The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-23

has no power to permit a review Of
these eases.
| wish to state that so far as nv
knowledge extends in no instance has
the Board of Health declined to allow
person detained as suspect to have
a friend or physician present at the
examination of such person, nor has
it failed to take into consideration ev-
cry interest of the unfortunate persons
themselves. Harsh measures are rare
ly used; never If wo can talk with the
person suspected. Cases, that are such
the disease is not plainly obvious, are
usually requested to present themselves
early in the day at the Dispensary,
The meteorological examination is
made and reported on during the day,
/ and, if the bacilli of leprosy are not
present. the party is Immediately dis
charged. In eases, where the Presi-
dent of the Board can rely on the pa.
role of the parties, they are not de
| tanned but directed to report within
ktwenty-four hours. In but one case
has the parole been broken Oeca
| sionallv we are unable to exercise this
( consideration.
I believe the present methods and
| practice are the most kindly, cons1d-
crate, and protective to the public rep
utation of those who come under the
| eve of the law of leprosy of any that
| can be devised, and at the same time
| give the public the protection intend
ed.
The question before us is whether
| the President of the Board of Health
| can comply with a Resolution of one
| branch of the Legislature which re-
views acts and determinations arrived
at under the law as passed bv the
Legislature and approved by the Gov
ernor, and executed by the officers APP
pointed under the law. I request your
i consideration of the subjects involved.
Very respectfully submitted,
(Signed) L. f. PINKHAM,
President. Board of Health.
The report of the Food Commission
er was placed on file. The correspond
ence with DR.. Brinton of Paris rela-
tive to specific for the cure of lepro-
sy was also filed and it was voted that
the medicine be sent to DR.. Goodhue
at the Settlement with instructions to
use it and report results.
A communication from Hon. H. L.
Holstein Chairman of the T.eprosy
Committee of the House of Represen-
tatives was read asking for CORES
pondence with DR.. Milton Rice and
other physicians regarding the expert
ments being made with four lepers at
the HiIo Detention Station. The cor
respondence was presented to the
board, President Pinkham reading
summary of the reports of the physI-
clans that he had prepared. The re-
, ports themselves are technical and very
bulky and would occupy a volume.
Following is the summary:
REPORT ON FOUR LEPERS De
TAINED AT THE QUARANTINE
STATION, HILO, UNDER MEDl-
CAL CHARGE OF DIR. MILTON
RICE.
To the Members of the Board of
Health.
The quarantine station at Hllo has
been described by DR.. L. f. Cofer of
the L. S. NJ. H. S. as one of the most
sanitary hospitals in existence.
There is nothing necessary to sani-
tation that has not been provided, and
all arrangements, though simple, are
complete and as perfect as can be de-
sired and the attendance is equal to
all requirements.
One year ago four leprous patients
We're at his CDR Rice 81 request placed
in this quarantine station solely under
the charge and medication of DIR. Mil
ton Rice.
Two local examiners were appointed,
DR.. HAYES of the same school of medI-
cine as DR. Rice, homeopathic, and DR..
!. J. Grace of the allopathic school,
who has been succeeded by DR.. Archer
Irwin.
These four patients were originally
examined by DR.. !. T. Mcdonald. bac-
teriologist of the Board of Health.
By direction of the President of the
Board of Health, DIR. J. T. Mcdonald
proceeded to Hilo and on the I'd of
this month examined these four pa
tients. thus completing year under
charge of DIR. Milton Rice.
November oath. 1904, DR.. Rice sum-
marizes his claims as TO Improvement
in these four eases as follows:
Ben X Pea has improved 80 per
cent.
Mary Kalani has improved 20 per
cent.
Kewaimaka Pea has improved SO
per cent.
Kailiponi has improved . per cent.
DIR. HAYES reports as follows, under |
date of March 2d. 1905:
Ben X. Pea Wasting almost dlsap- |
peared: recently atrophv of thumb aud
weakness OF RIGHT hand have partially
returned: eruption over body and sen
sation much improved.
Mary Kalaui.-ShOws most marked
IMPROVEMENT; sensation and eyes are
in normal condition; no discharge from
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