The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-04-10

most Of MS fealise and we have not
reached the crest % the wave yet. So
far we have met the precursor Of the
frightfui thing that IL coming. Poverty
and stafvattUn are leading the way for
the jnroads Of sickneee and death.
uThc, city and county physician j.
right In predicting an increased expen-
diture in spite Of a depleted income.
All further immigration into the Ter
ritory should be eurtailed until we have
had a chance to properly assimilate
that on hand now. Another phase Of the
immigration.h health problem facing this
city is that often immigrant races are
immune and carriers Of disease that are
very destructive TO MS, such as hook
worm, amoebic disentary, etc, which
have appeared at our very doors. Care.
less immigration may mean ultimate de-
pletion Of our race. -....,f
would Eliminate Politics.
"In the first place, for heaven S sake
let us all, men Of all political beliefs,
get together and eliminate politics from
out municipal affairs. This is absolute;
III essential before any real progress can
be made. Tho game Of politics as play
ed in our municipal affairs is based on
selfshDess and greed. It results in
cowardice in the facing Of moral issues
and tinges the whole citv government
with self-seeking and therefore ineili.
cheney. Tho basis Of efficiency is q
generous spirit And few thorb be who
| find IL. This seif-seeking Inefficient
spirit rests not inherently in the hearts
Of the men who happen TO be at the
present time under responsibility, but
in the totally inadequate conception OF
a municipal government in the minds Of
the electorate at large.
4 AT the present time we are hand
| ling our city and county health Hpttcrs
under two sets Of overhead charges The
board Of health has sufficient powers 70
do the trick, without the city and eouh.
ty duplicating its efforts. The board
\ OF health is group of efficient men
TRAINED to think along the line Of pub,
HE health. The usual public health and
lsanftation committee from the board of
supervisors is from men picked at ran;
dom from all walks Of life. Their man.
agement cannot possibly be as efficient
as such centralized institution as the
board OF health. ~ ..,
i tfHonolulu should have an emergency
hospital, located at Queen's, where
there could be all-day dispensary sew
ices' II could have an efficient amhu
lance service, with doctor from th'
hospital always on call IL should
house dental clinic, with ear, eye
nose and throat attachments. II would
eentralize the handling Of disease anC
sickness about Queen s, reducing over
head charges. From every point Of
view IL would be most efficient. This
too, is worth our while at the mex
Legislature.
"Only two per cent of the popula
ltion of Honolulu has its garbage re
moved. Whyf They are financially
able. This is neither Just morally no
safe from health standpoint. i
(, places a heavy tax upon few and doe
: not render service such as the peopl
: have a right TO expect II forces gar
bage to remain uncollected whiel
should be collected fortthe sake of tn
. l.public health. This is certain, becaus
4 lninety-eight per cent Of the population
does not have its garbage gathered.
Nov, then, tax of seventy-fiv
: cents per person per annurh world ne
!, the city of Honolulu approximstel
4 50, 900 annually, more tbnnl enough.
= do the work for the entire city, il pa
{ on an efficient basis Of management
I Furthermore, Il would give the boar
4 Of health authority to compel people {
2 keep their places clean whereas now
is in measure helpless 'Clean-u
d Day' would become unnecessary the
y and HONOLULU would lock as 1t shoul
q --elean,N isGl "Lua .si.4 Il
d Gin conclusion, we feel that the Cit
,. and County Health aud Sanitatio
y Department is increasingly efFieicn
y though 1t has not yet arrived II
s efficiency may, be further increased /
o eliminating all INSPECTORS. bv frC
> garbage system, by the application {
y the frontage tax laws, by an emergenC
I. hospital, and by making the charms
d of committee and the city and count
y physician ex,ofiicio members of IL
s. Board of Health. - @
n Respectfully submitted, ..... b..
e "WM. SPENCER BOWEN, g.,