Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-08
SANITARY CAMPAIGNS
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this might easily occur before their
presence was dstected. Then they
would rapidly become infected by
sucking the blood of the Filipinos.
and other malariacs, infect themselves
and all the inhabitants of Hawaii nei.
With dire results. Manson in his lee
lures on tropical diseases informs us
that the Island of Mauritius was a
British sanitarium and health resort
until in the early sixties, when Ano-
tpheles were introduced: Gradually
/, they spread over the island an
epidemic that desolated the popula-
ton was the consequence
and beautiful Mauritius, formerly
known for its salubrity has become a
byword for unhealthiness.
There Is another powerful induce
ment = the argument of the dollar -
for doing everything. possible TO tree
and keep free these fair Islands from
mosquitoes. Honolulu has had on The
mainland an unsavory reputation for
mosquitoes. used to hear many re-
turned visitors say they had found
!, the mosquitoes almost intolerable IN
Honolulu. I,4myself, hesitated about
coming here with my family, until |
was informed by DR.. Marshall that the
admirable mosqufto-exs erm1natlon
work done here in 1911 had been a
great success. This improved mosqui-
TO condition should be widely adver-
i tised and added to IN every possible
way consistent with the truth.
1 / am confident that a great many
persons and large amount of capital
have been kept away from Honolaiu
by the mosquito reports. OF late
years the world has been learning 10
dread mosquitoes, not only as nui-
sance. but as dangerous to health.
Example of Los Angeles.
There is probably no city which has
grown so rapidly in population and
wealth as Los Angeles, Cal, tnsaT
which ! have passed the last five
years.. A large proportion of this ra-
pid growth has been clearly due to a
great influx of tourists, visitors and
settlers who have gone there to
escape the severe winters and
sultry summers of less favored
regions of the United States. A
very recent letter from a prominent
gentleman in Los Angeles informs me
that its new city directory shows its
population to be nearly 100000 - an
increase -of about 10000 within a
-. xxfh OF
tons of Honolulu are decidedly supe-
rior to those of Los Angeles, and with
the increased ease and comfort OF
getting here. destined to be brought
about by the new lines of steamers,
Honolulu ought to grow at least as
rapidly as Los Angeles.
| am sorry to learn from your ac-
complished, efficient, untiring and
self-sacrificing president of the board
CT health, that the legislature has cut
down the appropriation for his work
80 per centum for the coming two
years and that he will have to limit
his work in Honolulu to the ditching,
drainage, etc, relying upon the indi'
vidual citizens to guarantee the
sanitary condition of their OWL
premises, and do much of the
work at present done by the
inspectors and laborers of the
mosquito force. My experience is
!, that you cannot rely upon the indi-
Yidual householders to do this work
properly. Some of them consider
themselves unable financially to do it,
and others seem to be blind. to the
defects on their own premises prob.
ably on the principle laid down in the
homely proyerb: Every mans smells
seem sweet to himself" | would ad'
wise, strongly. that prompt measures
be taken by the citizens Of Honolulu
and Oahu to furnish DR.. Pratt with
ample funds and ample authority II
do everything he may find necessary
for the good of this city and island
! Honolulu is no longer town but a
city-destined under wise manage
4 ment TO be great city This is nc
time for stinginess under the curse
CT eeoncnly-"for saving al the splgo
: and wasting at the bungho!t. Homo
lulu should not be held back by the
territory--(Los Angeles does not de
pend upon the rest of California;. He
inhabitants are aggressWely public
/ spirited and seem not to hesitate a
lany trouble or expense to make theil
city and its suburbs beautiful, at
tractiye and healthfut She has Ger
tainly proved that such things pay.
would suggest that the promotion
committee take an active part am
inaugurate q permanent sanitar.
campaign | believe there is no othe
tway in which the said COMMITTEE