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A. A. YOUNG, President C. C. YON HAMM, Vice President
GEORGE W. FARE, Treasurer WILLIAM P. JOHNSON, Secretary
Cable Address, "YOUNGCO." Western Union Code, A. B. C. 4th Edition.
AUDIT COMPANY OF HAWAII
Aijditors /
ThevonHamm-Young
Company, Ltd.
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IMPORTERS, COMMISSION
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MACHINERY MERCHANTS
ALEXANDER YOUNG BUILDING
Corner King and Bishop St*. .£"
P. O. Box 369 , i
HONOLULU, T. H.
HIND, ROLPH
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SHIPPING AND COMMISSION AGENTS /
DEALERS IN '' f
Newcastle Coal Cargoes
Honolulu—San Francisco—Seattle
Agents for Hawaii Mill & Plantation Co., Ltd.; Puako Plantation
Co.; Puuwaawaa Cattle Ranch (Robert Hind); Huehue Cattle
Ranch (J. A. Maguire); Kahua Cattle Ranch (J. F. Woods) ;
Captain Cook Coffee Co., Ltd.; Louisson Brothers (Coffee
Growers).
San Franciaco Office Seattle Office Honolulu Office
310 California Street Colman Building Campbell Block
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J. L. YOUNG, C. E., M. W. S. E., Treas. and Mgr.
Lord-Young Engineering Co., Ltd.
ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Consulting, Civil, Electrical, Sanitary, Mechanical, Biological,
Chemical, Physical and Testing Laboratories
CONTRACTORS AND INSPECTING AND
DESIGNERS TESTING
for of
Buildings, All Classes, Cement and Cement Materials,
Bridges, Wood, Steel, Concrete, Building Materials,
Dredging and Filling, Bridges and
Septic Tank Railway Equipment, P
Purification Plants, Prooerries and Process
Paving, Roads and Walks, properties and Processes,
Reinforced Concrete, Consultations,
Reservoirs, Dams, etc., . Examinations,
Sewers and Water Systems, Appraisements.
Docks and Dykes, Estimates, •
Irrigation and Reclamation Reports
Rooms 2, 12, 14, 15, Campbell Block
Cable Address, "LORUNG." Western Union Cod.-
Telephone No. 2610
HONOLULU, T. H.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1912.
HAWAII PARADISE OF HEALTH
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦*-+«*♦♦♦♦♦-♦♦
Islands Ideal Resort for the Invalid
GEORGE W.SMITH
Chairman Public Hcaltb Committee,
Chamber ot Commerce ot Honolulu
THE territory ot Hawaii, situated
as it is at the converging point of
trade routes from the Pacific coast
of North and South America, Australia,
New Zealand and the orient, might be
subject to epidemics of the many Infec
tious and contagious diseases to which
mankind is liable, were it not for the
extreme precautions taken by the au
thorities in charge of the public health.
First, at the gateway of the terri
tory, stand the efficient officers of the
United States public health and marine
hospital service. Every vessel approach
ing the port is boarded by an officer of
this service, a thorough examination is
made of the ship, officers and crew, and,
if a passenger vessel, of each passen
ger. This before the ship enters the
harbor.
Should a suspicious case of illness be
detected it is at once isolated, removed
to the quarantine island, the ship in
the meantime being fumigated, the
crew and passengers reinspected, and,
if deemed necessary, also placed in
quarantine.
Once a ship Is passed by the officers
of the marine hospital service, the ju
risdiction of the territorial board of
health commences. It Is well to note
here that hearty co-operation and har
mony exist between the federal and
territorial officials In matters of health,
and no effort is spared to acquaint each
other with conditions as they may be
found. * M ■•'■
The territorial board of health
handles all health matters that per
tain to the territory.
In the case of immigrants (intending
laborers), they are first taken to the
territorial immigration station, where
they are housed,, fed, bathed and thor
oughly examined, more particularly for
any evidence of disease of a contagious
or infectious nature, parasitic diseases
of the skin or intestines, the latter for
the hookworm or anchylostoma. Should
any indication of disease be found,
prompt treatment is at once given, nor
is the patient allowed to depart until
evidence of disease has disappeared.
The territory of Hawaii is fortunate
in having had in the past as well as
having at the present time boards of
health composed of men who are fear
less in the performance of duty and
efficient in handling serious problems
and conditions in a population consist
ing of more than 20 different nation
alities, the majority of whom are in
different to and ignorant of ordinary
sanitary precautions and requirements.
The board of health is composed of
business and professional men of the
city of Honolulu. They are appointed
by the governor without regard to
political affiliations. They serve with
out pay and cheerfully give their time
for the exacting duties required of
them. The" officers of the board of
health are paid officials appointed by
the governor. The president Is a
trained physician of long experience,
for 15 years the executive officer of
the board before becoming its presi
dent. The subordinate officers are men
connected with the board for long
periods. They are all efficient and en
thusiastic in the performance of duty
with the added advantage of a wide
experience in ham ilng the people they
most come in contact with.
Throughout the islands the board
maintains agents, mostly plantation
physicians, who are required to look
after all cases of sickness, report to
the board any suspicious cases, advise
on the sanitary arrangement of plan
tation camps and quarters, and return
monthly reports to the board of con
ditions existing in the district assigned
to them.
In the city of Honolulu a free medi
cal dispensary is maintained by the
board where an average of over 400
cases a month are received and treated.
This not only affords medical relief to
the indigent, but also acts as an
agency for the detection of any in
cubating contagious disease.
The board employs a corps of in
spectors whose duty it is to visit each
house in the district assigned to them,
inspect cesspools, house gutters, closets,
drains and premises and report daily to
the health officer of the board. Con
stant vigilance is exercised by the
board to protect the community against
not only the invasion of disease, but
also against the unfortunates in the
community who have acquired disease.
In this* latter category come leprosy
and tuberculosis.
Leprosy, the least dangerous and
least contagious of the diseases that
afflict mankind. Is being rapidly elim
inated from the territory.
Tuberculosis, the most dangerous and
contagious of diseases that afflict man
kind, aptly termed the "white plague,"
exists in Hawaii to some extent among
all classes, but more particularly among
the Hawalians who seem less able to
resist the inroads of the disease than do
other races who, by Inheritance, have
to a great extent become immune.
Private beneficence supports a home
near Honolulu (Leahi home) for this
class of patients where all nationali
ties are admitted without distinction up
to the capacity of the institution. Open
air camps are also supported for such
as can not enter the home.
The board of health maintains a
"tuberculosis exhibit" as a means of
CLIMATIC CHART OF HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
FOR TWO NON-CONSECUTIVE YEARS
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
MONTHS
Highest
Lowest
Precipi-
tation
Range
V
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•uary
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ember
bcr
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mber
82.0
80.0
78.0
81.0
84.0
84.0
84.0
85.0
86.0
84.0
83.0
83.0
03.0
04.0
62.0
03.0
68.0
70.0
70.0
09.0
71.0
70.0
04.0
04.0
, 10.0
15.0
10.0
14.0
15.0
13.0
12.0
12.0
13.0
14.0
14.0
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MONTHS
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Mean
Daily
! Range
Preclpl-
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January
February _,
March '.....""...
April
May
June
July
Auguat
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October ,....
November
December
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78
82
81
80
84
84
84
84
83
82
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57
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77.4
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14
17
13
15
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0.80
0.28
0.44
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1.24
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2.20
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1.47
2.18
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placing before people the conditions un
der which tuberculosis thrives, how it
may be avoided, and possibly cured.
This exhibit, with the aid of lantern
slides, is shown in the public schools
throughout the territory and a compe
tent lecturer explains to the audience
the various features of the exhibit.
PHILANTHROPIC WORK
The work of the board of health is
ably seconded by • the Palama settle
ment, an association supported by the
philanthropy of the citizens and under
the able and efficient management of
J. A. Rath, a settlement worker of rare
experience in many parts of the world.
The settlement supports two nurses,
who visit the poorer sections of the city,
instruct their wards in habits of clean
liness, proper preparation of foods and
right living; furnish milk and teach
ignorant mothers how to prepare food
and properly care for their Infants.
The commercial organizations of the
city, the Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants' association, have strong
health committees that co-operate with
the board of health In every move that
makes for the welfare of the commu
nity. Generous appropriations are
biennially made by the territorial legis
lature for the use of the board of
health.
To sum up, the health conditions of
Honolulu and the territory of Hawaii
are as good and in many respects better
than many cities of the mainland. Con
stant supervision and watchfulness is
maintained to prevent the access of
disease. tSanltary conditions are being
Improved all the time.
The salubrity of the climate, the pre
vailing trade winds and the continuous
sunshine with the absence of great
heat, render Honolulu and the territory
an ideal resort for the invalid and worn
out business man or woman.
It has been aptly named the "paradise
of the Pacific."
THE HAWAIIAN)
ELECTRIC CO. ■**>• j
Electric Light and Power Ice and Cold Storage I
Electrical Contractors
==and E ngineers=
AGENTS FOR I
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND MFG. CO. AND j
PELTON WATER WHEEL CO. }
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LARGEST ELECTRICAL SUPPLY HOUSE IN j
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS j
J. A. McCANDLESS, President. j
> H. M. HEPBURN, General Manager. (
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Island consumers demand good beer, and ;no other brewing company
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To Hardwig Harders, the most expert brewmaster that s could be
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