The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-14
PUBLIC HEALTH
AND SANITATION
Reports of Work Done in
Honolulu and Other
Districts.

ports for August and September were
submitted to the Board OF Health yes
| terday. With respect to August the
following among other statements
were made:
Inspections for health and sanitary
conditions were made in the entire
district Of Koolaupoko with the ex-
| ception Of Waimanalo. All of the
| places in the district were visited at
| least once and the majority Of them
| three or four times. The general
| health of the district was fair, there
being only little more sickness than
| in July
Treatment was continued in six
| eases from previous month and there
were fourteen new patients, seventy
| one house visits were made and four
Office visits.
The number Of miles Travelled. in
specting and seeing patients were PES.
this does not include five trips over
the PaIi''
For the month of September. Dr.
Pratt reported in part as follows:
'fThe usual health and sanitary in
spections were made, the district of
Koolaupoko being visited from one to
three times.
The health of the district was not
as good as previous months, there be-
ing more cases of bronchitis and
fevers: due largely, think. to wealth
er conditions.
Part of my time was spent in trac-
ing up the various sources of water
supply.
Treatment was continued in eleven
cases from previous months and there
were ffty-two new patients. 40 house
visits We're made and nineteen office
visits
1.-THE number Of miles Travelled and
seeing patients was 334 miles, not in
Guiding five trips over the Pail.
1.-THE schools at WaimanaIo. Kailua, |
Kaneohe and Waiahole were examined /,
with the following results:
"Waimanalo-Certffica issued. 30
boys, girls: children vaccinated, u
boys, girls.
Kailua-Certifcates issued. boys. |
girls; children vaccinated, IL boys, IL /
girls
MISUNDERSTANDING issued Is /
boys, IL girls; certificate refused, one !
boy for trachoma; children vaccinated. /
IS boys. girls
'Waiahole-Certificat issued, 4 /
boys. II girls; children vaccinated, 20
boys. 12 girls
Total certificates issued. IS: total
certificates refused, /; total children
vaccinated, 106."
For October DR.. Pratt reports as
follows:
THE usual health and sanitary in
spections were made in the entire dis
trict of Koolaupoko, with the excep-
ton of Waimanalo, all the places be-
ing visited from two to six times.
The health of the district was not
as good as the month OF September,
the weather conditions not being at all
favorable.
Several major and a number %
minor nuisances were abated.
Treatment was continued in TWEEN
ty-five cases from previous months
(several of them chronic cases), and
there were ffty-nine new patients, 1872
house visits were made and eighteen
office visits.
THE number of miles travelled and ,
seeing patients was 337, not includ-
ing FIVE trips over the Pail.
.One death and one case OF sickness
were investigated in Honolulu.
THE following schools were exam
ned and the results were as follows:
s.Kaneohe-Second examination: Ger
.iflcates issued, boys. girls; children {
z boys, 1 girls: revaecinat-
ed, boy. !.
'waiahole-Seconde examination: Ger
.ificates issued, boys, girls; children {
vaccinated, 10 boys, girls. {
..Heeia-Cat hoIic-Certtficate issued, ,
"A boys, IA girls; children vaccinated,
; boys, girls.
'sMoanalua- issued IS
boys, Is girls; children vaccinated, 2 6
boys, / girl; certificate refused, l boy :
Tor trachoma-
''Kalihi- Observation-Disclosures issued. 126
Bows. 11s girls: children yaccinated, IS |
boys. 81 girls; certificates refused,
Bows. 5 girls, all for trachoma-
Observation-Disclosures issued. % boys.
g girls; children vaccinated. boys.
girls: certificates refused, girls for
.rachoma.
Observation-Disclosures issued. go
bows. 143 girls; children vaceinated, IS
boys. ii girls; certificates refused, IL I
Bows. girls. for trachou1a. q,
SANITATION OF CITY.
Chief sanitary officer Tracy. in his
September report, gives the following
facts:
There were fifty-seven complaints I
If nuisances reported, all of which I
we're investigated and all actual nui- )
sances were abated.
There was one 4S-hour notice serv-
ID. There were six recommendations c
for hotel. restaurant and lodging {
mouse licenses issued and 1877 persons E
ian be lawfully lodged in these IL
,ensed buildings. {
There were seven permits 70 keep q
swine and one to keep ducks issued;
rnder these permits 210 swine and 300
fucks can Be kept.
..Thirty-two inspections Of graves /
we're made and there was one coffin j