The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-07
HEALTH BOARD


that the expenses would only be $50
and that u would accomplish much
good. particularly In the treatment Of
eye troubles Dr wayeon lndorscd
the idea, stating that the money
would be well spent and that the
work would be OF much benefit 20 the
children
The resolution adopted In the House
Of Representatives, expressing the
wish that nineteen people confined at
the settlement be returned TO the IA.
llhl Receiving station for examination
and treatment was taken up for con.
sideration. The president stated that
there were now eleven persons at the
station, brought back from Molokai
mt the request OF the Legislature. and
that the capacity Of the station would
be taxed beyond capacity II the num-
bers were increased at the present
time. Or. Wayson, chairman of the
committee TO report on the results OF
the examination Of the persons re-
turned from the settlement, asked for
further time in which TO report He
said that the work had been delayed
by the refusal of some of the patients
to submit to an examination.
A petition was read from a resident
at the Settlement, asking for the adj
mission of his wife because of his
helpless condition. and 1t was granted
on the recommendation of Superin-
tendant McVeigh.
second petition, from a woman,
asking to be returned to the Kalhi
Receiving Station for treatment by
''either DR.. wayson or DR.. Atcherley,"
was denied on the motion of DR.. Way
son.
petition was read from residents
of Pearl City and Waipahu, asking
for the appointment of ]. r. Mills as
agent of the Board of Health at Pearl
City, and II was referred to the pres
ident for consideration.
The report of the dispenser was sub
mitted for the month of April 1t
shows that asa cases were treated at
the Free Dispensary during the
course of the month, the medical cases
being 800 in number and the surgical
cases 1874. The number of prescriptions
filled was 800, and 1880 were treated
for eye troubles. The Portuguese were
in the majority, 224 of that national
ity receiving the benefit of the de-
partment, the next highest number of
patients being ffty-seven Koreans.
On Sanitary Conditions.
The report of the chief sanitary in
spector was also submitted. In the
course of the report the official
states:
There were thirty-four complaints
of nuisances filed, all of which were
Investigated and the nuisances abated
where they existed.
"There was one recommendation for
a restaurant license issued.
There were sxty-two graves and
three disbursements inspected and the
conditions found to be satisfactory.
There were sixteen permits issued
to keep swine, and under these per-
mits 2sS swine can be kept.
Three 4S-hour notices were served
which had the desired effect, with the
exception of the order on the New
England Bakery, in which case the no.
tice expired on same date as relin-
punishment of property by tenant, leav-
ing no ground to compel tenant to
comply with order.
Mr.. NJ. X. Cook, owner of property
at angle of Fort street and the pro-
posed Kuakini street extension, is
willing to remove old building which
is unfit for human habitation, provid-
ing such order is given as a general
order by the Board of Health.
Chang Fook, owner of buildings on
makai side of N. King street, about
200 feet Eva of Liliha, will remove
all buildings rather than make the
peeded repairs as ordered. The tear
ing down of the buildings is to be
started at once.
"A general inspection has been made
of the city, and more particularly so
the pig-pen districts in the suburbs,
and find that large numbers of pigs
are suffering from various complaints
and disease, caused mainly by being
confined to pens which have cement
floors, which from the continuous
washing and cleaning are generally
cold and damp. Large numbers Of
small pigs are annually lost from this
cause alone.
while the cement floors, owing to
the limited ground space of the aver
age pen, Is the best means that can
be employed to keep the pens sani-
tary, I would suggest, to better safe
guard the health of the pigs, that the
pigs from each pen be given a suit
able run, say fifty feet or more, prop
erly fenced, out in the open sunshine,
the pigs to be kept on the cement
floors for the night and during time
of feeding only. Board floors could
be placed on top of the cement, same
to be regularly taken up and the
floors cleaned"
The Kalihi Site.
The problem of the Kalihi receiving
station site was next taken up. Presi-
dent Mott,Smith stated that the lease
on the ground would be soon expiring,
and that there were two definite pro-
posals before the Board. He said that
Mr.. Damon was willing to renew the
lease to the Government at liberal
terms, and unless it was renewed the
Improvements now on the property
would be lost. He said that he had also
received an offer of a tract of land
in the vicinity from the Kapiolani Es-
tate, but said that the renewal of the
lease was undoubtedly the best thing
that the Government could do under
the circumstances.
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