Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-30
WILLCHANGESYS7EM
OF EXAMINATION
Physicians and Police VIII
Be Held To Strict
Account Of Lepers

and police officers are held to a strict
accounting of all suspected cases Of
leprosy they are aware of. and Presl.
dent MottSmith stated at yesterdays
meeting of the Board of Health that q
census is being compiled of all the
lepers In the Territory who are at
large, and that he has written to the
above named officials, calling their at
tention to that section of the law max.
ing II obligatory to file reports of lep-
rosy cases brought to their notice.
He also called attention Of the
Board to the fact that the Receiving
Station is crowded at the present ow.
ing to the recent activity of the Off.
GERS In picking ZIP the afflicted
throughout the Territory. and that on
this account no more patients could
be brought to Kalihi for re-examina.
ton, but that arrangements should
be made for the doctors to 20 to Mo.
lokai In the future an dexamine pa.
tents.
President Mott-Smith was author.
lied by the Board to sign the new
lease for the Receiving Station and
Hospital. turned over to the Board
by the owner, s. NJ. Damon. The land
contains an area of thirteen acres.
and the yearly rental is $50 per acre.
Based upon the requests OF certain
inmates of the leper settlement on
Molokai, President MottSmith said
yesterday that Paulu Kea had request.
ed that her nephew, Kealanuli, be
brought to the receiving station here
for re-examination. He thought. how.
ever that owing TO large number of
patients at Kalihl station. It would
be best to make arrangements so that
the examining physicians may go to
Molokai and make their examination
there. This met with the approval OF
the members.
brought to the attention of the Board
by President Mott.Smith, was the fact
that all inmates at Kalihi Station
should be strictly required to obey
the rules and regulations of the sta.
ton. His suggestion, which was put
In the form Of u motion. was adopted.
In this connection, Mott.Smith said
that two boys and one girl now con.
fined at the receiving station for treat
ment had been violating the rules and
regulations of the station. The Swo
boys had climbed over the high fence
and come into town several times.
He said further that rather than de.
pend on the high fence, II would be
best to send all the inmates to MolO-
kai II they were found to be violating
the rules and regulations OF the sta.
ton. Th. Board conceded with him
tn Al 10 ros, rl nj nln,,kaI TIM ~
President Mott.Smith reported that
the new leprosy forms required unde.
the new laws were ready for examina.
ton and approval by the Board.
The resignation Of DR.. Dinegar, a
government physician. was read and
accepted. TO take effect September |
DR.. Vim. Osmus. whom he recon.
mended. VIII take his place.
Dr. Irwin, OF Olaa. Hawaii. another
government physician. asked for
leave Of absence. This was granted
and Dr.. p. II. Brown was accepted by
the Board as his substitute.
President MOtt-Smith reported that
he had raised the salary Of DR.. Pratt
from $3.50 to SITS per month. This he
did in view of the long and faithful
service of the doctor. The salary OF
Miss Weir. the stenographer. was also
raised from $50 TO 500 per month.
Before adjournment, President Mott
Smith announced the following stand.
ing committees:
Committee on Kalihi Receiving Sta.
ton and Hospital-Dr. J. T. Wayson,
J. +. Morgan. ID. Kalauokalani.
Committee on Homes for NonleprOus
Chlldren-F. C. Smith, DR.. J. T. Way.
son. ID. Kalauokalani.
Committee on Insane Asylum. F.
Morgan, i. c. Smith, }. T. Wayson
Or. G. A. Peterson. eX-officio.
Committee on Mclokai - Whole
Board.
Committee on SAINT it'on--Dr.. Bald.
win Attorney General IIenenway. J.
+. Morgan.
Committee on Petl .ions-D. Kalau.
okalanl. J. +. Morgan. DR.. J. 7. Way.
son
Committee on Quarantine. Fumiga.
ton and Gisinfection-Dr. Baldwin, +,
c. Smith. J. +. Morgan.
Committee on Finances and Expend.
itures--F. C. Smith. Attorney General
Hemenway, j. +. Morgan.
Committee on Revision OF Rules and
Regulations-Attor General Hem
enway, DR., Baldwin, J. +. Morgan, f.
G. Smith
Committee on Government Physi.
clans. Treatment nj INDECENT Sick and
BlsDensary-Dr. Wayson. Il. c. Smith
J. T. Morgan
Committee on Leprosy Investigation
and Treatment-Dr. Wayson, ID. Ka
'lnokalani }, F. Morgan.
, The President of the Board OF
Health Is, ex-ofiiclo. a member of the
foregoing committees.
The matter of the application of the
Chinese Consul for the release of Hun
Man Shut. a Chinese leper now at
Mol0kai. In order that he may be sent
back to China, was taken up, and at
the suggestion OF the President and
upon motion OF ]. F. Morgan, It was
decided to bring the man to Honolulu
ana try to get him aboard some out
going vessel with the provlso that IL
lie should ever return to Hawaii ho