The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-05-04

| The Board of Health yesterday adopt
ed a resolution introduced by DR.. w.
H. Mays to the effect that it unquah-
fedIy endorsed the agitation in favor
of the erection of a suitable crematory
| in Honolulu for the incarceration Of the
dead
| President Pinkham made the follow
| ing written statement to the Board, at
it's meeting begun at 3:15:
We miss among our members today
DR.. c. B. Cooper. 1 believe L state the
unanimous sentiment of the Board in
expressing our regret that he DECIDED
! to retire from a position where he has
been for years an active and positive
factor in public health matters. His
record in quietly, economically and eff
| fectiveIy handling epidemic disease will
stand to his lasting credit His record
| in promoting the welfare of the lepers
| and effective work in enlisting the prac
| teal aid of the Federal Government
| in their behalf can not be forgotten.
| The support he has given the present
President of the Board of Health is
gratefully acknowledged.
!, We extend a welcome to Dr. James
T. Wayson as a member of the Board.
Father Joseph of Kalawao proposes
| to erect a private laboratory On his
premises and requested a permit for
Brother Sylvester to assist him for a
| few weeks. Your approval of this and
| four corral permits is requested.
For reasons given, Superintendent
fIo ,-af,t oil Of 11n
titfons of Alice Kaelemakule and Ioane.
Certain work was in progress at, the
Insane Asylum at the time of DR.. Slog-
gett's death. 1t is now completed and
the Public Works and Auditors De-,
partments request the Board to form
ally approve the bill for superintend-
ence.
The report for April OF the Inspector
presented.
Board of Trustees of the Hilo Hos
pital.
At the request of a committee of the
House of Representatives, the President
of your Board granted permits for the
George Mahiai.
of the three examining physicians was
waived. The physicians selected by the
House Committee, Drs. Mcdonald, Day
and Uchida all reported these persons
affected with leprosy. DR.. Sinclair also
found Mrs. Makanui to be a. Ieper.
These results taken with the Mikala
Kaipu case give ample proof that the
methods of examination employed by
he nd Of Haa1tb 1cfa Ii inc
and accurate.
The Board has never declined to al
low leper suspects to have their own
and in two instances during the year
this has been the case.
To accurately define this privilege /
recommend. after consultation, that the
Rules and Regulations as to the Ex-
animation of Lepers be changed and
be enacted as follows:
RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, Under Sections 1922, 1925.
1927 and 1929 of the Revised Laws of
the Territory of Hawaii authority is
given the Board of Health,
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED,
That all previous rules for the exam
nation of lepers are hereby repeal
ed; and further
RESOLVED, That all future exami-
nations of any person or persons for
the determination as to whether or not
they are affected with the disease lepro-
sy, shall be conducted under the follow
ing rules.
EXAMINATION OF LEPERS.
First: The Board of Examining Ply
sicians shall consist of five physicians,
appointed by the Board of Health, one
of whom shall be the Bacteriologist of
the Board of Health, and another of
whom shall be skilled in the use of
the microscope for the discovery of the
bacilli of leprosy, and be designated as
the Assistant Bacteriologist.
Second: The Bacteriologist of the
Board of Health shall promptly make
a preliminary examination of such per-
son coming voluntarily or otherwise
under the control of the Board of
Health under the suspicion of or be-
ing alleged a leper. At said prelimi-
nary examination should the Bacteriol-
ogist fail to find the bacilli of leprosy
present within such person, then said
person shall be Immediately discharged
and returned to his home at the eX-
pense of the Board of Health. Should
the bacilli of leprosy be found present
within such person, said person shall
be held for examination at the next
meeting of the full Board of Examin-
ing Physicians.
Third: Each person so held shall be
given one weeks notice of the meeting
of the Board of Examining Physicians.
Fourth: Each person so held shall
have the privilege of being represented
at said meeting of the Board of Ex-
aiming Physicians by . physician Sc
lected and employed by such person.
Should said physician object to the de-
cision of the Board of Examining Ply
sicians he shall do so in writing, stat
ing his reasons therefor. Upon receipt
of such written objection the President
of the Board of Health shall direct both
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