The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-11

although the government, through the
Board of Health appropriations, was
assisting the Maternity Home to the
extent of $500 per month, yet it was
now the habit to charge a fee for pa
tients admitted. The Supervisors, as
well as Board of Health members,
questioned whether the County of Oahu
could substitute an institution that was
private in character. Supervisor Lucas
was of the opinion that only charitable
organizations should be assisted by the
county government. If it was su5sid-
lied then there should be no discrimi-
nation as to charges. Upon request,
President Cooper submitted the follow
ing list of hospitals which have been
assisted by the Territory:
Queens Hospital, Honolulu, per
month, 1886; Ka1ihi Hospital. per
month, SIS; Waimea, Kauai, per month,
$145; Lihue Hospital, Kauai. per month,
$3.50; Maui Hospital, Maui, per month,
1888; Incurables Hospital, Honolulu, per
month, ,s625; Hilo Hospital. per month.
$500; Kapiolani Maternity Home, IIo-
nolulu, per month, s4OO.
1t was estimated that $4,000 per an
mum was paid out in subsidies to hos
pitfalls.
Attorney General Andrews thought it
advisable for the Supervisors to deter
mine how much each of the institutions
located in Honolulu should hereafter re-
ceive, or how much they would need
PooRHoUsE COMING.
President Cooper suggested that what
was needed now, and would most GER
tainly be needed in the future was a
County Hospital and Almshouse. Such
institutions were common throughout
the country. There were MANY sick
persons now being treated at the Hos
pital for Incurables who We're destitute |
Should 1t so happen that they would
have to leave the Hospital for Incur
ables, they would be charge upon
the community.
Supervisor Lucas was of the opinion |
designated as the hospital for the |
county sick.
5 NEW COUNTY PHYSICIANS.
DR.. Cooper recommended appointing |
the former government physicians on |
Oahu as county physicians. The hold
ers of positions under Territorial com
were:
DR.. Sinclair, city physician; Dr.
Moore, prison physician; Eva, Dr. c.
A. Davis; Waianae, DR.. Thos, McMil-
Ian; Waialua, DR.. Wood; Koolaupoko
and Koolauloa, DIR. Peterson. The
salaries ranged from $50 to SIS for the
outside physicians. DR.. Sinclair and
DR.. Myers had formerly acted for the
city and dispensary. DR.. Myers in |
tended departing from Honolulu short
". The outside physicians acted as
health agents in addition to their being
Under the County Act the County
Supervisors have the power to appoint
4 chief health officer and outside ply
sicians. The latter are required by law
to report to the chief health officer.
As the Board of Health is the present !,
depository of health statistics and the
county health officials will have TO act
n conjunction with the Territorial
Board. it was suggested that Dr. Coop
r, the president of the Board of Health,
should act as chief health officer with
nut pay, thus preserving the present
system, the only change being that the
Jay of the physicians would be borne
~ the county instead of by the Board.
DR.. Cooper consented to act as chief
leaIth officer, if he was named by the
agreeing with them that
W so doing the Board of Health would
,e in touch with all matters pertaining
o health.
It was generally agreed that one ply
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