Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-12

D. .. d. Thhll,
City Sanitary Oficer.
Plumbing Inspector Keen reported
ps follows:
| beg to hand you below a detail OF
the work Of this office for the month
Of November, 1904:
Plans of plumbing filed and permits
issued for same, 40; separate pieces
of plumbing finished and accepted, i5;
fixtures placed in above, 80; sewer
connections made. II.
Thirteen building permits were filed
Of which | approved eleven and re-.
| turned two, as not conforming to our
sanitary regulations.
The following inspections in conuec.
ton with the construction of new and
the alteration OF old buildings wero
made: Ten examinations of build.
ing sites: six business buildings un.
der construction; twenty-one exami.
nations of buildings where interior
changes were being made. The total
number OF inspections during the
month were 251, of which 1872 were Of
plumbing.
Jan. :. 1905.
Please find below detail of tho
work Of this Office for the month of
December, 1904, as follows: Plans of
| plumbing filed and permits issued for
same, 81: separate pieces OF plumbing
furnished and accepted. Sc: fxtures
placed in above, 1889; sewer connec.
tons made, So: building permits ap.
proved, 8. Twenty.four Inspections
were made in connection with the con
struction of new and the alterations
OF old buildings. The total number
OF inspections during the month were
SOi, OF which 27S were of plumbing.
Forty-four houses were connected
, with the public sewer during the
month.
Respectfully,
(Sgd) f. G. KEEN,
Inspector Of Buildings, Plumbing and
House Sewers.
The Food Commissioners reports
were in part as follows:
One sample water from Hawaii was
analysed and found contaminated. De
tailed report of this water was made
some time ago.
One sample spring water from Boys
Industrial School, Waialee, was exam.
ined and found of good quality.
Two samples soil was examined for
the Department of Public Works.
The following samples of Favorite
brand spices was examined and found
adulterated as noted: White pepper,
adulterated with wheat starch;
cloves, adulterated with Glove stems
and foreign starch; alspice, adulterat.
ed with foreign starch.
| have seen the agent OF the Favor
tie brand and | have his assurance
that the sale of this brand In the Ter.
ritory will be stopped.
Two samples OF spice manufactured
by Leye & Haskins, San Francisco
were adulterated, viz: Crown Brand
white pepper containing large
amount Of rice starch, and ground
mustard adulterated with wheat -four.
Samples of Tillman & Bendells' Gin.
namon and poultry seasoning We're
not found adulterated.
Six lots Of food, consisting of lie
|, packages Of miscellaneous goods. were
condemned as unfit for food.
Seven samples of milk from dealers
In Hilo were sent by Inspector d. S.
Bowman. One sample was found be-
low standard, being partly skinned.
Analyses Of drugs:
Five samples tincture lodi were all
found below standard. The pharma.
coepoeia requires approximately 7
grams iodine per 100 cubic centime.
tiers.
Grams Iodine
in 100 &C
Honolulu Drug Co. ......... 5.S
Benson, Smith & Co. ....... 81
Hebron Drug Co. ........... SO
HOLSTER Drug Co. ......... 81
Chambers Drug Co. ........ 81
Five samples liquor POTASH arseni
It's (Fowler's solution) were examined,
four Of which approached the stand.
ard OF one per cent. arsenious acid +.
The sample from Honolulu Drug Co.
was considerably below standard