Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-13
TT.SMITH ON
H|LO'S HEALTH
Board Of Health President Is
Pleased With Results OF
Campaign.

by +. A. Smith, president OIL
the Board OF Health, while at HiIo,
In reference to the sanitary condi.
lions on Hawaii: old.
The occasion of my last visit to
HilO and the Island of Hawaii was
Just about year ago. Just prior
to that time there had been fur.
ther outbreak of sickness in niloI
and vicinity. 1t then became obvi-
Gus to the Territorial Board Of
Health that immediate steps should
be taken, not only in Hilo, where
Territorial funds were being expend.
ed for better sanitation, tut also in
the neighboring districts, and, in
fact, throughout the entire Hamakua
coast. The reasons which existed
at that time fully justified and even
required that an extra effort be made
by, not only the health authorities,
but by the people of The districts.
On the occasion of that visit | was
compelled to point out that not only
were the sanitary conditions of mo
itself a menace to the health Of the
general community, Cut that an
equal menace existed in the planta-
ton camps from Olaa to Kukuihaele.
That this observation was correct
was fully demonstrated later in the
year, under the most deplorable cir
cumstances.
In company with DR.. Pratt and
Mr.. Bowen, conferences were had
with the shippers ,wharf committee
and about every manager of the
plantations within the distriIts men
toned. In addition to this, visfs
were made to every plantation and
almost every plantation camp and the
conditions OF such camps carefully
looked into. A plan was then for
INFLATED and submitted to the ship.
pers' wharf committee and to each
of the plantation managers, as well
as to the plantation agents in Ho.
nOlulu, for the extension and appli-
cation of more efficient campaign
for better sanitation throughout the
entire district. To this plan almost
every individual and organization
mentioned lent ready assistance.
While few have been somewhat re-
luctant to adopt the plan, the neces-
sity and benefits of It are now grad
ually becoming apparent to them. SC
that at the present time we have a
fairly unified effort toward better
| sanitation.
Results Are Good. ... ....
Hence 1t Is that one OF the OBJ
jects of this, my second, visit is tC
look over the ground and to see thu
results of the work started a veal
ago. can not help expressing
great satisfa ction over the results OBJ
tanned. These results are such tina
surely all of those who have partici
pated in the work have cause to con
graduate themselves. The work
however, has only just begun. |
has begun well and should be con
tinued with even greater effort
There Is no reason why this side o
the island should not be entirel
cleared of all trouble. In this | In
clude typhoid and diphtheria, whicI
have gained somewhat of Il foothol
here. Nothing, however, can be nc
complished unless persistent effort
are made in the future us In tn
past.
ION this visit have noted the eli
icient cleaning up and better san
tation of that district of Hilo whic
is known as Nippon Alley. anon
other things. ! went down the Ha
makua coast as far as Laupahoeho'
and all along the line saw bette
laboreis' camps, as well as the e'
Enlistment of hospitals for ordinar
treatment and isolation hospitals
Throughout the whole district I
Waipio Valley the system of santa
ton and sanitary inspection hi
been applied with more or less eff
aiency. From the reports of tn
sanitary inspectors | can see that
great deal of work has been dom
"In this matter of sanitation, bot
in Hilo and in the plantation camp
can not urge too strongly III
maintenance of continued interest
better sanitation. The Territorii
Board OF Health is using, and wi
continue to use, every effort to tn
end. Its work and the work of !
officers is rot to be compared to Il
work which may be done by the VI
rlous corporations and individuals
the district II they believe and tai
a hearty interest in lettering the
surrounding conditions, be 1t for Il
cause of better sanitation or for Il
cause OF better and more satisfa
tory labor conditions.
tuberculosis. N
Another object of my visit Is
institute in Hilo and vicinity a can
paign against tuberculosis. For tn