The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-04-23
THE LID IS
ON WALLACE

(From Saturdays AdvertiserJ
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o Doctor wallach will not Q
4 practice at Kalihi, or at the Mo- 4
4 lokai Settlement, or anywhere 4
4 else. with the consent of the Board 4
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In these words President l.. +. Pink
ham announced the decision of the
Board Of Health on wallach' IS case, i'm
mediately after an executive session OF
that body yesterday afternoon. 1t was
said in presence of the members, who
had just risen from the board. When
an Advertiser reporter appeared in the
board room as soon as the door was
opened, a member declared in favor
of giving out the written decision.
This proposal was overruled because
the document was addressed to the
Legislature and would not be pre-.
scented to the different houses until this
morning.
There was full attendance of mem
bers--President Pinkham, Fred. c.
Smith, Mark p. Robinson, d. Kalauo
kalani, DR.. j. II. Wayson, DR.. j. II. Judd
and Attorney General L. C. Peters. The
Attorney General was the last one ar
irving and Immediately on taking his
seat moved that the Board go into
executive session. DIR. Wayson second
ed the motion and it carried.
As announced the decision is what
the Advertiser foreshadowed two days
ago.
1t transpires that among the prepos-
ferrous claims made by wallach was
one that he had cured 1866 cases of lep.
rosy In Honolulu during the past year.
The Board of Health, on the other
hand, is aware of only SO new cases
of the disease in that period.
What appears like piece of moral
cowardice on the part of the Senate
and House health committees, if not
positive treachery to the other mem
bers of the Legislature and the coun-
try at large, has come to light. This
is the suppression of letter from the
president of the Board of Health, Civ
ing facts relating to the services of
the bacteriologist whose salary the
Legislature has cut off as being, in the
view of the assembled wisdom, use
less expenditure.
This letter was sent to the chairmen
of the health committees on the 18th
inst. It's information is emergent in
nature, considering the lateness of the
session, yet it has been withheld from
the Legislature thus far. The letter
shows that a great many people have
been snatched from imminent danger
of being sent to Molokai through the
scientific diagnosis of suspected cases
by the bacteriologist. 1t is as fol-
lows:
3 beginning with April 4th. 1906. and
ending April 9Th, 1907 period of one
year, 107 leper suspects We're examined
by the bacteriologist of the Board of
Health. The examination through ths
microscope showed twenty-four Of
these persons were free from the ba,
cilli of leprosy and therefore We're re-
turned to their homes declared nom
leprous.
"a large majority of these 1O7 per.
sons came to the Board of Health vol
UNFAIRLY. Very few OF the twenty
four persons found non-leprous ever
saw the Kalihi receiving station. They
usually came direct to the President of
the Board OF Health, who caused an
to be made at the special
room set aside In the Dispensary
building. They were then invited to
return the next day to learn the result
If the microscopical examination, and
IS I state above the twenty-four were
'ound non-leprous.
"Thelr travelling expenses were paid
~ the Board and in addition one dollar
yer day given them for each and every
lay they were detained In Honolulu 80
hey could pay their board to their
relatives or others.
when the suspects were children
he parent who came with them also
eceived all expense of travel and one
ollar per day board money.
"There are members OF both the
louise and Senate who are aware of
hese facts and can SO testify II they |
eslre the exact truth to be known.
There are certain clinical symptoms
T other diseases resembling those of
sprosy, hence the use of microscoplcal
OF the ships OF skin which
ontain the bacilli. II there are no
acilli leprae in this snip of skin there
no leprosy.
THE bacteriologist is the man who,
bove all others. prevents suspects be-
~ sent to Molokai by ascertaining the
nth as to the condition OF the person
xamined.
II believe both the House and Sem
te should be made aware OF these
lcts. but leave that to your own
idgment."
INCAUTIoUS FRUIT EATING.
Bowel complaint Is always more or
IS prevalent during the fruit season