The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-10-28
Federal and Territorial Health
PreServers Come Closer
Together.
UNION is THE BEST FOR BOTH
Board Takes Up a Number Of
Most important Questions Al
fecting Health of Hawaii.
cFrom Wednesdays Advertiser,

Crystallizing important sentiments {
that have been formulating in regard
to health work, the board Of health
Yesterday appointed DIR. A. N. Sinclair
20 ill the vacancy in the department
created by the resignation of DIR. H.
l.. Sexton The policy accepted by this
appointment was further carried out by
the appointment of Doctor Sexton, VINO
becomes the federal quarantine officer
of the port of Hilo, as the territorial
government physician of South Hilo.
These two appointments, made unanl-
mously by the board, commence sys-
tenn of coincidental work between the
federal and territorial health services
with the officers of each holdlng posi-
tions in each.
Doctor Sinclair is one of the most
valuable members of the quarantine
staff of this port and his acceptance. OF
the position to which he was appointed
Yesterday will place him in the same
relation to the board of health.
Several other applicants for Doctor
Sexton position were before the board,
the name of one of them being with
drawn during the meeting. The cholce
of Doctor Sinclair was made in accord
ance with the definite policy for the
first time extensively discussed.
This policy is calculated to bring into
closer union the two government ser;
vices, one of them patrolling the en-
frances to the Territory through when
epidemics and disease might enter and
the other protecting the Territory from
the inside.
While their work is entirely distinct
with no possibility of the two overlap
ping, thus causing inconvenience, the
purpose yet remains the same and 1t Is
1baN ha nln
ing made as they are.
The selection of Doctor Sinclair was
happily made as he is qualified to the
highest degree to carry on the work
that will fall to his share. He Will be-
come the head of the tuberculosis bu'
reau, of the dispensary department
and bacteriologst, all of which posi-
tions were held by Doctor Sexton.
He already has medical supervision
of the Leah Home, the invaluable IN,
stitutlon for consumptives at Diamond
Head which is partially supported by
A legislative appropriation and by an
appropriation of the board of health.
He is therefore entirely familiar with
this part of his future work and is
already in touch with the department
regarding it.
According to statements made yes
terday at the meeting he intends tC
take a trip East for the special pur
pose of studying tuberculosis and otheI
work that will happen to fall to him OF
the board. Doctor Hobby called at
tention to his familiarity with plagu,
against which the marine hospital ha
to ward so stringently and which tn
board of health is often called upol
to meet.
The subject of the closer union beinI
attained by the two departments as
result of the policy of each received
prolonged discussion yesterday AM
was heartily endorsed by all of th
members. Attention was called to tn
harmony that exists in regard to tn
leprosy work being carried on at th
Kalih receiving station where the tw
services are working together to dis
cover cure for the dread disease a
another example of what was beinl
done IN this line.
Molokai Matters.
Other appointments included that o
Fred r. Nugent to the dispensary a
the Kalaupapa Settlement, lately com
pleted. Nugent is at present dispense
at the free dispensary here and to fill
his place the board appointed +. W
Wood. Wood was formerly with bot
Hollister and Benson, Smith & Co., an
came highly recommended.
A petition was received from severa
inmates of the Kalihi receiving static
requesting their removal to Moloka
favorable action being taken.
Several men who were formerly kC
kuas at the settlement petitioned fo
the fifth or sixth time to be permitte
to return as laborers and for the fft
OF sixth time the petition was denie
as Superintendent McVeigh has no wor
for them.
Reports.
The Honolulu free dispensary repol
for the past three month showed
gradually decreasing number of patient
since July. During that month the di
pensary treated 4SO patients, in Augu
412 and in September 377, Portuguese
Led in numbers for all three month
with Russians second in july and II
waians second in September.
The chief sanitary inspector also filC
his report showing commendable a
tivity on the part of his force. DuriI
August the health officers made 40,2.
inspections and in September 5s,sl3.
The chief quarantine officer of Hi
also made his report which was fled
The quarterly report of the insal
asylum was another one to receive co
sideration. At the date of the Tepo
there were 246 inmates Of the asylul
Hawaiians being in the lead. The "a
statistics proved Hawaiians to numb
46, japanese A, Chinese 40, Portugue
33, Koreans 21, Porto Ricans IA, G'
man 6, part Hawaiian 6, and Filipin
A. There were also two each of ii
nish and Gilbert Islanders and one ca
Of Austrian, Norwegian, Russian a
Polish
Other Business.
A resolution of coincidence was