Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-25

Report Of the President of the Board
of Health Of the Territory of la.
wall for the six months ending
June so, 1906" Bulletin Pub. Co :,
Honolulu.
Mr.. Pinkham's administration Of
health affairs speaks for itself. The
report merely states in a modest, bust.
ress.like way what work has been done
by his department.
LEPRoSY.
! at is with great satisfaction we
record the success of the efforts made
to interest the Government Of the
! United States in the subject Of leprosy.
Now that, as q beginning. the Federal
Congress has appropriated one hun.
dred thousand dollars for hospitals,
laboratories and the necessary acCes.
series, and fifty thousand dollars per
annum for maintenance and prosecu
ton OF the work II would seem E
science can find a cure or preventive
of the disease, leprosy, II should now
be discovered.
| THE Territory has decided by proc.
lamation the mile square of land re-
quired by the Act.
IL believe never In the history Of the
Leper Settlement and allied instltr.
tons has there been greater general
and individual contentment. comfort
and satisfaction. We have not had a
single application for permission &c
leave the Settlement, but quite q nup>
Der to enter the Settlement. not "a
kokuas but desiring a residence with
their friends and relatives.
mo efforts are spared to add rea
sonably to the privileges and pleasures
of the residents at the Settlement"
The President states that a form OF
monthly report for government physi.
clans has been adopted that will fully
disclose the work and merits OF tho
gentlemen filling these positions, so
that at the next summing up for pre-
sentation to the Chief Executive and
Legislature we shall have substantial
facts for our guidance"
II any one thinks there is as little
in a blank as there is In a name, let
him study this form. 1t Is the work
of a genius. II sums up conclsely the
given amount Of energy put into tho
field by a given man; and that is all
that needs in the case.
There are other things, too, like tho
personality of the worker. his sym.
pathy and unacceptable kindness to
be considered.
So n physicians tenure will not de-
pend upon fleeting popularity or I'M
popularity, nor his equanimity be dia
turbed by a few petitions more or less,
signed by class Of people who would
sign their own death warrants II they
were asked to do so.
TYPHOID FEVER.
There have been small epidemics
OF typhoid fever In the Pelekunu and
Halawa Valleys on Molokai, waipio
Valley and Waimea, Hawaii. and also
In the Kona districts. Those affected
were nearly all Hawaiians. Undoubt.
eddy contaminated streams, as q source
OF water for drinking and domestic
use, was the cause, as well as very low
water in tanks and cisterns.
DRY weather made all these sources
Of supply more or less dangerous, but
the Hawaiians do not realize this fact.
The lack OF Government Physicians ad.
ded to the seriousness Of the situa.
ton"
OF RETIRING AND NEW MEMBERS
"Dr. c. b. Cooper's work and worth
are on record in the minutes and re.
ports of the Board for many years, and
In DR.. w. II. Mays the Board has
always had most sound and advanced
adviser. Our new medical members,
Drs. J. T. Wayson and J. r. Judd. are
active and positive young men and We
shall undoubtedly feel the force Of their
characters in effective good work"
The several heads of departments
furnish their reports which are full and
encouraging. Mr.. McVeigh says:
1.-TWO areas were selected on the IA.
lawao side OF the Settlement, together
aggregating approximately a square
mile. The site is very picturesque and
undoubtedly together constitute the
average climatic condition Of the Set
Element.
1--WE hope much from this generous
attempt OF the Federal Government to
discover the character and possibly .
cure for this dread disease. Certainly
the operations Of the government will
tend to relieve the monotony OF tho
Settlement"
The Settlement Is fortunate In hav.
Ing its present superintendent, who
has not only the necessary sympathy
but what does not always go with II.
rare ability to manage things as they
ought to be managed