Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-01-10
LITTLE jim" HOSPITAL
INSTITUTE FOR THE
CARE or CHILDREN
JUDGE DOLE is IN FAVOR OF
ESTABLISHING SUCH A MUCH
NEEDED CONCERN IN
HONOLULU

than usual. especially among children.
lack of proper facilities for handling
measles and kindred diseases which
hccomc epidemic among The little ones
at certain periods is undoubtedly the
cause.
a Childrcn's Hospital is crying
need of Honolulu.
Judge Dole has been giving earnest J
consideration to the establishment W
such an institution AMI II Is to he
hoped that such hospital will mate.
rialiZc.
In speaking of the matter yesterday
the Judge said:
THE unusually heavy mortality In
the city last month shows In a strik.
Ing way the urgent need of some place
where the children Of our poorer citi.
zens can be taken and properly cared
| Tor when sick. ! am told by DR. Judd
that many Of the deaths among the
children last month were due nearly
altogether to the lack of proper attcn.
ton during their Illness. attention
which could not be given them at their
homes. and also to the fact that In
the localities where many Hawaiians
bavc tboir homes tho sn,r,nnLIng
lands have been flooded bv the recent
roins and nrc covorcd with s,,nd,nr
w.,,r maxim IN, ,,i,hL,rb,,as $50.
unhealthy. conducive to disease and
ESPECIALLY harmful to persons already
sick.
"In copsid,ri,y tboso c,ro,,,o,o,,o,
tho mood n, n cbiIdron,s ho.nI,aI ,,os
brouubt nm Tboro 10 N, ,,c,,,nr go.
lgardInr tho good that srch an ir,,i.
Tuition would no M, o,I, 1, s,,,,, ,,,,,
lives of many little ones bur In cdu.
lcatmr the motbnrs.t,s IA ,pc n,,,cr
treatment of their cb,ldror rho ,pn,h.
lcrs having children under ,ro,tmon,
I'm the hospitoI wnu,d 200 hnv, ,ho ,o.
rious ailments are treated boyy tho
lcbildrcn rospond nhysicaIIy IA clc,n.
illness. bright and cheerful surround.
Iings and propcr and kind ,urs,ng
They would learn tho nrincinIos n,
caring for the sick and IN, hcnc,,s or
sanitary surroundings
'Just how imnortant -, ,,,,,,r 1, A.
to the Hawaiians tn learn how IN
cIatcd The Hawaiian r,cc 10 dr,ng
cut. hut there IL mn rc,son WIN n
sbould do so other than tho roc, Tint
Hawaiian moth,rs do not know hnu,
Ito bring their children n, tbrouyh tho
Idiseases of infancy few yonrs 400
the fact that Hawaiian women wore
the most prollGc or any rac, with ono
lcxcoption Inn, that tbo ,orco,,,co az
deaths I'm Hawaiian families x,s olso
Unusually great suppoacdIy from ,n,.
want of kpowledcc as IN ,br nr,rcr
lcaro or tboir Children
"Tbc matter or sucb -, b,s,,,,l
lrooms Ia bo onc worthy ~, ,ho ,,,o,.
lllon of somo boucvo,o,t ,.,so, no
he satisfactory n wou,d have IN no
lbuIIt and well endowed Tboro could
Id, government assistance clvop I'm,
the government IL pinchcd now far
money and probably co,,ld do IittIc II
might he that the government loap
IcouId afford In bc partly usod for This
lpurposc. hut as priyate institution
the bospital wouId he much moro sal.
lisfaciory. In the present needs of
iHonolul tho bospltal would NOT have
to be very I.Igc. although the demand
would very probably grow
THE Queens IIospital. which is a
private CORPORATION, is somewhat AS.
Isisted by the government. but has all
the advantages of a private institution.
These advantages are great, especial
Is in kccping the institution free from
politics. which would he felt I'm a gov.
icrumcnt hospital and certainly lower
the standard of ita efficiency.
"Thc people who need children q
hospital are found mainly among