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

- hw after srpfo,Ai ~ he uotefnol
nni tdhiltaiion frrlltinn present fegu.
istiana until tho nest regular stssion
81 tho Legislature when ahev could be
adopted BY that body
New York City, Tesas, Utah and
Louisiana have such codes
"Ths reasons for such a code are %
self evident that u does not require
amy explanation.
zone VI the most important VI not
most important measures desired u v
civil service law 20 apply 20 all ap.
pointccs Of the hoard Of health. II
takes years TO train man 90 that
he is an efficient sanitary officer and
Just NJ often ~ men are changed just
30 great will be the loss Of efficient ser.
vice.
"a civil service law would enable
the board 20 obtain men who had some
ability towards making an efficient In.
spector. II would be efficiency Of ser
vice. and elimination Of politics. 4
man would feel that faithful perform.
ance Of duties would be recognized and
he would not have to be under any
political boss or have party affiliations
to hold his Job and the public would
therefore be better served.
"During the past few years several
persons have died from the use of poi
sonous drugs sold by parties who had
license TO sell drugs but were ignor
ant of the dangerous character of the
drug they were selling.
"The law at present on the statute
books is antiquated and loosely drawn
1.-THE law should be drafted so q:
to prevent the sale of poisonous drugs
to incompetent parties and also to pre-
vent the sale Of poisonous drugs ex
ceht by those who know their danger
/ Gus nature.
ga matter which has already beer
brought to your attention through tn
trips made by a number IF your mem
bers should be brought to the attention
OF the legislature and n law covering
the conditions passed at this coming
session.
Abolishing Wet Farming.
"This is the matter of sanitar.
streets and the abolishing of wet farm
ing in the city of Honolulu.
''If we are to get our hoase in or9e
and remove the dangers from water
| borne diseases, such as cholera and ~
phoid, we must have more streets il
which to lay sewers and water pipe
and do away with our taro patches an
auwaie. There are several amendment
to existing laws of somewhat mino
! importance and 1 will not take up you
time with them, as L desire to say
few words in regard to appropriation
GA careful estimate of the needs O
the board of health the coming tw
years has been submitted to the Coy
ernor and will later be submitted t
the legislature with his recommend
tions. In submitting these to the Gov
ernor the one idea which was alway
kept in mind was to increase the eff
cheney of the board and give them sufi
cient means to carry on an organic;
ton similar to and as efficient as thos
in the most progressive of the State
on the mainland and at the same tin
to keep the estimates as low as poss
BILE in consonance with such effcienc,
"Another matter has been borne
mind is the opening of the Panap
=. Sdudl, with lnCICdSCu anu u
more intimate relations we are havir
yearly with South American ports. I'll
main items upon which / ask your SUI
port are the ones for larger and mo-
effective sanitary force, a liberal Q
lowance for tuberculosis work, a fur
for establishing a bureau of child b
, giene.
"The Territory is growing so tn
| -. 81
tion bureau of the board. There a
also many engineering problems col
, ing up and there is need of paid sa
itary engineer who can take up t
water and sewerage problems from t
health standpoint.
"In regard to tuberculosis, you a
all so familiar with this subject tn
t 1T is hardly necessary to dwell lo
S upon it. We have made considerat
I Roadway in the past two years fghti
e this disease, and now is the opportu
v time to strike our hardest blow agar
n the white plague.
. "The necessity of bureau of CHI!
A hygiene cannot, believe, be more
v fectively shown than by means of Il
chart published herewith. The
ganization of this bureau is alrea
pretty well mapped out and all that
y needed is the funds to carry it out.
"In conclusion, would only 9
that you take up these matters eitl
through your health committees or
y body, and if you decide there
70 merit in them give the measures ash
4 for your individual and collective s
Ie port. Any detailed information VIII
10 you may desire will be gladly given
is fThe wish of the board of health
IL that each and every one of you '
lend hand for the betterment
s. health and sanitation conditions of
ie Territory"