The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-14
To FEND OFF
YELLOW FEVER
President Pinkham Lays a
Plan Before Board OF
Health.

President Pinkham's message to the
Board of Health yesterday was main
Iv devoted to the recommending Of
measures for protection from yellow
fever. He thought it very doubtful if
infection would reach the Territory
through the operation Of the American
Hawaiian steamers between here and
the Ithmus of Tehuantepec, owing to
the precautions to be taken by the
company and the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service.
"Our danger les" Mr.. Pinkham says,
'In the irregular and more or less ir-
responsible steamers and vessels that
are sure to touch at our ports direct,
the only precaut.on probable being in
Perception at our quarantine.
Although am assured the residents
Of this Territory will never again lose
their control and cool judgment as in
1s99-19O0, it is my belief were a case of
yellow fever to appear off our harbor
or within our city the populace would
show acute alarm and wasteful expen-
diture take place"
He goes on to say that the agent and
medium of yellow fewer infection is
our striped day mosquito called stego-
mia To its destruction the Board would
use its limited means. Mr.. Pinkham
suggests a plan of Organization to aid
in the prevention and suppression Of
conditions favorable to yellow fever
and to enter active work should that
disease appear
This is the plan, condensed: I. Divi-
sion Of cities or towns into small dis
tricts. 2. Close inspection of districts
with record kept of breeding places for
mosquitoes. or places in any way dan
gerous to public health. 8. Memoran-
da to be made of all means and meas
ures for putting into force in each dis
trict in case of emergency. 4. Secur-
ing and storing of all necessary means
ready for immediate use. 5. Commits
sion one or two special agents for each
district, to whom shall be delivered in
formation and directions applicable to
the particular district. 6. Special agent
to be paid two dollars, as sole compen-
sation, on delivery of commission; to
become a responsible agent of the
Board of Health in times of emergency;
to be renewed each two
years. z. Special agents may act as
advisory agents within their districts,
and only when instructed shall act with
the full authority of their commissions
and under the information and instruc-
tons previously given.
1T must be obvious" the president
that no better scheme could
be devised for keeping the interest of
citizens active and that, in the event
Of the appearance of yellow fever, the
most effective measures could be i'm
put into force without undue
excitement or alarm, and at moderate
and reasonable expenditure of public
funds"
After some conversational discussion
favorable to the plan it was voted, on |
notion of DR.. Wayson, seconded by Mr.. |
Peters, :" that the Board take the mat
.er UP and go into it thoroughly"
On the advice of Superintendent Nc
Weigh, the request of E. A. Galaspo for
to operate a bakery within
he Molokai Settlement was granted.
The president submitted a sketch
Ian of the proposed Boys Home.
which was handed around for inspec-
ion.
Reports OF health officers were read
nd accepted.
With the president were present f.
;. Smith, DR.. J. R. Judd. Attorney Gen.
raj E. c. Peters and DR.. ]. T. Way
on. with c. Charlock. secretary, and {
iiss Mae Weir, stenographer.
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