The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-11
WILL CALL
IN DOCTOR
Board of Health Takes
Up the Subject of
tuberculosis.

| 1t was decided yesterday by tn,
Board of Health to call in variou:
members of the medical faculty for the
purpose of discussing tuberculosis.
| President Pinkham, in submitting
| letter he had written to Surgeon Gen
eral Wynan, in Washington, in answer
| to a gen raj letter of inquiry on the
| subject, referred to the Anti-Tubercu-
| losis Congress that met in The Hague
| last MONTH at which thirteen nations
were represented.
1.-The most important action of this
Congress" the president said, was
relative to the compulsory registration
of all cases of consumption and the
establishment of sanatoriums. In these
for both objects recommended are and
have been in force for some years.
He stated that the deaths in Homo
lulu from tubercular causes for the
year 6HOluS JUNE oU, ISUO,
1874 and for the entire Territory 1856.
The conference with physicians de-
cided on is in conformity with the
presidents recommendation that the
Board should confer with the Hawaii
an Medical Association and compile a
set of advisory regulations as to the
control of the disease and the means
of protection from contagion of those
regulations be adopted by the Board,
and in so far as they are advisory so
state, and where they come within the
authority of the law so designate.
concise, convenient form and placed in
the hands of those connected in any
way with a case of tuberculosis
In his letter TO the Surgeon General,
Mr.. Pinkham refers to the necessity
existing here of watching against con-
tagious diseases from different shores
of the Pacific. saying that ''tubercu-
losis has not had the extreme attention
the health authorities desire, nor have
the necessary funds been appropriated
by the Legislature"
Yet under general law. with max
imum penalty of $780, physicians and
householders were required to report
every case of disease dangerous to
public health and among diseases in
this category the Board Of Health had
designated tuberculosis.
Mr.. Pinkham informs the Surgeon
General of the Leahi home, four miles
tubercular diseases and incurables,
and then describes the district of Kona,
Hawaii, with its dry atmosphere from
below tempered by freshened air from
above He says 1--WE have reason to
believe there are few places presenting
the climatic advantages of this dis
trict.''
At this meeting the Board adopted
an amendment to the plumbing regu-
lations. in the section referring to vent
pipes, giving the inspector authority to
order the installation of non-vented
anti-siphon traps at his discretion.
E. r. Bath and E. w. Quinn, plumb
ers. were heard by the Board before
the amendment was put to vote.
Plumbing Inspector Keen appeared in
it's favor. Mr.. Quinn exhibited a sam
pie of the appliance in question. The
discussion was technical.
On the favorable report of the Board
of Medical Examiners. Drs. F. S. Mo-
rong and William Osmers were recon-
mended to receive licenses to practice
medicine and surgery.
President Pinkhann promised a report
later on some public matters that came
under his observation on the Island of
Hawaii. A few matters not specified in
his message were deferred until the
next meeting
With the president were present
Fred c. Smith, DIR. J. r. Judd. DR.. J.
T. Wayson and Abraham Fernandez,
members, with C. Charlock, secretary.
and Miss Mae Weir, stenographer, in
attendance.