The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-13

license TO practice medicine and sur
gerry. having passed the Board of Med
fcaI Examiners
QUARANTINE
The question of quarantine was dealt
with in part as follows:
There has been so much discussion
relative to quarantine it is proper that
this community be enlightened as to
its international aspects.
The following agreement was signed
at an International Convention held IN
Paris in the year 1908, by the United
States, Great Britain and all European
countries except Servia, Portugal, Tur-
key and Greece
Places are not considered infected
until number of non-imported cases
have occurred provided the government
takes prompt and effectual disinfection
and control measures.
Each country signing the conven-
non is requested to give prompt noti,
fication to all others of the presence
of these diseases.
Local authorities are declared TO be
the judges of materials and merchan-
disc requiring disinfection according TO
the history and condition thereof.
"A ship is infected if cases have oc-
Cured on board within seven days.
"A ship is suspected If cases have
occurred previous TO seven days.
"A ship is healthy even if from an
infected port if no case has occurred
on board before departure or en- voyage
provided the trip exceeds seven days.
Procedure in plague infected ships:
ID medical inspection, (2) the sick TO
be Immediately disembarked and iso-
lated, (s) passengers and crew to be
kept under surveillance ten days or
under observation in isolation for five
days and optionally five days surveil-
lance additional.
Plague suspected ships TO be treated
IS specified above in l, and 5. Passen-
gers and crew may be subjected to five
days surveillance. Rats must be de-
stroyed.
Important ports must provide or
ganized medical service, supervision,
buildings for isolation, care and treat
ment, and suitable laboratories and
staff.
These are practically the measures
in practice at quarantine in Honolulu.
IN order to accommodate the public
and public safety disinfection is under
taken at the port of departure and
under certain conditions the term of
seven DAYS is made UP of one or two
days quarantine and the length of the
voyage This gives unrestricted health
entry provided the ship can show a
clean bill of health
DEPORTATION OF JAPANESE
LEPERs.
Regarding the question of deporting
japanese lepers, the report said:
1T has been the custom of your Of
hcials to extend every possible court
esy to the Japanese friends of any of
that nationality so unfortunate as to
contract the disease leprosy.
For some time requests have been
preferred that certain japanese lepers
be allowed to return to Japan through
private assistance of friends. To COM
ply would show disregard of our
Territorial laws, the rules of steam
ship passenger traffic and a lack of
good faith in International courtesy.
Il have suggested TO several prom
inent japanese gentlemen that they
ascertain the views of the home gov
ernment as to receiving japanese lep-
ers- Should that government declare
Lself in favor of receiving their un-
fortunate leper fellow countrymen, the
Territory of Hawaii would, undoubt-
edly, he pleased to be relieved of the
expense of their maintenance. Your
executive believes clandestine trans
fers would be demoralizing in many
directions while open and above board
perfectly agreed upon transfers would
be a mutual advantage.
THE initiative negotiations lie with
japanese officials and not with Terri
1orial officials
DRUGS BELOW PAR
Food Commissioner Duncan present.
ed a report in weiaik he stated that
samples of tincture of iodine taken
rom the various city drug stores had
been analyzed, those samples from
three Japanese stores being intention
ally below standard. The tincture
should contain SIS grams of iodine per
1eo cubic centimeters. The sample
analyses showed:
Benson, Smith & Co., Fort and
and Hotel streets. ts............... 7.22
Yamamoto Drug Store, Hotel and
River streets ......... III
Yamamoto Drug store, Hotel and
River streets ............... 81
Ealister Drug Co, Fort street.. 6.S7
X Qshima Drug Store, Beretania
asRnne and River street......... $50
Honolulu Drug Co., Fort street. 6-V
Chambers Drug Co., Fort and
King streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 6-65
Maxine Drug Co., Hotel street and
Nuuanu avenue ----.-....-... 4.s4
1shii Drug Store, Beretania and
Nuuanu avenues ...--......... S.99
DISPENSARY WORK
During August 4O1 cases were treat
ed in the dispensary, of which 172
were surgical cases. OF these the
great majority were Portuguese, that
nationality outnumbering all others
combined. The figures are: