The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11

Total. ...........2S,726
grand total, since his connection with the insti
tuition, Of twenty thousand seven hundred aud
twenty six persons vaccinated, and an acquisiton
through his means, to the treasury OF $50 SO and
yet the salary paid 10 him by the trustees for such
faithful services is only $3.50 per annum II would
quate com censation; but il Is all that the limited
resources of our treasury have been able to at ,rd
In connection with the above account, II we re.
member that two thousand two hundred aud fifty
tereat physicians In and out OF the city, who have
applied TO the DispensaIy az the neverailing source
OF fresh virus and who have transmitted 1t indsd-
nitely throughout the community, we must admit
support Of the pnbc. II has, undoubtedly, in
Thousands OF instances, warded of contagion or
disarmed when II has appeared. The thanks OF
the trustees are due TO Dr. Parkinson for his fidelity
in these services, and the city Is under obligations
to him o. public benefa tor
The assistan. HOUSE. physician performs all the
cupping, bleeding and teeth extraction, and do.
ring the year has between six and seven thousand
patients under his charge. His labors, like those Of
the house physician, require his constant attend
anoc Of the dispenmry daily, from until 2o'clock,
the best part Of the day, which must interfere
essentially with the regular pursuit OF his profes.
sion. HIS salary Is $3.50 per annum.
The attending physicians visit the dispensary one
hour daily, from until o'clock 80 that there are
always two ply scians on duty at the same me- the
one on the male and the other on the female side.
stefan In authorized to call upon the two assistant
attending physicians, 70 prescribe for patients, who
otherwise might be neglected or detained inconve.
niently long.
The attending physicians have easier duties than
any OF the other medical officers, and consequently
are NOT aalaried The number attended by them
yearly amounts TO more than 25,0 600 paiieuts- Poe
proportion OF women and children Ia far greater
thaa that Of the men. Chronic diseases and q null
titude of slight illnesses and casual injuries, met
with by The aboring population, which are not re
we're enoagh to confne then 70 their homes or unfit
them entirely for work. are here treated by the sp
propriate physician.
During The present year the trustees have ascedcd
to tho request OF the attending physicians, TO elias
sfy the diseases into "head,n "chest," surgical"
&c. In hep@ Of retaining skilful men In each de-
partmenk and the choice OF classes given to those
@ho have served the longest, 10 the expectation
DAT ne younger medical men will serve with zeal
10 atan The class they desire and retain II for the
good on the patients. Young physicians In CON-
Fnencing their career, although they may have
ctudied much and seen much OF disease In The hos
,itals do not possess great practical experience In
All parts Of medicine, and there are some bran hes
in which they must be, necessarily, deficient In
thus making the Dhpenssxy aprsctcd school for
me physicisps, by rendering them familiar With
disease, class By clss, TO which they can dsyQ.e