The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-07

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Board of Health yesterday, made re-
port on the controversy with the
| Queens Hospital authorities. He had
received from the Attorney General an
| oral opinion to the effect that the hos
pitai ought, on account of it's quasi
public character, 10 provide a small de-
tention ward for contagious cases. It
| had bound itself in a manner to accede
| to the needs of the public health by
the claims it made when fighting for
| it's subsidy in the Supreme Court. DR..
Wayson advised taking the present
controversy into the Supreme Court, |
saying:
Have the matter thoroughly thresh-
ed out, so that when we send a case to
the hospital it will be properly taken
| case Of
He gave several instances of harsh |
treatment by the hospital authorities
of cases sent there. One poor man was !
turned away three times in one day.
Let Attorney General Peters and the
hospitals attorney agree on a mode of
procedure for having the matter at is
| sue decided. If the hospital made a
| fight against the public and the Govern
ment, the speaker was confident that
public opinion would settle the matter
| in a manner that would not be good for
| the hospital.
| DR.. Wayson asked for the boards
| support in his action. He would not
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| physician, or Mr.. Robinson. as a trus-
| tee of the hospital, by asking for their
! opinions, but he would like to hear
from Brother" Fernandez.
| Mr.. Fernandez merely said that he
agreed thoroughly with the sentiments
of DIR. Wayson.
| Mr.. Robinson moved that the matter
| be placed in the hands of the Attorney
| General as suggested, so that the is
sue might be decided as early pos
sible
| DR.. Wayson however, made the sug
gestion, which was adopted, that the
Board of Health meet with the Attor-
ney General in special session at the
call Of the president.
THE KONA TROUBLE.
President Pinkham made a report on
in Kona, Hawaii Under directions to
that end the Government physician
was securing the voluntary attendance
of suspects for examination until in
! reference occurred from certain pro-
fessionaI men, Two of the suspects,
including one whose case occaSioned
the trouble. came to Honolulu and,
presenting themselves at the Health Of
fee, requested an examination. Being
| found not infected they were returned
to their homes, all expenses being paid
by the Board of Health.
| The president comments that "Sever-
| al professional men undertook to de-
eide in one of these cases what the
law leaves to the Board of Health"
and thinks the unwilling client :.
is better satisfied with the boards
methods than the action of the local at
torney." He adds that the Attorney
Generals department is prepared to de-
fend the Government physician.
SCHOOL DRINKING WATER.
Mr.. Pinkham expressed himself as
gratified with the solution of the ques-
ton of the means of supplying drink
ing water to school children, in a de-
vice installed by Plumbing Inspector
Keen at the Normal School, which he
thus describes:
"At the bottom of a suitable enamel
painted wooden trough a water pipe is
run. from it upwards are extended a
number of pipes or nipples, from each
is thrown small jet of water. Plac-
ing his mouth at the jet the scholar
can easily drink without soiling his
clothing. The jet is sufficiently strong
so the mouth can not be forced down
SO the lips can touch the pipes or nip
pies, hence there is no possible chance
| of contamination. Swiftly thrown
water alone comes into contact with
the person drinking. The cost is COM
paratively trif1ing and the device should
| be installed in all schools. Artesian
water does not need fltering. Reservoir
| water could be filtered at small cost
of installation in connection with the
:, above-described devices
OTHER SANITARY MATTERS.
III At the corner of King street and
1 Aala lane the president had arranged
III that a portion of cement sidewalk
II could be put in, adding:
Al Il find however, about 10 feet of the
II building on King street has never been
| moved back to the building line and Is
IL between eight and nine feet on land
II purchased by the government in 1901
II for street widening. When purchased
Il the buildings We're on the land. The
1 deed fails to state on whom the re-
II sponsibility rests for moving the build
II fngs now on the proper sidewalk space
| The matter will be given further
II prompt attention.
II The Fort street premises condemned
II have had the buildings indicated torn
Il down and work is in progress to put
al
| | the land thanks the board for its ac-
III ton.
| The premises on Bates street await
| the decision Of the lessor of the land
| More active work is promised on tht
| premises on Hustace street, Kewalo
| visited by you
Ii Orally. Mr. Pinkham told of a place