of vanilla
extract We're examined, five of them
aduIterated. A sample of city water
was only partly examined, and sam
pie of water from Kaneohe courthouse
FULLY examined was found to be pure.
OTHER REPORTS.
The president reported that there
was no public provision now for the
and vaccination of public
school children. In conference with
he Board of Education and the vol
inferred assistance of DR.. j. T. Nc
Donald, Government bacteriologist, he
lad provided to have the service con-
inued
Sanitary Inspector Bowman of Hilo, |
n his. report for August, showed Ga2
made
The presidents request that the |
Board appoint one of it's members to |
Ict as president pro tenn. while he paid |
,fficial visits to other islands, was
with by the appointment of |
)r. Cooper.
A question was raised, however, as
O whether a pro tempore president |
ould exercise any authority under the /
lew law, which places the office Of |
resident in the sole appointment of
he Governor.
DIR. Cooper stated that he could not
ign any warrants on the treasury,
'ut it seemed to be agreed that any
member might preside at a meeting in |
he presidents absence.
PEsTILENCE IN ORIENT.
Letters dated Aug. % and Sept.
rom DR.. L. E. Cofer, Passed Assist
mt Surgeon Chief Quarantine Officer.
'erritory of Hawaii. gave the following
tatements of health conditions in the
)rient:
Hongkong, two weeks to August 3
'holera cases 2, deaths 2; plague cases
8. deaths As. Two weeks to August
O-Smallpox cases 2, deaths O.; plague
ases IA deaths IA.
Annoy, two weeks to August 4-Plague
few cases, and the same two weeks /
0 August II.
Shanghai, two weeks to July 81 -
,holera cases /, deaths /: smallpox
ases /. deaths s; leprosy present. Two
yeks to August 14-Cholera present;
naIl-pox cases O deaths 8.
Nagasaki, two weeks to August 8
mau-pox cases l. deaths 1. Two
-eeks to August 21. clean.
Kobe, two weeks to August 10-Chol-
ra cases 6, deaths /. Two weeks to
ugust 24-Cholerine cases s. deaths 2.
Yokohama, two weeks to August 13-
lean, and likewise to Aug. p.