Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-28
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D|SPENSAR|ES
President Pinkham Will
Confer With Gov.
Carter.
HOSPITAL GO BACK
TO PRIVATE SOURCES
REPORT OF THE HEALTH coNoi
TIoNs IN THE ORIENT AND
IN THE BRITISH
COLONIES.


yesterday afternoon. The meeting was
held in the room formerly occupied BY
the Board OF Health inspectors owing
to repairs In the old room. Present
we're President l.. L. Pinkhain, DR.. c.
b. Cooper. DR.. w. II. Mays. Assistant
Deputy Attorney General Prosser, Fred
c. Smith and John c. Lane.
President Pinkham read the follow
ing report:
To the Members of the Board Of
Health.
The matters to come before you to-
day are limited to geperalities.
Your President has had interviews
with Bishop Libert and the Rev. H.
II. Parker, relative 20 cemeteries, and
finds both gentlemen liberia. in their
views toward conserving the public
health. 1t would be useless at this
time to offer any suggestions until the
subject in all its details has been thor
oughly studied and weighed.
The time approaches when Dr. Coop.
err will attend the annual Conference
OF State and |Territorla! Health Of
ficers 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. ana spoken to
the Committee from the recent Legisla-
ture also on the matter.
1t would seem an opportunity to in
terest the highest medical and scien-
tifc skill In the study and investisa-
ton OF this disease, In the hope that
ultimately knowledge and means may
be found for its amelioration, and pos
sible cure.
Your President believes the subject
should be presented to the legcrs them
selves in the most dispassiorate and
intelligent manner that their desire Tor
scientific investigation may be brough!
to the attention to the highest medical
authorities.
1t 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 fupds. The care OF the sick II
an imperative duty that cannot b,
Shirked, though the government must
be protected from imposition. The LIE.
ahi Home FOR Incurables is notably In
need Of funds, and only through the
generosity OF Its treasurer has 1t beer
able to continue.
| A solution of the problem Is hoped
for before your next meeting.
| Except a few routine items there 1:
nothing further to bring before you.
Sanitary Inspector Bouman Of HilC
wrote concerning certain smoke nuts
ance In that city. Upon motion by DR.
Mays the matter was referred to tn,
Territorial physician at Hilo.
DR.. Mays stated that the free dispen
sary was now open and was being useC
by DIR. Sinclair. Next Monday tn
physicians who had volunteered theil
J services would begin work In the dis
pensary.
DR.. Cooper spoke regarding the mat
ter Of the cutting down Of government
physicians to $40 month. He doubt
. ed that these physicians when pal,
such paltry salary would dispens
/. medicines at their own expense.
DR.. Cooper stated that 1t would re
: quire from 5000 to $500 TO pay for med
, icines for the rest of the year for tn
4. dispensary.
1t was suggested that money to pa
, tor this be taken out OF the present ap
; preparation. President Pinkham vii
: interview Governor Carter in regard /
=. the matter.
The following report was receive
from Dr. Golfer:
have to inform you that the healt
conditions in the Orient are as follows
: Hongkong. two weeks to April g.
. Asiatic cholera. cases, /; deaths,
Smallpox, cases, deaths, 2. Plague
cases. 3; deaths, 3.
Shanghai, two weeks to April g.
0 Smallpox, cases, g. deaths, 20.
Nagasaki, two weeks to April IL
Smallpox, cases, 4; deaths, 8.
L Kobe, two weeks to April l3-Smal
I pox, cases, 2; deaths, 0.
- Yokohama, two weeks to April 16-
Clean.
The following letter received frol
l. Consul Hoare were read
: British Consulate.
q Honolulu, April 25th, 1904.
!. Sir:-I have the honour to enclos
!. for your information, copy of cabl
I. gram which have received yesterdg
=, evening from the Premier OF New Re
n, land, informing me Of II death fro
plague which occurred at Auckland {
the cath inst.
n have the honour to he, sir,
= Your obedient servant.
a (Signed) w. HOARE,
H. B. NJ Consul,