, 1875-01-14
THE CITY.
THE NEW COUNTY HOSPITAL.

THE NsW COUNTY HOSPITAL.
REPORT or THE MEDICAL HoAHD.
Ths County commIIscn ~ Hospitals had confer
snce With ths Medical 1,oatd At tho County Hospital
ycsterdsy afternoon and the latter submitted the fol-
lowing report, which explains itself:
The Honorable tas Hoard q cca7ntontrs far Fook
E'Isnv.
"GErrtxNrr: The undersigned, The Medical board
II the Cook County Hospital, respectfully call tho at
cntIon of tho Beard Of County Commissioners to the
accompanying report The rcat Of their deliberations
nron the plans for the proposed County 1loaral,
Ind hocit hearing thereon ht yor earliest convene
lcnce, both account Of the pressing necessity fnr
increased and better accommodations for the slck snl
rrstent provision ior then, is not only tnaae1uato
.,rrouSdlng. AMI construction for Tho rurpo.e for
Which the building now occrriea .. Comfy liSspi-
rrc1at!on Of shat has bocn patent for lung time.
!iat lho old City pnlatng now useG for an hospi!a
a, nos ns Il IN u re
# tho sick. It Ia etlcsaly ts email II r. tly'co'.
,sruetsd ths ventilation !. asaSsen ~ I he arasnax1 M -
,ocas.on II noisy nnl undesirable Es an ndc for the
'Bsk, sud, further, \ "a IN no Of ws ea.rsns fr',
presaicut winds being fr',,l the southwest.
l 10 exrresrini,a hy tho Medical Beard Of the ncenk1
iyni naw hos,tul; that. by uniting tho Tenisite
thpul furnish ths proper fare. for ihr satisfactory
discharge Of the llnsiss Of this department OF the rhl
10 eerfNe. e"sa i, tnn,n,ns ~ w TN IN i,itur tn,r
louora'o noatd to se,cet aud purchase for th1s r-
poee ole y, .o 't n,i iarr 1",er nIni,sI viii, iha
,rea ri the county where siteh Institution gould he
:ouyeien,y located. And now Is rroosc to oSc'; 7,
ny 'S an. e'r,e t"yo' ,r s,,r tos,, .thuiInr az ~
WIN ~ once be c,e to the wisium. humanity, sid
teEpriss OF thss Metfopos o. tns ,t
.omn,seen reporting full ineetpa. Of Tue medical
. e ., ~, ,aa an sarn, sy Of Tho nans Of isr.,
eeth, a.. T." ~ nc,,.r,, rnuir,rt{o, ,,, ~
81 III lis ~ NOS, rarent ress Ct satary
:nnslaefa ,t ,trt,isna ~ a ottainnto r. rnI,.:,
:lercte M thes haso cnt%voTsd to nno il Ne r.n hey
. nve T., ~ ~ 'rant tnown Il, lne 1not fayurnIr In In
,aauan . ~ ~ tnr TIT in moacru nost.a eous:ruc'
,.,t,jo.s ~ n,I In anc} ih,t yxa may rrusrn.i,
oron,i. mor. tront recovery of tho sirk n inwer
ch ria nuI h.cs f. sef.supj,ort n seif.!ereu-
sS .. ~ '' . ,ri nrlru havn n,,Ia r1,r,,, HIM,
~ snolI' 1, nSsres "l'D
ens ~ % ,,r sryna yya m' ia I'M Il "a odnits pf
s.tens,l nni inrrrassi cniacty Tic fun limit IT
ut nssrestioa Of nnne1a - ,hoa nnasr my
aan f,,r tlIo caro Of the fix aud Sct one Which in
~ ss raustr1rtion NAV 10 kef with! Tue limits Of 'liS
',n"I nc-ss,ti,s NJ tme in r,nrt W. haye fo,o;It
~ nIcet t. ali ;nt ee 1en,e,nen.s Without unnecessary
mneIsio outiay Of nsucy, aud set 10 meet Mi rtSl
@ With III H. y nani, nss a nj ,~ M ~ as4 r.ssoao
e,m,, ,r,,,rc n. wtli tt.,he the new bosldtu Ii, al
M ,cs1s M lilo en,,a Of II not snarr 10
rnttLt,r hsthI ~, ,,lrrtI kcn tur osrt:M trt.ra
s!rEe Fl -, d1ss ,, eonemnats afstectra dis
poy hit o%s sefx to etye lie sick s,lcl s1Mcc anl
tnnrh. r,h tcrfrttfou " drainage and ventilation
N vii ,yr our tMticun ~ I - an atmosphere as rat
&c Go.tcn within te four walls of hospital building,
re lilo new yiic being removed from tlIe noiae of
..lwuys rnl oler s.orvgl,fare1 mud thu eniuvia II
t. .,vr una Tho factortps already referred to lx.
sul oi tin ll,o II direction Of sir-y,rrcnts raa.lu
aysr tbou will eseao tho causrs IT ils.luk1Ity atlJ
siseomfort.
us lave couYl.rre r various rotations Of the i.ier-
eut If The to tAa Inmates OF thu in.
,Iilut,nn uuI fully tnorap tho nlnu 4uA arrangement
n Ia cunyeuenrv OF administration surpJetncuisry
fhc tcs possible on tic Iot dcsHuet 10 be ottuttel
AZ 10 tie tlan Of tln ueptl IL essentially that
t,ov,, ns Inn +Puyiliou p11r having eiunie l,p NJ
yards in each etory lighted from bo.h at.!es-haypv
IN pnst Ro,,th md west exposrc spI admitting will
!le Artificial ventilation proposed for the colder
n,ants of An entirely ctcjcnt natural ventilation ~
lie uiuilow4 and open gratcs In the curved cofuLrs
n tho wards during tbs mild eprtux and autu daye
md tho warm weather Ut vunrrr.
NThu capctty Of the Hospital wheu entirely co1il-
proposed to build only no much Of it ~ viii arcon-
ucdate abu1 900 pa1tutE further rc1uctuH thu tnl-
ncdute ontIsy of money w DELAYING tic construction
# lie Central bujlup until such time a. tho financial
,tnsency shall have passed. unI the ncccahitIeA ri tho
nnhI srrvire and thn ,nfye1 stnt IN OF affairs aka
/ nropsr to tpcur tie necessary expense,
''What aak for, y only that which ia actually
needed: nancly, Two layilous, with capacity Of NN
bells or thercaGoue, tho Operating theatre, kitchen,
Au1lry, Gca,l-house, and Inspectors ward. We eau
manage to get 40ug with these until tho puhliG Inter
es ana tbs i., number Of lie sick require fur
prr plan eau ho rcatzrd without great expense Other
~ prov,aing fgs thotr 'leh oot Dvsoa, Vow ~ ioFk
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