The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-26
The H|LO HOSPITAL
WILL Be MAIN TANNED
New Arrangement For Taking Care of INDECENT
Patients in Three Honolulu Hospitals APP
proved By Governor Carter.

| formed the Board. there have been in
| dications Of a large increase of rats
| within the city OF Honolulu, which is
a fact. Promptly inspectors We're de-
| tailed for special inquiries. The in
| formation ELECTED did not confirm our
| own convictions. A notice was inserted
! in the papers simply to aid us in locat-
| ing the rodents. The response has not
been satisfactory. Convinced of the
necessity, we determined TO leave no
means untried and three inspectors
| were engaged who are constantly on
duty carrying on an effective rat cru
| sade. All the Inter-IsIand steamers
| were fumigated until now they are free
from these rodents. The number de-
| stroyed on shore indicates that while
we cannot expect to exterminate these
vermin, their number will be reduced
| to a minimum. These inspectors are
paid from private funds in the hands
of your president"
| SANITATION DIFFICULTIES.
The president said he was. at times
| surprised at the excuses and evasions
! of persons owning or occupying prem
| ises which they know to be in an unfit
| and insanitary condition. at least would
| know if they were called to pluck a
mote from their neighbor's eye.
Much needed sanitary work requires
| the incentive of combination of public
| and private sanitary conscience in the
| owner or occupant of premises, as well
| as funds to improve them"
| The president reported that, after con-
| sulting with several members, ne had
| sent an invitation IN behalf of the
| Board to Surgeon-General Wyman to
| visit the Territory of Hawaii this fall.
| and trusted the Board would formally
| confirm the letter, which was in line
| with the invitations extended by Gov
ernor Carter and the Hawaiian Medical
| Association. At the suggestion of a
high q. S. medical authority, a cable
gram to the same effect was sent by
| William Haywood.
This action of the president was APP
proved.
DIR. M'GETTIGAN'S BILL.
Mr. Fleming gave an oral report on
the complaint of DR.. McGettigan of Ha-
ma, Maui Clerk H. NJ. Dow of the
High Sheriff's Office had informed him
that he did not know the circumstances
when he returned the doctors bill OF
$50 with a recommendation to shaVe 1t
amended to SO. BY the time the case
was explained the appropriation had
expired, and the doctor was advised to
accept a warrant for so, Mr.. Fleming
telling him he thought the Attorney
General would approve bill for the
$40 balance to be presented among 'un-
paid bills to the next Legislature. Mr..
Fleming stated that the Attorney Cen
| erals department would in the mean
time pay doctors for services at coro-
ners' inquests, examinations into unat-
tended deaths, etc, out of police in
| cidentals.
The report was approved.
PESTILENCE IN ORIENT.
DIR. L. E. Golfer, chief quarantine
officer, by letter made reports as fol-
lows on health conditions in the ORR
ent:
Manila. two weeks to July Is: SMALL
box cases. 1 death; plague cases, 3
deaths; Ieprosy, 21S cases in the colony.
Nagasaki, two weeks to July p:
smallpox ? cases. 0 death; typhus
cases, death Two weeks to July q;
typhus 2 cases L death.
Hongkong, two weeks to July 81:
cholera cases, 2 deaths; plague 46
lncases. IA deaths.
III Annoy: plague, numerous cases
Shanghai: smallpox cases, IL deaths.
4 Kobe: Asiatic cholera 3 cases, 4
pdeaths
Yokohama, two weeks to August ?:
clean.
OTHER MATTERS.
Humane Naehu petitioned that she
might have her husband with her at
Kalaupapa as kokua. Superintendent
McVeigh reported by letter chat the
woman was a recent arrival and Well
cared for in the Bishop Home, and his
recommendation that her petition be
denied was adopted.
The president reported that the Ho-
nolulu sanitary staff had made 1880 In
, spectfons ordered 1919 items of SAM
!. tary work. had seen 1245 of the orders
! executed and done 20 days of special
duty. He also gave, as the perform
anees of the inspector of pig and duck
ranches, inspections covering 216 pig
and 80 duck ranches. total S15. with Toe
orders given and 1913 carried out,
Inspector Bowman's report OF Hllo
sanitation gave 1877 orders as given AND
carried out together with variety
of other work.