The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-31
THE HOUSE.
PINKHAM's REPORT.

The report of President Pinkham OF
the Board of Health on the outbreaks
of sickness at Pelehunu and Halawa
party was as follows:
Honolulu, Hawaii. March 90, 1905
Honorable Eric A. Knudsen, Speaker
of the House of Representatives,
Honolulu, T. H.
Sir: 1 have the honor to report in
connection with House Resolution and
the House Concurrent Resolution of
March %. 1905, as follows:
On receipt of the latter 1 Immediately
telegraphed to DR.. Dinegar of Maui to
secure the tug Baldwin and proceed
at once to Pelekunu and Halawa, Molo-
kai. to relieve the sick. About p.
m. L received a reply that it was i'm
possible to secure the Baldwin" and
abandoned any attempt to secure i'm
mediate relief from Maui.
The 'LikeIike' was the only avail
able boat. 1t was after six o'clock
Saturday the crew was scattered and
the expense ($30O.00) of making a spe-
ciaI trip was not justified as we could
not save twenty-four hours over the
regular sailing, which it was arranged
would be direct to Pelekunu Monday
evening.
1 arranged with DR.. Judd to take
two nurses and supplies intending to
esta blish them one in each valley, DR..
Judd giving medical attendance during
the three days he would be ashore.
During the morning of the 9th 1
was called TO the Executive Chamber
and found Dr. Yost of the United
States Army had kindly rendered his
services. 1t was believed the "IrO-
quois'' could be secured and going di-
rect could take the sick and bring them
to Honolulu for treatment which would
be very advanta geous DR.. Yost and
Secretary Atkinson volunteered their
services and they were accepted. While
Dr. Yost and Secretary Atkinson were
arranging transportation 1 attended to
securing nurses and supplies. We were
finally obliged to secure the steamer
t'Likelil1e' running on her regular
schedule.
In addition to the above there We're
engaged three men from the hospital
corps of the United States Military
Hospital and two men from the Ar
tillery Camp who volunteered to go as
nurses and litter bearers, and who
were given permission by Col. McClel-
Ian. Two female nurses also went
with the party.
After an absence of some thirty-six
hours the expedition returned this
morning at a. m.
Dr. Yost reports as follows:
Medical and other supplies were fur
nished by the Board of Health from
lists made out by DR.. Judd when ex-
pecting to accompany the expedition
IT,
mattresses, pillows, blankets, etc.
We arrived at Halawa about IL
o'clock a. M on the 2Sth, and went
ashore Immediately. We found the
refugees from Pelekunu living in a
small house about three fourths of a
mile from the shore. There was no
attempt at segregation.
We were told that DR.. Mouritz had
visited them on the date of their ar
rival at Halawa, the 25th inst, and
that he had prescribed for them.
There We're eight persons. five adults
and three infants in all. OF these three
have been or We're i'll. One. an adult
convalescent, had been sick since March
Is, and gave such a history that, in
connection with the fact of his early
recovery, led to the diagnosis of mala-
ria. Two infants had been i'll since
March IL but were at this time well.
Their history was that of a mild at
tack of malaria.
At the same time an adult presented
herself stating she had had an attack
identical with those above mentioned,
and that she had never been out OF
Halawa. Her history was that of
typical case of malaria.
These patients were we'll housed and
comfortable, and all convalescent or
convalescing. No drugs were left here,
but one-fifth of the food supplies was
placed in charge of the school teacher
for distribution.
We then boarded the "Likelike"
bound for Pelekunu at about 1 p. M
and arrived at about D. m.
All supplies We're landed here as we
received word from the shore there was
much sickness in the village.
The first case seen was that Of a ooy
of thirteen. who showed most typical
symptoms of typhoid fever in severe
form. His two brothers had died two
days previous and their history was
that of typhoid fever in a most viru-
lent type.
Two children were then seen who
were said to have been ill., but the his
tory was too vague for diagnosis. They
were apparently well.
The next patient seen was a male
adult whose symptoms were such as
might be found early in a severe case
OF typhoid. He was living in a house