The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-24
(Signed) L. E. 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 a 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 1t and report results.
A communication from Hon. II. l..
Holstein, Chairman of the Leprosy
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 Hilo 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 MED1-
CAL CHARGE OF DIR. MILTON
RICE.
To the Members of the Board of
Health.
The quarantine station at Hilo. has
been described by DIR. l.. +. Cofer of
the U. s. NJ. II. 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
were at his (Dr. Rice 's) request placed
in this quarantine station solely under
the charge and medication of DR.. Mil
ton Rice.
Two local examiners were appointed,
DR.. Hayes, of the same school of medi-
cine as DR.. Rice, homeopathic, and DR..
J.>J. Grace of the allopathic school,
who has been succeeded by DIR. Archer
Irwin.
These four patients were originally
examined by DIR. J. T. Mcdonald, bac-
teriologist of the Board of Health.
By direction of the President of the
Board of Health. DIR. J. II. Mcdonald
proceeded to Hilo and on the I'd of
| this month examined these four pa
! tients, thus completing a year under
charge of DR.. Milton Rice.
November oath, 1904, DR.. Rice sum-
marizes his claims as to Improvement
in these four cases as follows:
Ben X. Pea has improved 90 per
/ cent.
Mary Kalani has improved rs per
, cent.
Kewaimaka. Pea has improved so
per cent.
Kailiponi has improved 25 per cent
DIR. Hayes reports as follows, under
date of March Cd, 1905:
Ben X. Pea Wasting almost disap
peared; recently atrophy of thumb and
weakness of right hand have partially
.returned; eruption over body and sen
sation much improved.
Mary Kalani.-Shows most marked
improvement; sensation and eyes are
in normal condition; no discharge from
| eyes and nose hands have straighten-
ed; much of the eruption has disap-
peared.
Kewaimaka Pea. No particular
change, yet her general appearance
and health are better.
Kalliponi.- Anaesthesia which was
complete sensation is now nearly nor
NAL; eruptions and dfscolorations fad
ing.
DR.. Archer Irwin succeeded DR.. j. j
Grace in September, 1904, and OF
March lst, reported as follows:
Ben X. a.-September, 1904. Pure
ly nervous type OF disease; one small
ulcer on third finger, left hand. Feb
ruary, 1905. One small ulcer base OF
little finger of right hand, also small
sore on tip of little finger, left hand
Otherwise no changes for better OF
worse.
Mary Kalani. September, 1904
Hands and feet particularly noticeable;
on left foot large ulcer. February
1905. Hands unchanged, except add
tion of an ulcer on the thumb of right
hand, and a. small ulcer on finger. VI
Ger on foot reduced in size but extend
ing to new surface; altogether her con
dition is slightly worse than in Sep
tember.
Mrs. Kawaimaka Pea September,
1904. Face infltrated-l leonine appear
ance; fingers contracted; few white
spots on boay ana legs. February
1905. Face unchanged; nose larger
nasal passages much blocked; patches
elbow of right arm; fingers more con
tracted; white patches on feet anC
legs; nails very much broken. l woult
say disease had advanced.
Kailiponi.- September, 1904. ski
of face infiltrated; ears large-a fab
by; hands thick, swollen; feet and leg
marked by white patches. February
! 1905. Face more swollen and disfgur
eu; surface of back of head, all dow
back of neck to shoulders, covered will
great number of pustular nodules
some as large as half an olive. Lef
arm at elbow an ulcer about 3
inches in area replacing a former an
aesthetic patch; also on same arm ,
deep circular ulcer covered by blacl
/ slough; feet and legs unchanged. AL
, together her condition is much wors,
: than in September.
, Under orders of the Board of Health
DIR. j. t. Mcdonald, the official bacteri
ologist, reports as follows, under dat
: of March l4th:
: | secured test-snips from each of tn
Q four patients; each and every one %
[ the four show the presence of the bf