New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23
THE CrTY,s HOSPITALS AND PRISONS.

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.
President Laimbeer of the Department of
Charities and Correction forwarded to Mayor Have
meyer yesterday elaborate and comprehensive report
Of the proceedings OF the Board OF Commissioners
from May to July 81. The following summary and ex
tracts concerning the more important details WALL doubt
less prove OF general interest
The whole plumber OF amputatlons exclusive
of fingers and toes, during 1872, az bellevue
ease and 40 for injuries received. Thirty Of the
patients recovered and 2s died Eleven OF the deaths
were attributed to blood poisoning and the remainder
TO exhaustion and other causes For comparison, the
statistical tables OF st. Georges Hospital London for
the years ls67-s cited, showing "a anputaons, "a
rccoyeries and IL deaths from pyBmla The result or
ampuatons at the two Reception Hospitals are given
Centre-st-Total number OF amputatons since origin,
1870 % recovered. 81 died Is; deaths at Centre-st
from nv emIa after amputaton.
Ninety -ninth-st.-Number Of ampuaions, 8; srecoy-
cred and died t mo PSs aS perbap ree
or 40 women confined at Bellevue Hospital only
died and only OF the deaths were attributed 10 puer
peral Comparisons were made with statistics OF
other hospitals which were greatly in favor OF Bellevue
Hospital Favorable statistics were given relative TO
The treatment OF pneumonia and eryslpelas ana report
concluded with reference TO the latter as follows:
"xperence has taught that the Introduction OF one
case of this kind into surgical ward may produce an
unhealtby condition OF all wounds As regards gan
ene hui little of It has occurred It is therefore the
0ppion OF the Committee that the alterations In the
bpsnital already proposed by the Board Commits
soners will diminish, great degree, the dangers
now experienced from the introduction OF eryspelas"
| The report having shown that the treatment at the
hospital and Its results compared fayoraoy with that az
similar Institutions and that tho contemplated removal
would tend increase tho deathrsto ana entail un
necessary suffering upon the sick ana wounded the
BOARD reported the Commissioners against the re-
mOya and passed resolution VI thanks 70 Prof Jane
way for tho pains he had taken TO compile statistics
disproyng tho malignant aud disoyal SANDERS uttered
| against Bellevue Hospital
soon after assuming control OF the Department the
Rnard removed large number OF unnecessary employ
reduced the salaries others and superseded others by
new appointees Meanwhile doubts arising IA 10 their
authority make removals, except fOf charges pre-
| Ierred the opinion OF the Corporation Counsel was
asked and an exhaustive opinion from tha oitecr
nhxe1uently received In effect that the ground and
csnse ~ question need not necessarily amount 10 "A
charge OF niaeasance isteaSance IN office, but may
Yted to ans consideration Involving, IN tue opinion Oi
| me Denartment pubic usefulness Of the clerk
| officer. 49,
yres greatly below the present market rates contract
Wa also m te 600 barrels OF Hour - 50 per barrel
Also several other cOntrats lOr sgpphe5 aud for
building steamer fUI sjjO0 IN place % tue steam launch
Hone when ran down aud d struyed bi the Sound
stemer Anerous, IN Hell Gave, causing tue loss OF fOur
lives. The Prcsdcnts report also contained luli copies
Oh tue th1ug reports al COnmsaiuntr stern htOw-
ug tue fraudulent aui expensive operations vi tue FfSe