The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-31
THE HOUSE.
P1NKHAM's REPORT.


the Board of Health on the outbreak
OF sickness at Pelekunu and Halawa,
Molokai, and the visit of the relief
party was as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii, March 20, 1905.
Honorable Eric A. Knudsen. Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
Honolulu, T. II.
Sir: l have the honor to report In
connection with House Resolution and
the House Concurrent Resolution OF
March %, 1905, as follows:
On receipt of the latter Immediately
telegraphed to DIR. Dinegar of Maui to
secure the tug Baldwin" and proceed
at once to Pelekunu and Halawa. Molo-
kai. to relieve the sick. About p.
m I received a reply that 1t was i'm
possible to secure the Baldwin" and
abandoned any attempt to secure inn
mediate relief from Maui.
The "Likelike" was the only avail
able boat. 1t was after six o'clock
Saturday. the crew was scattered and
the expense (s30O.oO) of making a spe-
cial trip was not justified as we could
not save twenty-four hours over the
regular sailing, which it was arranged
would be direct to Pelekunu Monday
evening.
1 arranged with DIR. Judd to take
two nurses and supplies intending to
establish them one in each valley, DR..
| Judd giving medical attendance during
the three days he would be ashore.
During the morning of the 9th l
was called 10 the Executive Chamber
and found DR.. Yost of the United
States Army had kindly rendered his
services. 1t was believed the "Iro-
quois" could be secured and going di-
rect could take the sick and bring them
I to Honolulu for treatment which would
! be very advantageous. DR.. Yost and
| Secretary Atkinson volunteered their
services and they were accepted. While
DIR. Yost and Secretary Atkinson were
arranging transportation L attended to
securing nurses and supplies. We were
finally obliged to secure the steamer
"Likelike" running on her regular
! schedule.
In addition to the above there were
engaged three men from the hospital
corps of the United States Military
Hospital and two men from the Ar
tillery Camp who volunteered to go as
nurses and litter bearers, and who
were given permission by Col. McClel-
Ian. Two female nurses also went
with the party.
After an absence of some thirty-six
hours the expedition returned this
morning at a. m.
DR.. Yost reports as follows:
Medical and other supplies were fur
nished by the Board of Health from
lists made out by DR.. Judd when ex-
pecting to accompany the expedition
including a few additions, such as
mattresses, pillows, blankets, etc.
We arrived at Halawa about II
o'clock a. m. on the 2Sth, and went
ashore Immediately. We found the
refugees from Pelekunu living in 9
small house about three-fourths of 8
mile from the shore. There was nc
attempt at segregation.
We were told that DR.. Mouritz hat
visited them on the date of their ar
rival at Halawa, the 25th inst, anC
that he had prescribed for them.
There were eight persons. five adult
and three infants in all. OF these thre
have been or were i'll. One, an adult
convalescent had been sick since Marcl
10, and gave such a history that, II
connection with the fact of his earl.
recovery, led to the diagnosis of mala
ria. Two infants had been i'll Sine
,, March II but We're at this time well
Their history was that of mild at
tack of malaria.
, AT the same time an adult presented
, herself stating she had had an attacl
xNifh oh nn5
and that she had never been out o
Halawa. Her history was that of
typical case of malaria.
, These patients were well housed an
, comfortable and all convalescent o
, but one-fifth of the food supplies wa
! placed in charge of the school teache
for distribution.
I We then boarded the "Likelike
| bound for Pelekunu at about 1 p. n
and arrived at about p. m.
All supplies We're landed here as W
r received word from the shore there wa
much sickness in the village.
4 The first case seen was that Of a BIO
y of thirteen, who showed most typica
o symptoms of typhoid fever in sever
= form. His two brothers had died tw
o days previous and their history wa
f that of typhoid fever in a most viru
lent type.
d Two children were then seen VIII
/ were said to have been i'll, but the his
n tory was too vague for diagnosis. The
We're apparently we'll.
d The next patient seen was a maj
J. adult whose symptoms were such @
might be found early in severe cas-
o of typhoid. He was living in hous
e in which there had been a death o
5. February l, after an illness typical {
typhoid.
A woman was then seen who was
with chills and fever, but whose his
!, tory and symptoms were indicative {
y malaria and not of typhoid
!; The boy mentioned above, as bein
so very low, was advised to acceI
: transportation to Honolulu and h
,, parents gladly assented.
The adult mentioned above as bein
probably an early case of typhoid wa
- invited to accept transportation
= Honolulu and gladly accepted.
An attempt was made to determine
- possible the source of infection at tn