The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-09
.HIL0 WANTS HOME
FOR CONSERVATIVES
Board Of Health Officials Are to
Put Matter Up to Mr..
HaCkfeId.

! HILo, April 5.--If the plans of Doc
tor Sexton, Secretary E. A. Mott-smith.
Doctor Pratt and others interested do
not miscarry, Hilo will soon be able
to take up the fight against tubercu-
losis with something like an efficient
system, through the establishment of
home for consumptives.
The plan hinges entirely on whether
Mr.. Hackfeld, who some wears aoo
donated $4,000 to be used for the estab-
fishing of a ward for contagious dis.
eases at the Hilo hospital, will allow
this sum to be spent on the building
OF the consumptive home instead.
Through the establishment of the i'm.
proved government quarantine station
at Waiakea, Hilo has now splendid
facilities for handling epidemics as
well as isolated cases, and there is con.
sequently no great need of conta.
glous ward at the hospital, the Waia-
kea plant being available for all sucb
cases.
need for Home Great.
On the other hand, there is the
greatest possible need for a home for
consumptives. Doctor Sexton, who aa
the territorial physician, sees as much
OF such cases, or more, than most other
people, states that the disease is far
more widespread in this community
than is generally believed. Among
the poor, those who are afflicted stink
away among the tenements to cough
tneir hves away in the almost hermet-
really frightened warrens where they
moe themselves, and conditions are
frlghtful. The object of establishing
a nome for tubercular cases is there
Iore two'foid-one purpose is to cure
the patients, where this is possible, the
other to prevent their Spreading the
infection. 1t is hoped that when it
has been shown Mr.. HackfeId what a
great amount of good can be done by
using his gift as proposed, he will en-
ter into the plan with as much en-
thusiasm as have the Others interested.
Land Ready.
Arrangements have already been
made for the immediate carrying into
effect of the plan,. if Mr.. Hackfeld
consents. The Territory has agreed to
set aside for the home a tract of land
five acres in area, adjoining the Wal
akea quarantine station. County En-
glneer Southworth has given his as
slstance by drawing complete set of
plans for the building scheme This
includes plans for the buildings which
can be put up right away, as well as
plans for future development. The
scheme includes the division of the
tract by twenty-foot road, ON each
side of which are five cottages. OF
these only one row of five will be built
to begin with, and of these cottages
only one half-section Of each will be
constructed.
In the middle of the row will be an
administration building, in which will
be the Office and the dispenssry, as well
as the dining room and kitchen. On
each side of this will be two buildings
where the patients will live. They will
have, only one wall, running from one
side of the structure to the other, made
of wood The rest of the walls will all
be Of canvas, and so constructed that
they can be rolled up or down like. cur
tains. OF these cottages only half
having an area of twenty by twenty
eight feet, will be built at present. 1t
Is planned to add another section, with
a floor space Of twenty by twenty-five
feet, to each of these cottages later on,
when there is need thereof. AS each
of the cottages, as constructed from
the beginning, will have aocommoda-
lions for six beds, the home will have
room for twenty-four patients from the
start. The two cottages on the one
side of the administration building will
be used for men, and the two on the
other side for women.
The board of health is expected to
agree to furnish the money for the
maintenance of the home, as both Doc
tor Pratt and Secretary Mott.Smith are
very much in favor thereof. The mat
ter will be brought before the board
Immediately, if Mr.. Hackfeld consents.