The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-04-14
BOARD OF HEALTH
TO Be SUPREME

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notify the board OF health Of any con-
tagious disease and TO "prevent tuber-
culosls and the spread thereof" at
second readings, the senate in the after.
noon lifted from the table the poi bill,
placed there the day before, and, on
motion of Senator Chllingworfhy.
placed it back on the calendar for read
ing tomorrow.
Senate Bill No. 12s is comprehen-
sive measure and gives to the board Of
health great powers. Among other
things it says:
Wide Powers
nThe board Of health and Its agents
shall examine into all nuisances, foul
or noxious doors, gases or vapors,
water in which mosquito larvae breed,
sources Of filth and all causes OF sick
ness or disease, ON shore, and in any
I vessel, which may be known to them
, or brought to their attention, which in
their opinion are dangerous or injurious
to health, and shall cause the Same to
be abated, destroyed, removed or pre-.
9 vented.n
Senator Cecil Brown moved that the
l bill be passed at third reading and In
cidentally he took occasion to make
: few warm remarks.
s "The biggest mistake ever made was
: when the board of supervisors was
given any power over health Matters"
declared the senator. "It is or duty
to keep out all the noxious diseases
from the Orient and the West Mr..
President, it is nothing but politics
Q from top TO bottom. You've got to
l. divorce politics from health. l don, It
"a want to see the United States step in
and tell us to go back and sit down.
r When the news gets abroad that we
II are incompetent here It win be bad for
Y. the Islands and quarantine may be
put on the whole land.
9. Senator Hewitt rather stood up for
II the supervisors, stating that the In
spections by the board of health in out
g lying districts was bad He stated he
- would be glad to see the United States
step in and take charge of the health
N matters.
I'd The bill passed on unanimous vote,
5. The other bills were rushed through
second reading and will come up for
he third reading today, without reference
= TO committees. Senator Chillingworth
read a long report explanatory of the
m purpose of s. h. No. 100, under the
p powers given the board of health. The
report was as follows;
re Complete Supervision.
~ "The purpose of the bill is to give
the territorial board of health powers
over all health matters, including those
4 specifically turned over to the counties
~ and city and county, and by making the
powers of the counties and city and
county concurrent with those of the ter
of ritorial board of health, except as to
%. infectious and contagious diseases, quar-
antine, vital statistics and the like, and
ty by compelling the county and other
ID. municipal health and other authorities
to carry out the rules and regulations
of the territorial board of health. BY
,rt this bill it is intended to carry out gen
to orally what is intended to be carried
ON out specifically by the poi act now pend
ing in the senate.
ed "The health of the Territory is 9
or matter of territorial, as well as county
n or municipal consideration. Primarily
the question is the health of the com.
,rt munity, aside from any question of divi
u sion between the Territory and political
TO- subdivisions thereof. If the counties
are unable to perform their duties, the
Fl. Territory should do it for them or com
DIV pei them to do it. The health of IN
event. In the proposed legislation nc
attempt has been made to deprive the
ie. counties or municipality of any mower,
in. they now or may hereafter have, MOI
lot is there any attempt to deprive the
counties or municipality from taking
tx the initiative in any health matter
I'm under their jurisdiction. Their powers
I'd. are made concurrent with those of the
Territory.
Supreme Power.
80 The political subdivisions are com,
- PEELED, however, to carry out the rules
90 and regulations of the territorial
g Board of Health. This power is sought
in order to enable the board of health
mo- in case of failure to take the initial
tive or failure to do what is necessary
mo- TO protect the public health, to compel
the countless as above described tc
q take action. Not only is the purpose
adj of the bill to compel the counties to
on pass ordinances, but also to apply
them for the mere passage of the
lat proper ordinances does not protect
en- public health. Their application alone
II. protects the public health, hence there
is no intention in the proposed legis
of latIOn to limit the powers of the pc
NO litical subdivisions to make such ap
lie plication of health ordinances as are
within their means and organization
in 1t is felt that the law win increase
of the development of the county admin
istration in health matters along
In proper lines
lat "The new section which is added by
~ the bill to the Revised Laws make,
the issuance Of licenses by any city Oh
city and county where the issuance OF
such license affects sanitary matters
subject to prior approval of the Terri
ok t0rial board of health as to suitability
40 of location and supplements the powers
mt of the counties in the revocation Of
"a licenses In eases where business il
~ conducted in such a manner as not Il
es' conform TO the general health laws and
ru' regulations.
ess "This section would, In measlre
re. be protection to the eountiesj II