The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-04
THE BOARD Of HEALTH
ENDORSES CREMATORY
New Rules for the Examination Of Lepers---M More
Care to be Taken.-.Good Words
for DR.. Cooper.

the physician representing such per-
son. Should both psychologists find
the bacilIi of leprosy to be present with
in such person the decree of the Board
of Examiners shall be final; otherwise
such person shall be treated as ''sus-
pect" and shall be required to report
| for further examination as the Board
| may direct.
/ Fifth: All persons examined by the
| Board of Examining Physicians shall
be placed in one of the following clas-
sifications, viz: Not Leper, Suspect,
Leper If in the opinion of three or
more of the examiners any person ex-
| amined is suspect" he or she shall
| be so declared.
| If in the opinion of three only of the
| examiners any person is a 'leper," he
| or she shall be classed as a suspect
with the condition that he or she report
| to the Examining Board it may
direct for REORGANIZATION.
| If in the opinion of four or more of
| the examiners any person examined is
| a '1eper'' he or she shall be so de-
| clared.
| I believe the change as above sug-
| gested in the Rules and Regulations
| VIII meet the approval Oh tnOSe WHO
have been making an effort to pass new
measures for examinations and will ac-
compIfsh all that has been desired.
| DIR. Mays made the following state
ment concerning the work of DR.. c. B.
| Cooper, who resigned as a member of
the Board of Health last week after
being again confirmed in office by the
| Hawaiian Senate:
| I'VE all agree, / am sure, with the
| remarks of the President appreciative
| of DR.. Cooper on his retirement from
| this Board. DIR. Cooper has been so
| long identified with the conduct of the
health affairs of the Territory that
the Board cannot but suffer distinct
| loss by the withdrawal of his ripe ex-
perience from our deliberations and
| counsels.
"A year and a half ago DR.. Cooper
went East on a mission connected with
| the leprosy question which is already
! bearing fruit. He appeared before the
American Medical Association, the
| great representative body of our pro-
| fession, and enlisted their sympathies.
| He laid the matter before the United
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gained their active co-opera ton. By
| his energy and personal force he made
| friends for the measure everywhere,
| who carried it forward in Congress
until substantial amount was Sc
cured for the endowment Of a hospital
on Molokai for the study of this dis
ease. with especial reference to its
prevention melioration and cure.
Whatever benefits may accrue from
this measure, and 1 am one of those
| who believe the benefits will be great
and lasting, both to the unfortunates
at the Settlement and to the American
people at large, the credit belongs to
| DR.. Cooper
DR.. Mays, Mr.. Robinson and Mr..
| Smith were appointed a committee to
prepare a written testimonial.
The request of Father Joseph of the
vester so to the Settlement to assist
in meteorological work there was
granted.
The request of Alice Kaelemakule of
| the Leper Settlement to have her
| father come to Kaiaupapa as her ko-
| l<ua, was denied. The girl recently left
| the Bishop Home for girls without any
| good reason, so Superintendent Me-
| Weigh reports, and should go back The
girls request was denied.
| The petition of Ioane to have her
husband go to her at Kalaupapa was
considered. The superintendent of the
Settlement informed the Board that if
, the husband went to Kalaupapa six
, children now residing with the father.
would be left without care. The re-
quest was denied.
The request of the Hilo Hospital
trustees was received. The report dealt
with meeting held to consider the
matter of funds When the Hospital
received $500 a month from the govern
ment even then it ran behind When the
Government allowance was reduced to
$4,000 a year conditions became worse,
and a charity ball was given by the
ladies of Hilo to raise additional funds.
The hospital was nearly closed Rent
had to be paid for outside rooms for
nurses. The following appropriations
were urged:
Hospital, per annum, $500: mater
nifty, per annum, $24O0; Building for
Nurses. etc. from loan fund. $4,000.
The architects bill for plans and
superintendent in re Insane ASYLUM
buildings, amounting to s23S was an
proved.
On motion of F. c. Smith. the reso
luton in regard to examination of
lepers presented by the President. was
adopted.
President Pinkham called attention
to the fact that as the water mains had
been laid on Beretania street beyond
the baseball park, certain wells there
should be condemned, as the water
was bad An analysis of the water will
be made and on the result thereof. the
Board will act.