The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-08
new LAWS
OF HEALTH

"a by the Board 81 Health at yester- |
days meeting, relative TO garbage. en-
pectoration and laundry clothes sprink-
ling.
II will be remembered that the Sen
ate, at last session. threw out a hill
OF Mr. Dickey's to prohibit expector-
atlng in public places. II was regard
ed by most Of the members as a freak
measure, their reading evidently not
having extended TO the fact that SINH
lar laws are in force in many cities Of
the mainland.
A mosquito regulation was deferred
for one week The Board adopted
President Pinkhams recommendations,
with an amendment, as they appear
below. In recommending that the
present regulations on garbage, Nos.
"a to 81 inclusive, be rescinded and the
following ones adopted in their place
the president said
Garbage regulations, at the present
time, apply only to the sanitary dis
trict of Honolulu. Several OF the towns
of the Territory desire the garbage
regulations extended so as to apply
outside of Honolulu. After consulta-
ton with the Governor and Attorney
btlltldl, 4 IltHthl Aiit ApiloNihh Atb
lations':
GARBAGE REGULATIONS.
gath. No garbage or offensive liquid
or matter shall be thrown or deposited
in any highway, street, lane or public
place within the Territory Of Hawaii.
25th. No garbage or offensive liquid
or matter shall be kept upon any prem
lses except in covered containers Of
not less than - cubic feet capacity and
shall be removed from said premises or
disposed of within not less than one
week, unless otherwise ordered dispos-
ed of by the Board of Health or its
duly authorized agents.
26th No garbage, stable manure,
night soil or animal or vegetable refuse
of any nature whatsoever which is sub
ject to decay shall be used for grad
ing purposes or for filling in house lots
or any other tract of land.
27th No person. or corporation shall
convey through the streets of any
city, town or village of the Territory
any garbage, offensive liquid or mat
ter. swirl or filth, except in such con-
tanners as will prevent splitting and
leakage
2Sth. Public dumping grounds for
the dumping and disposition Of garbage
shall be designated from time to time
by the Board of Health and no gar
bage shall be dumped or deposited in
any place other than the place or
places so designated by the Board Of
Health.
EXPECTORATION.
The number of deaths in Honolulu
for two years ending June 30. 1905, was
1874 OF these 26S, or 1916 per cent.
were from pulmonary tuberculosis, and
33, or 1.90 per cent, were from other
tubercular diseases.
Section 3S of the Rules and Regu-
lations of the Board of Health declares
pulmonary tuberculosis to be com
smunicable and a preventable disease"
Unquestionably exposure arising
from indiscriminate expectoration by
those afflicted is the prime means OF
spreading the disease.
The Regulation No. 2S OF your honor
able board is wholly inadequate. Ex-
pectoration should not be allowed I'm
any place where the clothing Of any
person can touch the sputum. 1t would
be impossible to control the public to
the extreme. hence, ! suggest the gut
tiers of the street be excepted.
1 recommend Section IS of the Rules
and Regulations of the Board OF Health
be amended to read as follows:
Resolved, That no person shall ex-
pectorate upon any public place, side
walk, street crossing, or upon the floor
of any street car or railway car, or
any other public conveyance, or of any
public building or any building COM
mon to the use of the public. Street
cutters are excepted.
REGULATING THE SPRINKLINC
OF IAUNDERED ARTICLES.
In the recommendations made by the
Board OF Health, December 81, 1904, u
the Legislature for sanitary enact
ments was one to prevent the spraying
of clothing and articles with liquid
from the mouth. The suggestion fail
ed. An investigation of the adverse
decision on a similar law by the Su
preme Court under date of February
10, 1893, discloses the fact 1t was Ac
81, Sections 1873, Session Laws Of 1898
that was rendered void. and not
regulation of the Board of Health.
The Board of Supervisors OF tn
County of Oahu passed Ordinance NO
covering this subject
II would seem the prohibition o
mouth sprinkling should eXten'
throughout the Territory and can b.
best brought about by a regulation
the Board of Health, therefore, sug
COST the following be passed which j
the County Ordinance suitably re
vised.
Resolved No person or persons iron
ing or performing any act, In IN
laundering OF clothing or any articl
belonging TO another or the launder
ing OF clothing or any article for hire
shall spray any article so laundere
with liquid sprayed or projected fron
thu mouth Of said person or persons
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