municipal milk ordinance to the entire Territory; and, while it 

 apparently applies only to cows whose milk is to be sold, it is be- 

 lieved the code is sufficiently comprehensive to embrace also the 

 family cow and private dairies from which milk is given away. 

 It would, therefore, seem the time has come for a vigorous cam- 

 paign against the tuberculous cow on the other islands, and espe- 

 cially on Hawaii and Kauai, where infantile tuberculosis during 

 the year ending June 30, 1915, showed a mortality three times as 

 large as that of Oahu (9 deaths as compared to 3), and more 

 than twice as large during the two immediately preceding years. 

 From figures furnished by the Territorial registrar general, the 

 infantile mortality (children under 5 years of age) from tuber- 

 culosis amounted on Oahu alone to 26 cases in 1910-11, when 

 the campaign against the tuberculous canvass was begun. As the 

 vital statistics from the period previous to 1912 or 1913 were 

 deficient and as the Anti-tuberculosis League had not yet com- 

 menced its educational campaign, many cases were undoubtedly 

 never reported or else reported under headings other than tuber- 

 culosis. Beginning, however, with these 26 authentic deaths in 

 1910-11, the City and County of Honolulu shows the following 

 reduction in mortality : 



1910-11 26 



1911-12 15 



1912-13 8 



1913-14 9 



1914-15 3 



In other words zvhere five years ago nine children died from 

 tubercidosis onl}} one died last year. 



On the other islands taken together, the corresponding figures 

 show : 



1910-11 18 



1911-12 14 



1912-13 17 



1913-14 14 



1914-15 9 



In other words a reduction of two to one for these three coun- 

 ties, or for the entire Territory from 44 deaths in 1910-11 to 

 12 in 1914-15 — approximately 4 to 1. 



As a specific instance, and illustrating what even partial efforts 

 at suppression may accomplish in the face of opposition, may be 

 mentioned the island of Kauai. In 1913 the president of the 

 Territorial Board of Health called our attention to the continued 

 great mortality from tuberculosis among the children on Kauai, 

 and suggested the possible cause to be the prevalence of bovine 

 tuberculosis on that island. These facts were referred to the 

 Deputy Territorial \"eterinarian on Kauai, requesting him to 



