The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-28
TIE sMALLPOX HOSPITAL.

Report of n Committee Appointed to Examine
Into Its CondtiOn-Nlore Buildings Needed.
The Commissioners Of Charities ana Correction,
under whose supervision Is placed the Smallpox
Hospital on Blackwels IAand, having lately been
much annoyed with reports that the hospital was
in a wrerched condition, lately appointed a dis
interested committee or PHYSICIANS to examine 1t
and report upon Its fitness for the purpose for which
1t is used which report is given below In justice to
the Commissioners 1t may he well to state that they
have done and arc still doing everything in their
power to alleviate the surerings Of those who may
become inmates OF the hospital and using every
exertion to make them as comfortable as possible
while In transitu to the island. In former years It
was the custom to carry the patients
to the hospital in an open boat by
which means they were often exposed
to storms Of sleet and snow, and frequently became
N a0rougMy arenG h 1eore reaching tue Island
hospital IN q neat and comfortable boat which
can be closed during inclement weather or left open
when the DIR Is clear and warm. New temporary
buildings are also being erected on the isaLd, and
the Commissioners Will this week be able to accom-
modate 800 patients with neat and comfortable
the following is the report OF the Examining Com.
mittee referred to aoove:-
TO HONORABLE THE CoNMrssIoSERs OF PUnLro
GENrLEMEN-The undersigned, in accordance with your
visited on the ga INST the smallpox Hospta
the of TwenteGhth street, and the
general dssaned but few moments. and never
they too here they
nesded in the Of det or supplied
OF the DR. the
time occupied IN the transportation he island + ten
comfortable Il too weak to sit they remain setchers
reaching Island the patient: transferred to
% The @ % 70 the Pep
eray under the direction Of the oIdsrles view Of the
house pnyslcians thus able. any delay
msaical aid may be required
Der Of cases Without considerable alterations canno.
properly accommodate than fifty cases at most. We
the 4 this SnSrS with
this building should be devoted chiefly to patients who are
able Pay tor accommodations, and who, from theft pre-
many others the provision for viii,
were informed render practicable In short time the use
TIE fssioa smallpox seemed
wha overcrowdei. The Pavilion now nearly finished
capacity undoubtedly much needed IT, however the
Der Of cases OF the disease increases Or even with
Ssag wo s will
psvea hcsp AFTER the plan Of sd.e
Ia use are 10 be preferred any other further
be
e ns % W. arc SsSIns INTO not %
warm th Is hardly objection regards the welfare
of patients, favoring. does, free ventilation.
We observed nothing which indicated lack OF
@ o Of s %pa
a. well provided tho inmates Bellevue and the
We to think that there e any neglect of
the smallpox patients the Of either order
lies or nurpes addition TO the services of the house
physcians Smallpox Hospital the Chief Of STAFF OF the
Charity Hospal makes for inspection three times
dsiv AUSTIN FLINT. NJ. ID.
ALFRED M. LOOMS, NJ. d.
THURSDAY, Jan. 70.
Inspected the reception patients previous coins
10 the Charity ami Smallpox Hospitals also tho Smallpox
Hosta and all that has been Incorporated in the
report Of ORA A. Flint and A. NJ. Loomis
ISAAC Z. TAYLOR NJ. d.