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titled copy of Concurrent Resolution No.
9 as passed by the Legislature, now
sitting.
This resolution requests that J. Lor
Wallach be permitted to practice, for
a period of six months, at the Kalihi
receiving station, on those lepers. to
the number of twelve, who may desire
to come under his charge.
| would advise the Board to ignore
the fact that Mr. Wallach is both I'M
licensed and is under conviction on a.
criminal charge III the First Circuit
court.
Should patients as well as the Leg
islature desire Mr.. Wallach to treat
them, the only recourse is to give him
every reasonable opportunity and as
sistance in such way Mr.. Wallach
| will be solely and absolutely respons.
BILE for the entire care, treatment and
results to the patient, the board simply
furnishing ample accommodations and
paying the bills
The Board should insist on Mr.. Wal
| ZACH devoting all his me to these pa
| tents.
The Board cannot with dignity accept
Mr. Wallachs services without COM
pensating him for his time, which is
| provided for.
I submit a reply to the Honorable
| Senate and House of Representatives in
| connection with Concurrent Resolution
| No. 8 and recommend it's adoption
Mr.. Wallach was given by both DR..
Brinckerhoff and myself an opportunity
to submit evidence to substantiate his
claims. He refused to produce the
slightest proof
| Naitha,. tho Federal nor, Territorial
health officials could maintain for one
moment the confidence of the world at
/ large if they We're to yield to the mere
assertions of adventures in secret
/ remedies.
Medical science is too far advanced
for any responsible Board of Health or
medical authority to accept the bluff
/ of a man who claims his medical
| knowledge was acquired at the age of
| eleven years, but, as the responsibility
| has been assumed by our 1aWmakfng
body, it is proper the Board yield its
| judgment respectfully to the Legisla-
ture, at the same time placing itself on
record that it may maintain its stand
ing before other boards of similar
character.
The Wallach incident has not dis
turbed your executive in the slightest
decree.
The attacks on the control of conta- !
gious and infectious disease have dis |
turbed him greatly
The Territory of Hawaii is exposed |
to contagious and infectious disease in
a peculiar and marked degree.
Except as the law directs, it does |
not concern the Board of Health as to |
what treatment is applied to a legally
responsible person of legal age suffer- |
ing with disease, be the treatment faith, |
ls4@s yer o. other intangiOIe methods, or |
even the highest medical and surgical |
skill but it does concern vitality the |
Board of Health, the community at
large, foreign nations and the Federal
government that any person permitted /
to practice for the cure of disease shall
be so qualified and skilled in diagnosis
ana pathology as to be able to promptly
recognize contagious and infectious dis
eases and Immediately report them to
the Board according to law.
once in receipt of legal information
as above, the Board of Health assumes
the responsibility Of protecting public I
health.
Foreign nations can quarantine
against us.
The mainland can quarantine against
us.
The Federal Government can confine
our commerce and ourselves within our
own borders.
Our isolation is such we cannot avoid |
the consequences Of any laxity on our
part.
We may be assured the above named
rights will be exercised against our
selves and our commerce should occa-
sion require.
The law should never concede the
right to ignorance to hide itself behind
asserted inherent rights and beliefs to
the peril of public health, but should
fix such high standards of knowledge
and qualification for those who practice
on disease that the intent of the law
as to contagious and infectious disease
could not fail of execution.
Should such qualified practitioner
choose to abandon the tangible for the
Intangible in treatment he is capable
of, at least, recognizing contagious or
infectious disease and any failure on
his part to obey the law would be de-
liberate and intentional and not a re-
suit of ignorance.
Thus the status before the law would
be clear and defined and capable of
being enforced before the courts.
Respectfully submitted,
l.. E. PINKHAM
President Board of Health.