CALVIN EUGENE CAMP

Dr. and Mrs. Camp arrived in Honolulu aboard the S.S. "Doric" on April 10, 1899. On the "Doric's" passenger roster he is listed as a tourist, but, as many before him, he decided to remain and soon opened an office.

During the bubonic plague epidemic (December, 1899, to April 1900), Dr. Camp worked for a time as a laboratory assistant for the Board of Health. In 1900 he became interested in leprosy and was conducting experiments with the tua-tua plant for the Board of Health. This plant, which came from Venezuela, was credited by some authorities as curing leprosy. Dr. Camp prepared the extract and this was used on a few, selected patients at the Kalihi Receiving Station (for cases of suspected leprosy). He found it beneficial in some respects, but the drawback lay in the fact that it caused pain and the Hawaiians refused to take it; and it was never used except in a few experimental cases.

In June, 1909, Dr. Camp left the Islands to return to California, where he settled in San Diego and practiced for several years. By 1923 he had located in San Pablo, California, where he practiced until his death on January 3, 1938, at the age of 71.

While the doctor was in Honolulu, he was a member of the Hawaii Territorial Medical Association and one of the charter members of the Honolulu Microscopic Society. His fraternal affiliations included Honolulu Eyrie of Eagles, Independent Order of Red Men, and the Ancient Order of Foresters; and he served as physician for all three groups. He also belonged to the Healani Yacht Club.

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