The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-06-21
DR.. COOPER
At CAPITAL
Makes Good Showing
There and Sees
President.
(Mail Special to the Advertiser.)


second annual conference of state and
territorial health officers of the United
States with the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
which met yesterday at the New Willard
Hotel. He was president of the COM
mittee on leprosy in that conference and
by far the most interesting speaker pres
rent at its short session Monday DR..
Cooper goes to Atlantic city to attend
the sessions of Medical Congress there.
While here he had conference with
DIR. Walter Wyman, Surgeon General of
the Marine Hospital Service, in which he
urged upon DR.. Wyman the Importance
of establishing an experiment station at
Molokai for the medical study and OBJ
servaton of leprosy. DR.. Cooper be-
1ieves if the Marine Hospital Service
would send an expert there to undertake
the study of leprosy on scientific basis
much good would result.
He exhibited at the conference large
number OF photographs of the lepers
and their colony at NIolokai. Some of
these were in large albums and some de-.
tached photographs but the entire col
lection aroused a very lively interest
among the physicians present. They
showed the disease in its various forms
and in its different stages. The physi-
clans and health officers made many de-
mands upon DR.. Cooper for copies of
certain OF those photographs. He will
leave some of the photographs with DIR.
Wyman and some also with Mr.. William
Haywood who can make use of them in
answering numerous inquiries here about
the leper colony. The information is
sometimes asked for in connection with
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The reports OF various health officers
about the conditions in the states and
territories did not bring out much infor-
nation, as there have been no recent
epidemics. Verv little was said about
the plague, although formal statement.
containing no news, was made from Cali
fornia Most of the health officers pres
ent will leave with DR.. Wyman extended
reports on various topics, which suisse
quently will be printed.
DR.. Cooper had with him printed
pamphlet of few pages and in neat
form, entitled 'Leprosy in the Hawaiian
Islands" 1t gives some interesting sta
tistics, especially regarding the financial
burden of leprosy in the islands. Among
other things, DR.. Cooper's pamphlet
shows what it has cost the territory, as
disclosed by reports of the board of
health to care for lepers during the six
years preceding Dec. 81, 1903 The PAM
phlet also has a table showing the fin
ancial relations of the United States
with the territory of Hawaii A large
number of those copies were distributed
here where they were calculated to do
the most good in enlightening officials
about conditions.
Before leaving Washington DR.. Cooper
left with DR.. Wyman an exhaustive
statement of SO typewriter pages en-
titled Some facts regarding leprosy as
it exists in the territory of Hawaii"
This will probably be printed in time.
1t does not treat of the etiology, patholo
gy and treatment of leprosy but rather
OF the history ana facts presented by the
disease in Hawaii DR.. Cooper first
writes of the geography, topography and
climatology of the islands. Then he de-
scrbes what is known about the discov-
cry of leprosy in the islands, tells of the
establishment of the first leper station at
Palolo Valley, of the station afterwards
established at Kalihi, and of events that
led up to the establishment of the pres
'ent station at Molokai. That station is
described in much interesting detail. He
tells of the epidemics of Swollen head
fever" and mentions in detail the symp- |
toms and treatment The apprehension
and examination of lepers are also de-
picted at length occupying several pages |
of the report. Then there follows table
about the number of lepers admitted to
the settlement. Space is also devoted to
children born in the settlement.
Dr. Cooper dwells at some length upon |
the "Contagiousness of Leprosy" and
''Heredity of Leprosy' He quotes ON
these topics as well as on other topics in
his reports many authorities who have
been at the Leper Settlement and men
toned the various theories regarding the
propagation of the disease
The report closes with a statement |
about the financial burdens upon the ter
ritory OF caring for the lepers. He points .
out that the climate is peculiarly favorable .
for the treatment OF the disease and
that the United States should prompt
ly establish at the settlement station
for the thorough scientific investigation
and research Of this dread disease, under
charge of the best qualified specialists"
The report adds
THAT having established such a sta
ton, the Federal government shall con-
slider its duty towards at least aiding the
territory in caring for these untorlu-
mates,
"These two objects would require but
a small share OF the net profits aoeruing
60 the federal treasury rom the Territory
OF Hawaii
"shOuld the Federal Government even
iually decide "a lake entire eharge and
eonlrol Of lhc leper settlement en Molp.
kai lhe citizens of the territory would
object and vigorously protest against
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