The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-04
EXAMINATIONS
OF LEPER SUSPECTS
TIIINi


The Board of Health yesterday after
noon adopted new rules for the cNa-
m'ndtlon of suspected lepers. The
meeting was the first one held since
the resignation of DR. Cooper, and
President Pmkham ANA Or. Mays eX-
pressed their regrets at his withdrawal
DR. Mays Mark =. Robinson and f. G.
Smith were appointed % committee TO
draw up "a proper memorial
President Pinkham referred with re-
greet To the resignation of Dr. Cooper
and welcomed Dr Wayson as his sue
cessor He reported that improve
ments at the asylum, begun during DR.
Sloggetts administration, was COM
pleted. He also reported on eNamina-
lions of leper suspects at the Kalihi
station, at the request of the House of
Representatives. They were found TO
be lepers, by Doctors Macdonald, Day
Sinclair and JChida.
The following rules and regulations
for the examination of lepers, uor-
posed by Pinkham, were adopted:
whereas, under Sections 1922, ll-6,
1927 and 1929 of the Revised Laws of
the Territory Of Hawaii authority is
given the Board of Health,
Therefore be it Resolved, That all
previous rules for the examination of
lepers are hereby repealed; and further
Resolved, That all future eXamina-
tions Of any person or persons for the
determination as to whether or not
they are affected with the disease
leprOsy, shall be conducted under the
! following rules.
First The Board of Examining Ply
sicians shall consist of five physicians,
appointed by the Board of Health, one
of whom shall be the Bacterologist of
the Board of Health. and another of
whom shall be skilled i'm the use of
the microscope for the discovery of the
bacili of leprosy. and be designated as
| the Assistant Bacterlologist.
Second: The Bacteriologist of the
| Board of Health shall promptly make
a preliminary examination of such per-
| son coming voluntarily or otherwise
under the control of the Board of
Health under the suspicion of or be-
! ing alleged a leper. At said prelimi-
nary examination should the Bacterial
| ogist fail to find the bacilli of leprosy
present within such person. then said
person shall be Immediately discharged
and returned to his home at the ex-
pense of the Board of Health. Should
the bacilli of leprosy be found present
within such person, said person shall
be held for examination at the next
meeting of the full Board of Ex6min-
ing Physicians.
Third: Each person so held shall be
given one weeks notice of the meeting
of the Board of Examining Physicians
Fourth: Each person so held shall
have the privilege of being represented
at said meeting of the Board of EX-
aiming Physicians, by a physician Sc
lected and employed by such person.
Should said physician object to the de-
cision of the Board of Examining Ply
sicians he shall do so in writing, stat
ing his reasons therefor. Upon receipt
of such written objection the President
of the Board of Health shall direct both
bacteriolOgists of the Board og Elk
aiming Physicians to make re-eX-
animation of such person at which re-
examination said physician may be
present. They shall report to the Presi-
dent of the Board their findings, anc
he shall transmit copy of same &c
the physician representing such per-
son. Should both bacteriologists hno
the bacilli of leprosy to be present
within such person the decree OF the
Board of Examiners shall be final
otherwise such person shall be treated
as suspect and shall be required &c
report Tor turther examination as Ih'