The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-26

mission of matters, the most important
action of the Board of Health yesterday
was the acceptance of DR.. Grace's pro-
posal TO keep open the Hilo hospital
With President Pinkham there We're
present DR.. C. B. Cooper, John c. Lane
and w. S Fleming. representing the
Attorney General, members; DR.. ]. S.
B. Pratt, city sanitary officer, and G.
Charlock, secretary
THE INDECENT SICK.
The Boards attention was called TO
the appropriation of S21. 900 for care
of the INDECENT sick of Oahu. He doubt
ed if public opinion would support him
if he sanctioned any arrangement that
would close either or all of the hos
pitfalls to the INDECENT sick for day.
For eighteen months the president
stated, these hospitals have averaged
1e5 INDECENT patients. The cost per pa
tent has been from s1.27 to $3.50 each
per day; at present the cost is some
what reduced. On the basis of the past
eighteen months experience, the $4,000
furnishes 551h cents per day per in
digent patient. 1t is evident that the
hospitals and their endowments have
been an aid to the government.
ION July 20 and q your president Wis
tied each and every INDECENT patient
sixty-seven in number-in these hospl-
tails. OF these one was paying $40 per
month, one promised to repay the hos
pitaI when recovered, and one might
be able to repay in part. Sixty-four
were INDECENT"
The nationalities of the INDECENT sick
on July 20 were: Porto Ricans, 20; Ha-
waiians, 20; Negros, s; Americans, s.;
Irish, 8; German. 1; Spanish, I; French,
1; Filipino, 1; Chinese, l.
A solution of the difficulty which was
acceptable to the institutions and the
Government was submitted, being a
form of contract by which the Board
is to be given full information of each
INDECENT patient accepted at a sub
sidized hospital and have the privilege
of approving or disappearing of the
| persons admission, and in case of APP
proyal become responsible for main
tanning the patient at an agreed rate
and for the cost of burial in case OF
death The total liability of the Board
| for the fiscal period is to be inserted
| in the contract and the hospital will
care for the INDECENT sick as hereto
/ fore in case the amount agreed on be
| insufficient according to the per diem
rate for the numbers received.
| The Queens Hospitals portion for
the wear is $15, 1000; that of Leahi Home,
| $4,000 and of Kapiolani Maternity
| Home. $500, and the two latter had
| SURPRISES of $3.50 and $4,000 respective
| ly on June 80 last.
The presidents action in the matter
was approved.
THE HILO HOSPITAL.
A cor 1aunication from the trustees
OF the Hilo hospital requesting per-
mission to make the arrangement with
DR.. Grace previously reported in this
paper was considered
-Drs. j. j. Grace and Archer Irwin, in
reconsideration of $3.50 a month. agree
to maintain an average of five free
/ beds for the INDECENT sick, but not
4 more than ten at one time The trus-
tees have reserved $50. 33 a month out
of the appropriation on account OF
unpaid bills from extensive repairs and
to keep the place in good condition.
DR.. Cooper thought it would be an
outrage that Hilo should be without a
hospital. He moved that $3.50 a month
be appropriated for Drs. Grace and IT.
win on the conditions stated, also 1888;
for repairs and care-tahng. Referring
to the presidents suggestion that the
average of INDECENT patients be raised
to six. the mover thought it better tc
allow that proposition to stand as II
was. Numbers would vary greatly "a
different times and the hospital would
be unlikely to turn away any cases
The Board ought not to be bound by
/, any contract, therefore he added t
the motion that the arrangement bt
terminable at 80 days notice.
1t came out in conversation that Hill
hospital has an independent apropria
ton of $4,000 for the fiscal year Th'
Government owns the hospital and thu
Board of Health appoints the trustees
X had not been a free institution ex
? cept for those too poor to pay.
The motion carried and it was agree'
TO leave regulations to the trustees.
HILO PHYSICIAN.
1t was submitted BY the presiden
that the Board was in a predicamen
at Hilo, under the law and regulation
having only a registrar of vital stats
tics there. The expense of investigat
ing unattended deaths was so great tn
police department was unable TO offe
acceptable remuneration to physician:
President Pinkham stated that the con
dition of affairs had reached such
point that it was necessary to take i'm
mediate action, therefore, having eel
tain amount of money placed in hi
hands by the Shipping Committee 10
used at his discretion, he appointed d
Stow as Government physician at H1l'
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