Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-28

garbage, and road departments of the
City and County was of the greatest
possible value. These several de-
partments contributed practically
their entire forces of men and con-
veyances.
Also, under the direction of the
Board OF Health, the task of finishing
UP the york not completed on Clean
up Day, was taken up by these de-
partments. The rubbish collected on
the temporary dumps was burned
where practicable, and the remainder
transferred to the regular dumps.
Places Inadvertently overlooked on
Cleanup Day were also attended to,
by the same departments as fast as
they were reported.
Valuable Data Gathered.
One of the most, If not the most
valuable results of the whole under
taking. Is to be found in the great
mass of information gathered In the
form of reports by the various lieu
tenants and inspectors of the differ
ent districts In some of the dis
tricts the thoroughness of this work
Is especially to be commended. These
inspection reports accompany and
form basis of the reports of the dis
trict captains to the Central Commit
tee, and in turn are made a part of
this report
Much of this data Is supplementary
to the work of the regular Board of
Health Inspectors, and Is being used
by the Board in checking up the worl:
| Of its force. Besides this, there Is no
| doubt that In quite a number OF cases
insanitary conditions were discovered
and corrected, or at least noted, which
had previously escaped the notice of
the regular inspectors.
| Results Accomplished.
feel that the objects aimed ut in
undertaking this movement, have been
most fully attained in almost every
particular. Physically the city is pro-
badly cleaner than 1t has been In
years. The people. have not only re-
ceived most valuable lesson In prac.
teal sanitation, but have been laugh,
the effectiveness of joining forces in
common cause. Our citizens know
the conditions and needs of the com.
mnnity better than they ever did, OIL
could have learned in any other way
The Board of Health has profited by
having its work closely scrutinized
and will be aided In various more d.
rect ways through the information
collected. Its position has also beer
doubly strengthened by the more in
innate knowledge gained by the PEG
pie of its aims and methods.
Big Problems to Solve.
i must emphasize the fact that on
work of actually cleansing the cit.
|, was merely superficial. The reports
: of the citizens who acted rs inspec
} tors are instructive and valuable II
: pointing out hundreds Of places wher,
domestic sanitation is lacking or de
fective through negligence or tnro
, lcssness on the part of individuals
Y All such cases are matters that cal
3 properly be expected to be correcte'
by the regular health authorities. witt
/ the increased powers lately vested II
/, be no good reason why such place.
I should continue to be a menace to tn,
: community even for short space o
= time. They require simply close in
/, spection and rigid enforcement of tn
laws against nuisances. I believe tina
| we can take credit to ourselves 70
1 pointing out large number of case
of this nature to the authorities
: which seem to have escaped their no
, tice, probably on account of the here
{ tofore totally inadequate size of tn
: inspection force, and possibly in som
Q degree, at least to the inefiiciency o
the part of inspectors employed.
n But there are some very big pro
e blems which have been brough
Q strongly to the front through OH
{ work; problems which should be fac
5 ed squarely and determinedly by thi
n community: problems which we sha
8 have to face sometime, and which wi
e multiply In difficulty the longer the
n are evaded or ignored. The cond
n lions to which refer cannot be cuI
d ed by any cleanup day, but will TAX
: much careful study and then probabl
!. years of effort. While they are pei
;. mitted to remain as they are, Hone
g lulu will never be safe from cost
v epidemics: nor will II be the clean an
, comfortable place we should like
@ live in, and to invite the rest OF tn
@ world to take note of.
J. Sewerage a Problem.
It We found In our inspection Who'll
i sections of the city without sewerae
e system Of any kind, save that affort
e ed by surface bitches; congested di'
: tricts closely crowding upon some {
@ our choicest residence streets,
e which no sewer connection Is poss
BILE under the present system. an
: where porous soil or overlooking cess
i pools contaminate constantly stream