Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-09
BY AUTHORITY
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH,
Honolulu. Hawaii. Nav 6. 1908

Honolulu, Hawaii, May 6, 1905.
At a meeting of the Board OF Health
Of the Territory Of Hawaii, held May
3rd, 1905, the following Rules and Reg.
ulations relative to the Examination of
Lepers. were adopted.
(Signed) l.. Il. PINKHAM,
President, Board Of Health.
ATTEST
tsigned) d. p. LAWRENCE,
Secretary, Board of Health pro TEN.
EXAMINATION OF LEPERS.
WHEREAS, Under Sections 1922, 1926,
1927 and 1929 Of the Revised Laws
OF the Territory of Hawaii author.
ity Is given the Board Of Health,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED.
That all previous rules for the ex.
animation Of lepers are hereby re.
pealed; 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 dis.
ease leprosy, shall be conducted un.
der the following rules.
FIRST: The Board OF Examining
Physicians shall consist of Ave ply.
sicians, appointed by the Board of
Health. one of whom shall be the
Bacteriologist of the Board of Health
and another of whom shall be skill.
ed in the use of the microscope for
the discovery Of the bacilli of lep-
rosy, and be designated as the As
sistant Bacteriologist.
SECOND: The Bacteriologist of the
Board Of Health shall promptly
make a preliminary examination of
each person coming voluntarily or
otherwise under the control of the
Board Of Health under the suspicion
OF or being alleged leper. At said
preliminary examination should the
Bacteriologist fail to find the bacilli
OF leprosy present within such per.
son, then said person shall be imme-
diately discharged and returned to
his home at the expense 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 Exam.
lining Physicians.
THIRD: Each person so held shall
be given one weeks notice of the
meeting Of the Board Of Examining
Physicians.
FOURTH: Each person 80 held shall
have the privilege Of being repre-.
scented at said meeting of the Board
of Examining Physicians, by a ply.
stefan selected and employed by
such person. Should said physician
object to the decision of the Board
OF Examining Physicians he shall do
SO In writing, stating his reasons
therefor. Upon receipt Of such writ
ten objection the President of the
Board Of Health shall direct both
psychologists of the Board Of Ex-
aiming Physicians to make a re.
examination of such person at which
reaxmination said physician may be
present. They shall report to the
President of the Board their find.
ings, and he shall transmit copy of
same to the physician representing
such person. Should both bacteri.
olcgists find the bacilli of leprosy to
be present within such person the
decree of the Board of Examiners
shall be final; otherwise such per.
soI shall be treated as suspect,
and shall be required to report for
further examination as the Board
may direct.
M ny
the Board of Examining Physicians
shall be placed in one Of the follow.
ing classifications, viz: Not Lep
er; Suspect; Leper.
If in the opinion Of three or more
of the examiners any person exam
ined Is suspect" he or she shall
be SO declared.
II in the opinion Of three only of
the examiners any person is ''lep.
err, he or she shall be classed as
Suspect" with the condition that he
or she report to the Examining
Board as 1t may direct for re.exami-
nation.
II in the opinion Of four or more
of the examiners any person exam
ined is "leper" he or she shall be
SO declared.
I hereby sanction and approve the
foregoing rules and regulations.
fCtnnaI rApTED