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SANITARY CONDITIONS IN HAWAII

SANITARY CONDITIONS IN HAWAII the general government. The intimate relation between Washington and Hawaii is shown by the fact that the Governor of the Territory is a Federal officer appointed by the President, not elected by the people as in the case of a state. In many other wavs the affairs of the Territory are subject to supervision at Washington. LOCAL CONDITIONS. The scattering of the population over the five Islands (two have such a small number of inhabitants that they may be ignored here), and consequently the comparatively small amount of communication between the various groups of people assists in the task of limiting any outbreak of a communicable disease. At the same time it makes difficult the transference of executive officials of the health department from one point to another. A very large proportion of the population, perhaps half, live on sugar plantations. From a sanitary point of view, this is probably advantageous as the owners of the plantations have been educated by the Territorial Health Department to see that it is to their advantage to have the health conditions as good as they can be made. Furthermore, it is usually easier to deal with an intelligent, if somewhat obstinate, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

SANITARY CONDITIONS IN HAWAII

George W. McCoy
American Journal of Public Health , Volume 3 (12) – Dec 1, 1913
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the general government. The intimate relation between Washington and Hawaii is shown by the fact that the Governor of the Territory is a Federal officer appointed by the President, not elected by the people as in the case of a state. In many other wavs the affairs of the Territory are subject to supervision at Washington. LOCAL CONDITIONS. The scattering of the population over the five Islands (two have such a small number of inhabitants that they may be ignored here), and consequently the comparatively small amount of communication between the various groups of people assists in the task of limiting any outbreak of a communicable disease. At the same time it makes difficult the transference of executive officials of the health department from one point to another. A very large proportion of the population, perhaps half, live on sugar plantations. From a sanitary point of view, this is probably advantageous as the owners of the plantations have been educated by the Territorial Health Department to see that it is to their advantage to have the health conditions as good as they can be made. Furthermore, it is usually easier to deal with an intelligent, if somewhat obstinate,

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Published: Dec 1, 1913

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