, 1875-02-04
THE CITY.
THE OLD cOuNTY.HOSP|TAt.
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Tho Do,rd Of County Commissioners, during sho
coming In ldine season, viii aoub.Icsa commence ths
erection Of C1uny Hospital. In Wow OF ths delay
certain 10 Involved In the selection Of architects and
manipulation cf eonrActs aonic Of tho meEGerh most
deai1os Of Hccung soon - possible tic benefits OF
the Institution, moving In tho matter
even now Tbs Hosrttal CouTnttco have bres scv-
ntsi recent occasions In earnest consnstlon tails
important project. They hAyo decided TO submit re-
rort 1t tho next meeting OF The DpAr acting forth
Tho urgent necessity Of hospital, and recommending
its eonsiruction upon tho general principles embodied
in plan presented them by the medical faculty Of tho
present enc. This Committee to hAva visited this
old Institution yesterday for tho purpona ot inspecting
IT. condition. Owing, probably, Ia the seycFfty Of the
weAber. mona Of the mcrnbrTs save Commissioners
Tsum.n' IT, sgchitcc;' they we're rreeIved s, pr.
Ies member Of the Hospital Hoard of Physicians,
and Tho Warden. air. luigi McIaushn, anil yer.
shown by then ottr The pl%e from top TO bottom.
Tho pttal WINS found TO lie In 4 most
wnErcHED ASD ps0nAcEFuL CONDITION.
The urgent necessity Of building now ons At The
the evident efforts devoted to tta cleanliness 1t rrrk
with foul odors from imperfect drainage tnh urs.e1
water and seam pipe* anu the wards III which were
crowded iho sick vsre uanscpus With fcta exha1a-
Hon resulting from the lack Of proper means to ven
Thu lansiy. ut ths Imminent risk OF their nects,
rna led
DOWN A AlcKETY STAIRWAY,
tho boards Of which ereaktI md tlrcattntd n R1ve
way at every atep, through cord Of rsca, c.raI4ng
door. bers % rere full II rn,-ioe thn ca.lnrs were
warped and broken, The walls csndtd sfims. I'LL.
hcathfnl moistnre wh'eh tr.klca down lacir
i.hed. was dlEcoorrd win damyntss. The boards of
tho Goora In The kitchen aceined to nave bad Mis-
company. All unfricndly distance WA maintained by
moss Of them. Otl.trs had e,at:d themselves intoa
q s n sas osF u M
known as "sway back" The stow had attempted 10
hold a position III this uncertain foundation. s,ut,
had tho appearance Of rsatIng upon its lind legs un
der tho influence of urcst fright.
TUE CONTEMFLAT1vE CocKnoAcH
waddcd frHul every crack and crevre, md eyed tbs
visitors with an expression cf ferey, ~ md shs IN.
psrty IN ii u,iaTstton from ono haunt to snother.
Ii the dreadful state ot thugs ex'ated.
wAser-closets ahove leading through this room rotten
from age, had fractured, aud tho
FECCLENr FILTH
ootcd from the apeetures. lis uneavnry condition
,nny ha Ilnasinel. AA Of the apartments whtre per-
feet Drainage Is IF e utmost necessity where scarcely
A1prnachatie. The.r horrible cahnatlons pcrvaei
lErss portion Ct The building. The rart'Os present,
moi accustomed to this state Of affairs, rcGarcd them
with feelings bordering Gu nausea. md were filled
with w,onisr that the place was ustd a. human habi-
saton. much lcas as rtfuge for tho sick.
III TUE SEVERAL. WARDS
the Al lhution auL cyidences Of rottenueaa and
decay apparent. There is an unhealthy lack Of
ventilation III all VI thsm. Tbs only ono which, on
Was ward i. in The wsst Ele Of the building, through
tho Druken anil locaoy.itel casemen.s Of which
rushed tho wind IN htfu' disagreeaoie gusts. 1,a
temperature, scenrdinglE ws much hsloW what It
tlo tteamIes intensely hot. iha Thermometer indi.
catn but 10 degrees. During tho e4siene cold
weather Of few weeks agot thu temperature Of thta
apartment could no: bo raised above 40 degrees Tbs
Marliut obliged to take It's occupants into Tho
hul~'1ys TO mako tham all tomtostabo. Ward 4. on
building, heated aiMost TO sntfncatiou. and was
without means Of ventilation All Of thu warfa nre
ro,lsly oycrrrowlcd There are two three :tmcs
many in each there should be. under the best cir
eu;uatances, for satisfactory sanitary results.
THIS oyEnCRowD1N0
has led to vcry serious elecs. Ths management Is
oftcu obliged TO turn out patients before they wa
10 nhke room for 1nere urgent caAckr and tho rate Of
,nuttay ia increased and the rapiity Of ~ d.
nin!shtd. ... .
All of the steam and water pipes Throughout the
tirs building aro frail with rotenness, and regulrs
constant intention. The plumbing bil alone iast year
waa $l,1a0.
Taken e. whnlc, the County Hosnital H. very
totry tur,b down, filthy. nnhealthfu!, old rook-
cry. There u no doubt bur Tint the county needs
new enc.