The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-11-10
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PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS

gu on low dADlp ETounus iilaue py hoi
Dor dredgings. but left several feet
lower than the surrounding ground.
The sixth death we can not account
for. The cottage was in fair condi-
ton. II was near stable. however.
In this district we have been unable
to md or catch any rats.
ITO those persons who are correct
in their personal habits. and reside In
sanitary districts and homes. the
dangers of plague are less than any
other disease under the observation of
the Board of Health.
THE health reputation of Honolulu.
Hilo and the Territory is from time
to time Infinitely more injured by sem
sational correspondence. and roman
GERS who wish TO spin a big yarn when
visiting the coast. than would be pos
sible from plain official statements OF
facts.
Il suggest you consider the advisa-
bility of publishing weekly the num-
Der of deaths occurring in Honolulu
from contagious diseases, including
/ plague and tuberculosis
HOSPITAL, DIFFICULTIES.
President Pinkham stated in his mes
sage that the Quarantine hospital was
the only one over which the Board had
control. 1t had a keeper only and, in
cases of emergency, one or two health
inspectors We're detailed there as
nurses. The Queens Hospital would
not receive or retain contagious cases,
and 1t classed tuberculous cases among
| these. The Home for Incurables Is the
only place to which ordinary Infectious
and incurable cases can be sent. 1t
is four and half miles from the Of
flee of the Board, and the Quarantine
hospital two and half miles distant.
1T has been the custom to send tu-
bercular patients. though scarcely able
to sit up, to the office of the president
of the Board and let him hustle to
find place for them. He does not
object. for, IL there Is no other way
to provide he opens up the Quaran-
| tine hospital for their care until he
can find a place for them. 1t is not.
however, very humane to hold very
! feeble. sick persons in our hallway
! five or six hours while your executive
is trying to place them"
| With some other remarks the presi-
! dent, made the following suggestions:
"It seems to me the Queens Hospital
would do well to provide small, de-
| tached, isolated ward on their own or
adjacent grounds to which such pa
! tients could be Immediately removed
| until they are permanently provided
/ for. or the diagnosis permits of their
return to the hospital proper. In such
| a ward the President of the Board
loh he oil e. nj
persons for not over twenty-four to
forty-eight hours until he can provide
for them. This should be in charge of
the Queens Hospital for It is the
height of folly to multiply institutions
and expense.
"The Home for Incurables can ac-
commodate twice as many persons as
1t has the means to support The loca-
tion9is unexcelled for its objects The
fact that 1t is usually filled to the
limit of its means to care for patients,
makes your executive nearly always
uncertain as to what he can depend
upon. Certainly the Home for Incura-
bles may well receive the attention Of
the government and charitable"
OTHER BUSINESS.
Improvements are being carried out
at all the places recently visited by
the Board" the president wrote. "The
Supervisors are taking action in in
stalling suitable CUTTERS"
Orally, he described a scheme for
draining the Liliha street bad land
Supervisor Lucas was going to go over
the place with him. In answer to a
question about Waikiki swamp lands
Mr. Pinkham said survey and full
report would be required before the
conditions there could be remedied.
The president laid before the meeting
plot of portion of the Pauoa ceme-
terry and petition for its reopening
as place for burial. The petition was
from Hook Chu Co., owners of the
cemetery, and others, there being 81
signatures. 1t was shown by the petit
ton that the cemetery was closed -four
or five years ago.
On motion Of DR.. Wayson, seconded
by DR.. Judd, 1t was voted that the petit.