Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-07
MAY BAR OUT
ALL VICTIMS
OF HOOkWORM
Are Forbidden Mainland Ports;
Local Officers Await
Orders
ALIENS FROM ORIENT
WOULD BE AFFECTED
Disease Common to FiIip;nos,
Chinese and Japanese,
Records Show

A quarantine against the invasion
/ of the hookworm parasite into the
Territory of Hawaii at the instance
of the United States immigration au-
thorities may follow, q decision that
Ii expected will be received from
Washington within few days.
A new and rather interesting phase
of the hookworm problem has come
to the front and center owing to the
wide prevalence Of this malady along
the California coast, according to ad-
vices received here.
Aliens suffering from hookworm are
to be deported without ceremony on
and after November 1st, so announces
q letter from Washington and for
warded to General Samuel w. Backus,
Commissioner Of immigration, stations
ed at San Francisco.
DR.. Trotter, head of the local branch
Of the Federal quarantine service was
asked this morning how the new and
drastic regulation would affect tht
present large influx Of Japanese and
Filipinos into the Hawaiian Islands,
"This matter is now in the hands
Of the Washington authorities" he adj
mitted. 'As far as the ruling applies
to the coast, that Is correct, so am
led to understand through late cor
respond 3
planters Watch Their Charges.
II was learned today that the Her
waiian Sugar Planters. Association
have facilities for the care Of the all
ing and diseased Filipinos brought 70
these islands under their direction.
At the planters stdcKade . section
has been reserved where the new ar
rival is subjected to q careful medical
examination should the health auth
critics be led to believe that the pa
tient is suffering from hookWorm OF
other maladies not listed as quaranr
Unable.
Under the new regulation, as It ap-
plies to the Pacific coast immigrants
found to be afflicted with the disease
will be deported Immediately as tney
are when they are discovered TO be
suffering from trachoma and other
loatl1sorne diseases. The detention
hospital is filed to overfowing with
patients who have every imaginable
complaint and the medical authorities
determined that hookworm patients
should not be admitted to the hospi-
tai.
During the last fiscal year more
than 1900 hookworm patients were
treated. cure usually being effected
within 10 days to two weeks. Sixty
per cent of the Japanese immigrants,
photograph brides, were founo 70
he suffering with the disease, wnhe
so per cent of the alien Chinese land
ing at the Angel island station were
so anIicted. The Hindu race - pro-
to be the most susceptible %
the malady, as nearly 80 per cent OF
those landed during the past year hau
hnokworm In various stages.
THE trans-Pacific steamship compan-
ies were notified of the order by Ten
araI Backus. oficials OF the Toyo
Riaan Kaisha, the big Japanese com
nanv announced that they would ~.
p last;sate the matter thoroughly ana
and ant lust what they could 90; Ile
n.sar ... i.sned by the secretary OF tne
Janartment = of commerce ana laDol =
anal and can be construed only III
wav ~ consequently the steamsnlp
that bring Immigrants VIII
.ora "a subject them to q mealca
la. mir alton before they are permlt1eo
= embark or they will have 70 oepols
= = e thair own country any aliens pro
,onnced to be afflicted with .ne us @
.ase. unless they can be cureo Delo
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