, 1880-03-28
NEW YORK.
The syatem of Night Medical serVics
Proposed by DR.. Nachtel, :.
Whereby Physicians May: Be Obtained
BY Applying to Police Stations.
A Plan That Has Worked Great Benefits in
Large European Cities.
PROT. Felix ldler's Nuble Work in Behalf Of tue
Poor of KeW York.

P00r OF New f0rk.
A New Picture from the Brush OF the
Poetic Artist McEntee.
Special Correspondence Of The Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK, March 25.-I had conversation
yesterday with DR.. Henri Matched, OF Paris, who
has called tho attention of the New York Acade-
my of Medicine and the County Medical Society
Of Philadelphia to the system OF night medical
service now in operation In Paris, Berlin, and
number Of other European cities. Nothing OF
the kind has ever been practiced In the United
States, and it is the province Of, Dr. Nachtel In
his present visit to this country to call the atten-
ton Of tho public to the beneacent provisions
Of this plan which he has brought across the
ocean with him. The fundamental iden
Of this system Is the utilization OF the
police stations. register is to bo kept at each
station Of such physicians within the precinct as
are willing to respond to calls ut any hour DUR
Ing the night under the terms prescribed by the
law. The physicians so registered are such only
as are in good standing in the medical profess
sion, and who have regularly graduated at some
legnlly-cstablished and recognized medical col
legc, and are duly entitled to practice the
science. No discrimination is made be-
tween different schools of medicine for
the reason that the service Is pub
llc one. The person applying 1or
doctor 1s' however. allo"ea 10, se!ee1 any
physician Of any school on the list. The list,
after being prepared, is subject to revision by
the Registrar OF Vital Statistics, who compares
1t with the registry of the Board Of Health. By
this means the public Is protected from any Inn
posfuou, ana guarantee OF professional eA4i8 10
obtained which the Individual. II strsangef-
would not be able to secure for himself. When
q physician is wanted the applicant registers
tbe name of tha patient. with the I'd
arose hia o,v, ,oma ord oddreas with
u.eao' n'9 o"n "a.. uo ~ Na.a;nu;+,, ~
sucn mfnutencss Us 70 prevent ene posslo1nts ~
mistake or delay. 4 policeman Is thereupon
detailed as a messenger, Who in cases where no
nroforanca ia cxnraasad calls tbe nenrest physi-
-, 80 .s.sea'esss. - a~n~oesod Tho
c'h' "ueie pieteic'oo - oAP'oao-o ~
uoctor oeslsna1eu Is orouena nc ~ccol4pnn1es
the physician TO the door OF the patlent d nouse'
and presents him with small bit OF paper, On
"aien - ni' ,d1a 'at na ,,v ,rho oo,o1
pAtaehe h"Aio anu au,'ess' @ anu ~ "uon
This information is hlled out on q printeo 1oftn
and attested by the Sergeant on duty at
tha stat5on where the application ia made.
this is retained by the physicians as voucher
which he presents when the patfent Is unable or
unwilling to pay The compensation which may
ho demanded for tho scrvice thus performed Il
fixed by law, and is reasonable in amount. For
instance, In Paris tho Tee Is u francs, or about
S. Tho Sergeant aud Police Messenger are also
nl]owed a small fee. This voucher, # the fec is
not paid ny tue paoeh.' passes lnto tno
hands Of the Board OF Education, and
tim far dobt m which the rsua1 Droceediurs
.'oa - ae7 ~. ~ ~ haa .aoIr - +h., Fca "a
~ n,id n, W. th natc1t tba 1oncher of the nbysei.n
is surrendered by him to the pntient, who retains
II 40 a RECENT. The opportunity Is afforded OF
~ ~, ,..,a,,n+ 80 eta+ta+tooI {nrorr,o-
coHec1lng xass anioult u stu.s.e1 ~ : @ hus;
non IN eaen d n1 thfsH *f tha dIse,ase ia E
ss2, 1n t,..u @ =, 49, ~" 80 ~ Is.,rd ~ IJnu1th TO-
tficemed 'necessurv for tho full understanding OF
1he casc In those returns tha name Of the pa
ticnt ia suppressed through motives OF delicacy
ahu ana des,re 20 r. u 'e r3I'tr u peop's
'no' law 49,, ~ s~4ns,. .r,,
THE - ~ .s, uns*i AsilAl.h.. ~
sented by Dr. Nnchtel to the American public.
At trst Thought II m'xnt ue SUPPOSED the systetn1
Is al p one or tnt no as
Nachtel estimates that tho sum required an
nllaly to maintain and operate this ,a system S in
city like Chc,lso much snaller sum would be
required.
The necessities which give hfo to the plan are
people. In all large cities there are many, peo-.
pie who hare nc family physieia some a. hn nos
who doare liable t. be imposed upon by quacks
md prctenders. In case Of emergency much
valuable time is LOST ut night in hunting for one.
and it not infrequcntly happens that one
cannot be gut -. ut au until morning.
Even those families who employ physician
regularly, may not bc able, for some c:lse or
other, 70 OBTAIN ms services III u tt1e u HILL
nent peril from uccldenl or ~, snuden slckncss'
me hstors OF eHGsf ialf W.. IL ; Ghee
veal instances OF tnls kitn. ia tts nMc . Lnic.
20, Whcre tne Irlsleait 'nopuu.itoit pi ~ - ul"Nafa W.
large, sucu u s{stGin Nsutu el5nutc @nen ~ ~
tain prompt anu ska!i!ul % as.Gna',Jo ;, a. ~ i'
mum cot nnd without no pgp,lous an 1sK 11 e or
future Disability ny Injurious oelass Ill optaau-
ing help -
IT Il FACT
well known to medical science, and embraced
within the scope of popular knowledge, that
discusses urc more prevalent at night than dur
ing the dny. The temperature of the hoy falis
ut night, respiratory energy dininfshes, and tho
org,ttlic forces are enfeeblcd. This IS said to be
purity owing to the absence Of light, and partly
ncid during tho night Experiments have shown
that during sleep thcre is Il larger absorption Of
oxygen during the night than during the day.
The power Of. resistance Of the body, there
the day, We are more liable to suffer from
The buneful Influences which surround us
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