The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-06-20
GOVERNMENT
PHYSICIANS

An undesirable state Of affairs with
regard to burial permits for country
districts was revealed at the meeting
of the Board of Health yesterday af-
ternoon. Cases were reported on this
island by Secretary Charlock where
delay and great Inconvenience were
caused to people in the burial of their
dead from the fact that no local au-
thority could issue burial certificates.
President Pinkham said in his busi-
ness message to the Board that it was
his intention IL approved ito appoint
certain physicians agents of the Board
of Health in certain districts that
death certificates and burial permits
may have more prompt attention The
desired approval was voted.
Il desire to secure your views rela-
tive to Government physicians" the
president wrote. ~ fear the condi-
tions imposed and the insignificant
salaries granted for some of the dis
tricts will deprive us entirely of repre-
sentation therein"
Some informal discussion took place
on this subject the general sentiment
being that IT was ridiculous TO expect
physicians. for the pay offered, to as
sumo the onerous duties imposed by
the Legislature. In addition to the
original function of the office, that of
attending the INDECENT sick. Govern
ment physician is required to register
births, marriages and deaths, and to
hold autopsies for the Government, in
his district
MEDICINES FOR SCHOOLS.
The desired endorsement was voted
by the Board upon the following state
ment of the president:
II have received the most convinc-
ing evidence that the moderate medical
supply assistance we have been able to
render school children through teach
ers capable OF attending to their minor
ailments has been invaluable. Hereto
fore these have been supplied by pri-
vate funds. The governor has approv
ed OF the policy of looking after the
school children in this manner and 1t
will now receive government support
10 a reasonable degree, If endorsed by
the Board"
CEMETERIES.
Relative to the powers of the Board
in controlling cemeteries the presi-
dent wrote, II find several opinions of
the Attorney Generals Department on
file which seem to indicate the Board
has ample authority over the location
and conduct of cemeteries.
II have conferred with two of the
officials of the Oahu Cemetery Asso-
citation and am assured no definite
steps will be taken looking to the en-
largement of that cemetery without
consultation with the Board.
II have not had an opportunity to
look further into the matter of the pro-
posed cemetery in the Waialae tract,
but will take the matter up directly
and report in detail the facts / may
be able to secure"
The Importance of the cemetery
question was emphasized in the chief
sanitary officers report for May, where
he told of collins being exposed in
grave-digging in different cemeteries.
In one of these cases at Puea the coffin
was buried at a depth of two feet.
VARIOUS MATTERS.
Correspondence with the Bishop Es-
tate relative to the lease of the land
on which the quarantine hospital and
Kapiolani home for girls are LOCATED,
containing nearly nine acres, was sub
mitted and the Board passed its ap-
proval of acceptance of the terms.
Mention was made of the visit to the
Territory and the Settlement of Sur
geon General Walter Wyman of the
United States Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service. and his Sc
lection of a site for the proposed hos
pitals. He expects to begin active
treatment at the earliest possible
date, not waiting for the erection of
the permanent buildings.
"An improved steamer schedule will
be adopted the president reported.
giving a direct service for the re-
turn trip from Kalaupapa to Honolulu
every other week. This will enable
officials to visit the Settlement with
out loss of time and discomfort"
Approval was voted to the issue of
a license to DIR. X. Kurosawa who had
passed a satisfactory examination.
NEI- oh L -.
DIR. Pratt, chief sanitary officer, re-
ported inspection statistics for May as
follows:
Inspections 1916, orders given 65S or
ders finished 703, orders outstanding S3,
days special duty 22 1-2, pig permits
issued 7, number of pigs 16S, duck per-
mits issued %, number of ducks $500.
Six nuisances complained of had
been abated. Twenty-Five recommen-
dations for hotel, restaurant and lodg-
ing house licenses had been approved
the number of persons who could be
lawfully lodged therein being S17. Six
ty graves had been inspected and three
deaths investigated.
Inspector Bowman of Hilo reported
these data:
Inspections 200 orders given 70, or.
ders finished 79, houses fumigated and
disinfected 8, warehouses fumigateC