The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-11

Brig. Gen. NJ. NJ. Maeomb, in his an
nual report for the Department of ha.
wall for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1912, just made public, praises Hawaii
as health resort with climatic features
which commend it as great garrison
training ground for troops, Only a
single case of typhoid has been report
ed from a command which numbers
about four thousand officers and men,
when the report was made, and this gar.
rison has been increased to more than
5000 officers and men.
The senior surgeon of the department
is the sanitary inspector of the depart
ment, and in this capacity is directly
under the orders of the department
commander, and is his adviser in all
matters relating to general sanitation,
IIcooperative measures between the civil
and military authorities regarding pre-.
cautions to prevent the spread of con
tagious and infectious diseases, as well
as regarding the proper care of the sick
at the posts. In his report General
Macomb states that considering that
Honolulu has already been visited by
yellow fever, the need of the advice of
ian experienced medical officer is self
evident"
Fort Shafter Conditions.
The report states that Fort Shafter
is completed post, but that was at the
time when it was only battalion post
and not singled out for large increases
| of troops. He says the sanitation CON
| ditions cannot be bettered there, Gun
| til the balance of the reservation, now
! under lease, is turned over to the mill
tary authorities. There have been more
mosquitoes than there should be here,
in consequence of nearby rice paddles.
Official Notice of Mosquito.
"Yellow fever mosquitoes are COM
mon in Oahu, and hence there is a con.
slant dread that the introduction of
the disease into Honolulu by ships COM
! ing from the infected Pacific Coast
might cause an epidemic through these
carriers" says General Macomb. GAS
a matter of fact, case was brought
to Honolulu by ship from the South
American Coast and strenuous meas
ures were taken to prevent its spread
ing, the most important being an anti
mosquito campaign.
'The work of destroying all mos
quito breeding places was vigorously
pushed from November /, 1911, tt
April, 1912, at which date the man
ager of the campaign announced to tn,
committee that the number of mosqui
toes in the city had been so much re
{ duced that yellow fever could no
spread if introduced. He stated tina
without the assistance given by tn
army and navy in this work it coul,
not have been accomplished.
The problem of caring for the sicl
of this command is so similar in tim
| of peace to what it would be in wa
l that practically the same rules govern
| the disposition of cases. General Ma
comb states that in time of war For
, Shafter is probably the only post il
l the department not liable to be unde
fire, and, moreover, "it lies well with
in what would be the last line of de
| Tense, and for these reasons also it
/. plainly the best site for large per
= manent hospital"
$ Inefficient N. G. II.
General Macomb speaks positively o
of Hawaii, stating that, cit has no
reached state of efficiency and re
quires a complete reorganization whic
can HOJ De eHeCIeu until aILeT bHe con
pletion of suitable armory. The
declined an invitation to take part i
the combined maneuvers planed for tn
coming autumn (September, 1879 fo
: reasons not accurately known to thi
Office.
cit is considered very desirable tina
there should be full regiment of o.
: gained militia stationed in Honolulu
1t would be most valuable additio
to the regular garrison of Oahu. Their
are at present regimental headquarteI
and six companies here, but the expaI
sion of this force to regimental strengt
is believed to be practicable provide
that suitable armory be built.
was to insure this work being initiate
e within a year that the federal govern
o ment set aside part of the barracks 10
n thus acting in harmony with the teri
g. torial government which has allotte
Vt 100000 for the building. Plans al
e now under consideration. The erectio
It of this armory will mark a new eI