The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-26
QUARANTINE ALL
GUN TAG|uU5 CASES
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Strict quarantine will be maintained
in all cases of contagious diseases here
after reported to the Board of Health,
no matter how mild they may appear
to be. This was the decision arrived
at by the members of the Health Board
Yesterday afternoon, when the facts
regarding the diphtheria cases now
prevalent in this city were told. DR..
j. Il. Wayson said that danger of a
. diphtheria epidemic was far more grave
than the dagger of plague at the pres
ent time Diphtheria is harder to-
handle here because the disease, though
still contagious, is found in a mider
form than it is on the mainland. Con-
sequently it is not reported many times
until too late to prevent its spread.
Since August of last year nineteen
cases of diphtheria have been reported
to the Board of Health, and one death
from the disease There are now a
number of cases existing in different
!, parts of the city-in Nuuanu valley
and in Waikiki. According to a state
ment made by q member of the Board
at the meeting, the cases are getting
ga little too frequent"
Most of them have come within the
last few months, but the serious part
of the matter has been that the atten-
tion of the Board of Health has not
Ieen called to them until too late for
quarantine. The danger of contagion
4 in the schools was pointed out by
James F. Morgan, who urged that a
strict system of quarantine be en-
4 ployed.
In connection with this, Attorney
i General Hemenway announced to the
! Board that there would be considerable
4 money available for use in the near flu
\ ture, and it was decided to fit up the
/ Boys Home in Kalihi with this, the
4 building then left vacant being taken
4 over for a quarantine hospital. Every
4 thing possible will he done to prevent
the spread of any contagious diseases
in the future, Board of Health inspec-
tors being given the right to placard
houses in which these exist.
Hawaii Supervisors Kick.
A letter was received from the Board
of Supervisors of the County of Ha-
wall, objecting to the action of the
Board in removing Fish Inspector John
M. Herring of Hilo without consulting
them. The supervisors, according to
the letter, had always found Herring n
good official, and they would like to
have him retained. They made re.
quest for the charges under which he
was discharged President Robinson
stated That sufficient information had
been found against Herring to not re.
instate him as fish inspector
Physicians Get Vacations.
DIR. E. s. Goodhue was allowed his
request for six-months' vacation in
stead of four months, which he APP
piled for at first, SO that he would have
sufficient time to make side trips on
his way to the international Leprosy
8 Congress to be held in Bergen, Nor.
way, in August.
DIR. Archer Irwin was granted leave
of absence for six months from his pc
sition rs government physician at
North Hilo. DR.. Sexton will assume
his duties during Twins absence.
Bad Sanitary Condition.
The lack of proper sanitary arrange
ments in the cottages of the Morris
Estate was reported to the Board by
the chief sanitary inspector, who stated
that the twenty-one cottages of the es-
tate were not provided with half enough
cesspools. Trent g. Company, the
agents for the estate, maintained that
the finances of the latter would not
allow of any expenditure for that pur-
pose. The matter was referred back to
the chief sanitary inspector to make
a recommendation as to what action
should be taken in the matter.
For the first time in several months
Attorney-General Hemenway and
James f. Morgan, both members of the
Board, were in their seats at the meet.
ing. But recently these two returned
from extended visits on the mainland