The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-02-18

Whose review of the mosquito cam
paign accentuates the Importance of
the work done and under way.
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mile back from the harbor. All
warehouses should also be made rat
proof" said Doctor Trotter.
Doctor Trotter went into details of
the work of rat.proofing and read the
ordinances of San Francisco in this re-
gard. He advocated concreting as the
best way to accomplish permanent rat
proofng.
At the conclusion of Doctor Trotter s
talk President Bishop asked why it was
that Honolulu did not have severe
epidemic of plague, and the answer by
the doctor was that he did not know,
except that the rats were not generally
infected.
Ex-Governor Garter asked whether a
smaller protective zone from the har-
Dor would not do as well as the mile
zone, also as to whether San Francisco
is enforcing its anti.rat ordinances.
Doctor Trotter believed that too
much care could not be taken in this
regard, although smaller zone in some
eases might be practical AS for San
| Francisco, he told of the work being
accomplished there, and especially of
the fine concrete, rat-proof wharves
now being built.
Tie Deadly Mosquito.
Doctor Marshall read the last paper
telling of the results of the mosquito
campaign and the Importance of the
work accomplished. He also told OF
the necessity of keeping this work up
Incidentally he told of the Island OF
Mauritious, and how it had once beer
looked upon as a sanitation spot fol
health seekers, yet was now almost 6
death trap, and all due to the intro
duction of the anopheles mosquito. Al
industry there is ruined.
Doctor Marshall also told of NJ
! island in the Adriatic, where nine on
of ten people died of malaria due tt
the prevalence of the malaria mosquito
and the island was sold for $4,000. Blu
recently the government took hand
and in four years cleared out the mos
auitoes and recently the owner refuses
$4,000, 900 for it and it is now a favor
lite resort for the heir apparent of Aus
tria.
Doctor Marshall prophesied that i
\ the mosquito was to get footing i
Honolulu it would be worse than all tn
yellow fever, plague or other disease
which could be imported. The Docto
however, sounded one pleasant mott
K when he stated that so far as DANCE
from yellow fever is concerned a pa
/ tient could be brought into the cit
practically without danger of spreadin
the infection at this time, due to I'll
splendid work of the mosquito can
i paign. Dengue fever, too, has bee
II reduced to minimum.
II Doctor Pratt IS report, in which
II outlines the laws for sanitation whic
II the present legislature will be aske
II for, is as follows:
II Ambitions of the Board.
H Gin health matters the public has
ii right to know what are the plans, ain
and ambitions of the board of healt
No part of the public has bett
II right TO know these plans than the bu;
ness men of the community for tn,
are the ones who will suffer great
II through any failure of the board
III health to keep up with the latest
velopments in hygiene and sanitatio
II On the other hand the board of heal
ii will not be efficient if it does not ha
the backing and cooperation of the pu
lie and particularly the businessmen.
II is for the purpose of getting your O
VI and cooperation in certain matt,
which the board Of health thinks q
necessary for tho safeguarding of /
ava health of the residents of this Terrific
that through the courtesy of your pr
Il idents am addressing you this aft
noon.
ng Many people think that the DO.
ulu Of health has all the laws necessr
,m aud us regards their general pow
ay, that ia probably true but there are e
for tain powers, which should be- al,
lily specifically 20 that there can be- no IA
ven understanding
esi 80 There are alec certain mattors o
Is, which The board of health docs
and have iursdieliou but witch arc vi