The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-04

clio visiting surgeons to tho hospital They,
attended by this students. visit the hospital
every day, generally IN the morning, and
clinical lectures arc given Mt the bsdslds 81
patients. In tho central building. near tho
entrances, Is IN amphtheatre, or leeture-
room, whore clinical lectures hrs delivered
during the session Patients nra brought
here so TINT tho students can study tho Dir.
rerent phases Of disease thoroughly and
practically.
Some years n4go there was another medical
college, here-the Now Orleans ChuritYltospt-
tai Medical College and the same privileges
we're allowed tho students OF that instltu-
ton.
In tho Charity Hospital our medical stu
dentg have advantages offered them they chh
get no where else IN the world. Here they
| can sec nn1 study nearly every known dsenge,
| here are exposed the mhladca Of troplehi
| and Fentt-tropical regions, as well MS those
of tho temperate zones. There are always
some cNses ~ eprosy there II rars aisense In
| this country. yellow fever cases arc nlao te
be studied, MS wsl MS ali varieties ri malnrihl
| everR There AFRO also many Cases OF wounds
| knife and g,lnslpt- due to the custom OF
| carrying concealed Wenpons, for study and
Investigation
| There Ia probably no knovn disease TINT Is
prst To be ssrn here sncf year. Taking the
last nnnHal report published, " Will bs seen
| that no less than TIC discusses, or different
| forms of dsensee. are reported MS having been
| treated In the hospital that year, clhssed us
| follows Discusses Of The nervous system, "a
1 OF tho circulating system, 30, rssplfatinF
system, 81, digestive aystam. 81, fevers. ~,
| eruptivs fsvega. 7 diseases of the urinary
Organs, Al. yepereai diseaees 40 Diseases ~
| woFlen. &c N tho snr 3. Of the eve, A.; Of
| The nose, 4 !. ottnneous Diseases, ~ mnilg-
| nMlt disHnhes fstlch as cancer, 3j, local dis-
| eases aud injuries tWounda, rtel, 90 dis
ensss of socpmotlan. ~. toxic discusses, ~.
| There is but ono 7tnoWn dsenss not Mented
| here small pos. Smallpox patients wefe
formerly hdmlitel to the hospital, md the
garret was Iittad MP for them. hut some years
| npo under ~ provision IT tho Legislature
4 this wm changed, the city wna given con.
| trol ~ tho question Of smallpox, and nm
| other ssylum especially designed for PERSONS
| affected by this diasaae WINS provided elas-
| where. The change Is generally approved by
| those In charge of the hospital. as this pres
once Of smallpox patients endangered tho
heaith Of everybody In tho building,
| ptssn.TToNs.
| Another great ndvnntnge offered mndlcfl
| studenis by the hospital Is In fhe bodies ri
patients dying there. These unless claimed
| Nv friends or rslhti vef. 70 To tho college For
| diesnciing purpoaee. 80 that there Is never
| any luck of "snbjeete," rs In most Western
| ;nolIcnl colleges. Such ontrnges MS have re-
| Gently heen chronieied In Ginclnnhti by The
| grave robbers can never occur In New Or
! LEANS, for tbs boat Of reasons there H. M
| necd for grave robhiuR These bodies nver-
| age about three a day aud afford tho sts1dents
| the beHt opportunity 10 perfect Themselves In
| anatomy.
| HnafpENT RrunENra.
| Ench year from nmoup the graduating
class OF tho IHivcrsity. twelve resident stu
dents Rrs chosen by GompntiiiVs examination.
1 These nrs regularly established ut tho hos-
| piial. where's they nre boarded and lodged
| Free md With no other expense than
1 their clothing. In return for this thean Rttis
dents ars expected to look after the patients
| ench day. keep notes Of their condition and
| report 10 the house surgeon whenever his
| aervIces hra neefied. Whenever there Ia any
| light work to be done they are allowed To per
| form It..
| II rs useless to stlil further recnpitulnte the
| advantages TINT n medical student In New
| Drenns enjoys over his brother in other cities
| This fnct IL 40 patent throughout the South
| TINT Mss!esppi. Arkansas md Texas sond
| their young men Ia Now Orleans TO finish
| their medical education.
| THE BOARD or DIRECTORS.
| The hospital Is under the control of the
| board Of directors ~ the Charity fTospitni.
| or this the Governor OF the State
is er-0nrio, president The other mem
hers Mt present nre Or. A. q.
| Holt Vice president. Ferh. Marks, chairman
II the finance committee; L. q. Boyer Perry
Nugent. M. D. Lagnn. Chas Chnffe Lloyd r..
| Colemnn l.. q. Jnrey. +. Il. Southtnhyd ie Gee
| Rotary md treasurer, md l.. Szabary clnrk.
| The board has completes control Of the inan-
| cess Of the hospital, and NIL ths em ployeB ARE
| directly Responsible to IL and removable bv It,.
| IT. meets ut the Office of tho hospital the first
| Monday Of every month. The present board.
| with one or two changes, has been In office
| ever since iH77. when the Nichols government
| went In. Tho employees also have been UNI
changed during that time.
! RADICAL ADMINISTRATIONS or THE HOSPITAL
| When this board went into office they found
| the financial condition OF tho hospital very
| bad. It had been run on the warrant system
| for years, and quarter of million dollars
bad lnIt pID n
| m AIDE 10 the Legislature for MD and assist
| hnee and granted, but this aid seemed to do no
| good. The hospital never paid It's bills In
| cash and had run up n debt against II 81 49,
to set matters right. and nobly has II
| done its duty. The debt has been reduced
| $40, 900. the hospital placed on cash basis
and It's bills paid regularly every month.
| EEPAIRs ny THE PRESENT BOARD.
| After tho new board Ind got the finances OF
the hospital In good order they began to look
| around to see what repairs were necessary.
| When they took possession OF the hospital nil
| the buildings were In very diapi-
dated condition, not positively danger
ous, but In such state that It was
evident that unless some improvements
| were soon made, they would be useless as
| n hospital. The work of repairing was be-
gun on the cornice OF the building occupied
by the womens wards When this was torn
down, the woodwork WIS discovered To he
| entirely rotten. Not only this, but the walls
| had begun to separate, and were actually six
inches apart Upon making this discovery,
| the board went Mt once to work to investigate
and repair all the buildings.
| new flooring was laid In the women's
| building: new system of ventilating It by
ventilators was introduced; the old fire.
| places were done away with and the rooms
warmed by means of steam pipes The old
sinks, which had been a nuisance
to the hospital, were removed and air
tight vaults put In their place In order to
| Improve the drainage OF the hospital, the
| grounds were graded and new drains and
sewers dug. In the other building new stair
cases were erected and new hoorIngs, posts,
| galleries, ect.. provided.
| In the engineer department a new engine
and machinery OF the latest kind were
| placed. The kitchen and storeroom were also
| renovated. The cupola9 and cornices were
| rebuilt, and all the buildings given three
| coats OF paint so as to make them look fresh
and new. The other improvements were In
| the laboratory, dead-house, etc.
| new set Of surgical instruments, costing
,f ba f;paa s,afy In, q b,