The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04
OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

RESULTS OF THE INSPECTIONS By THE VISITING
COMMITTEE.
The third annual report OF the Visiting Committee
for Bellevue and other Public Hospitals has just
been made TO the President Of the State Charities
AID Association. We present some interesting
extracts:-
Governor Iden. in his recent Message to the Legisa.
he preblem OF Of muneipa Sovernment ia av.tinp
the intellect Of all civilized peoples.
the hal, OF all our population which lives in cities or
the least perplexng part Of this problem s givea
TO The Commissioners OF Charines and Correction 10
most criminal and the most infrm and nepisss Of our
the snaey the and he very
wy s Years OF
For instance. the management of pauper children is
question OF such moment to the future OF population
as mould %hsr tns should the
order decide how best TO rear me hundreds of chill
amer the municipalities Of Europe have Withdrawn ehi
nSmSsI are placed n daily contact with II
courts for and aseaushery and sentenced
BELLxyuE HOSPITAL
to report that some mad been toward the com:
Strueon o. new Bellevue hospital; that period had
repacine it by payilons erected on the most approved
has hpwsver been maas-.Se removal Of the maternity
wards from Bellevue In .ae report Of as year ausea
helpers, or ten days women" employed in Bellevue
These n We're oand lodged a Ssse%en
s % s e Ia s m so %
, eona,on that some or the Women unaecustoned as
Inc aSsT 20 Sss$Spyns men
spoons Win the Hospital s.'sr de-
has BY the to mpsoye their
ne In e
Ia OF
these rlendless creatures.
The members Si the raFs Ssoai Committee hav:
Of this small but mpor,ant 10 The budns
neing unsui.ed to its purpose and inadequate to the de-
dem,ii,ion or entire renovation The COMMITTEES bad
YORK Hospital see ii that corporation Would not UNI
deriake HE charge Of the accident Of The lower
between members Of the two boards took place
TO come g some understanding on the subect
ss Within the s wssR S the 70
matter has been resumed under more favorable aus
hospital has eoTpete 10 and re-
the alterations ana improvements have BEEN approveI
and accepted BY me Board: When these inproysmens
condemned engine house can be made Tor hospital pur.
poses.
During the past the Gn'e Of stat Of this hos
b.. successor Dr. Kitchen yarious aaminlstr.tiys
Of he n %
pa two years there mas been LACK Of proper supple:
without soap anl sugar, without certain iDdispensabl:
Without proper CLOTHES and Sermn upon ' the De5d,ns
which could not be changed, us there none
AZ hS sssan s1d S'sos Z. e;
otsn snrireyy dsrs9srdsa:
sash an
milk was so diluted as TO be merely whitensd
an p p an s p ss
the OF eighty gallons each but to force such
s IN % s S1s wSu
air comes from the closets IN every ward and the whole
poses ~'''' -'' 'S' ''' ~ S~-'
TAsssryiso q. Charity Hospital ha. been much q.
is wsEs ess Ses SIS Ss n Ii
exposure the boat while being conveyed to the nos
purity Of Il the s sir 4
admitted doubt by open doors am WinGsw:;
the ss & hs .rs n.
nas Sss al sseSu S By long
injection 'S'A 'AAeA ."~'A"
panfu in the admnissraon al: low w waSs:
wS s :sSa mr.
NO S as
r,s,. HOSPITAL roR iscrRAsLLS
are Is
the messre medical attendance XitSoas insSrsSs,
the diseases there treated acute and bettet
care " ouid greatly lessen the suffering they cause
Harris Island low and apparently little culhvate4
Island, lying beyond kandafs ana wards lsandS and
therefore very inaccessible has been tor The sits
oil convaescent hospital for women as well as men
The wards altogether five In number, three male
wards aud female The male ward are at consld
cradle distan the female wards; an advantage
in itself, but TOR the TACT that the Kitchen " Toe
some res son the womcn's side OF the Island and.
therefore at distance greater than IL should be from
mems quarters at least Tor the food
when cooked be carried across the intofvsninH
space In AL wea'hers Inc hospital, though called
vaescent, Is not strictly kept such. There now.
have been within very short time four such case1
OF harts Isand " Is hardly necessary TO say that
on patients In delicate health. and that convaloscssi
hospital Is not place to hich to send n0urAbi diDoAos
hs wards are We'll aired tolerably well ventilated, And
kept probably - clean ~ could Be expected. VafnlR
are from uc 70 Tune brought IA BY the pa dontsi b.
this 20 IN all hospitals, ana the ordexue1 900 = @
tlo 30 % IN \ q Al ~