New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-22
CONDITION or 1HA PUBLIC HOSPITALS.

A number of valuable suggestions and "a
great deal 81 information complcLy STAGED con
IA. ned III the tcnLn annual repOr, OF the New-YOrk
Couniy Visiting Committee i'll regard the public
pIar presen cd to the state Charities Aid Associate
Ine committee MIS- Joseph HoOsOn, Mrs. Lydig NJ
noyt, Miss Eleanor BIodsett, Mrs. David Lane,
Mrs. ID 4. Woodbury., Mrs +. Jones.
MISS Hughes, Miss Felowes. Mrs julius Catlin jr, ana
Joseph Knapp. These Ladies' nave repeatedly Via
tied Bellevue and the other public Hospitals, examined
the sanitary condition OF tAe buildings, looked int the
dumnIstI ion various departments, and noted
only errors aud inperec.Dns FOR CRITICISM, but
spec,a merits O systems and parsons FOL praise OF
Belle they say lnht chch ear strengthens Tue uuh
the arguments they nave urgo hitherto mat the nos
i al shout pulled down good paw. lions erected
on It's admirable site Inc smells villain tnc "arus grow
tIry say Us years advance, Tor Tue plumbing
always Dad. becomes more dfcct.te from USE and the
rae ud terrible strlie IN the rotten pavilion.
They confess that they bundcrcd III urging tue eleouOn
lowers or the Odths closets ana -nAs ine pipnO-
l has been ~ p"d Ia lheso tHHt enc suits hoped TOT
not been realized, and The cOniiltttc has been dis
appointed Inc slA tower have cost 100000
About 10 were nade b. the committee TO the
heal wads alone, anu tue medical wrds an1 cry
lpelds pdyniJns wee regularly Inspected. or the
Idug school Tor Nurses ~ Bellevue lhey say thaI IL
Tie commit md lni,.cd no Other work they could
ieoi tAat tney dOAe mdcn That VIA valuable % jus
ny their eAistehco ana ehtte '.'m 10 commemorative.
1873 framing ocnOoi las gradult-d las
NURSES WON IZS aro practising their profession.
Inore are 1T Present siXy-iOm n,irses IN t4e school
Durng 1881 tnero were 627 Applications for nurses
pIIVl,e dlS dI Ia VI tnls umDer l3l were oup-
plea ~ nurses ~ 49, school an 2o' ~ grua ed nurseo.
med, ere Deng no hurses u, hDerty.
tuUccTuin- maternity
pit.l the coinintrc niy From january /, loSl, 10
JANUARY l. Ioc there were ~ blrtr, ANA deaths Of
here, .ro,n.dsc .. dbOu- Id and Our of these
dt4.us January and Marc. before
prcacnt Cniei Dad Cnt.re.i upOh ais dunes. From
Aur /, 1851, 10 April l, ls--, tnerc have been II
only deaths Inotncrs, showing the eNtia-
urdIuar > percentage UG Tess tnan Onei per NJ
Mncn IL Is remembered tat man OF tue mOners are
dis, lst1 and nen re wrecks o. dlrslpauOn
the committee l,el tnat .hIs result may vel be re-
garlcd Win ssttioactlOn.'
lac IL ale I.un.uc Asylum BlacKwells Island
comes Ia Iur Ics.u, coupled wi recommends
On ID Gamer u, ISL Ia IN stI q, the nsh served
Tor dinner poor tat 1t was leJeced by the pa
Jles ire, ht only cOuce aud bread, lno Du, Ter
icing snort. ash Das OeDn DOllcu 10 an
an aiataDle puDIs cd dietary nst l. not ad
n,red -, amount OF Hood dealt out 10
dlncrcut halls Ii not always 5diliui' NJ,
and 70 not always sent III covered Vessels
Lac visitors recommend tue engagement OF
more German nuratr .tteLdantn aud OF more Prot
estaus Out O tuc 30 attendant anu DurSes only ARC
lro, liant wnlc 213 pa Tents admitted In 1880
1874 PrOtcslata, nceung tho sympathy VI nurses
q .ncir LAIN. RI Hour giris AID yOung women
have been induced enter the KefOrmatOTy dome fOf
falcn Women Villain me last year. Inv ventilation OF
t. Homeopathic ..OsPtal. on Marps lsanL Is said to
be 80 Inpcrl, special inquiry has been made 10
lea tne cause Ucers beng the cpler cases treated, II
4. suggc-t nat tns may BE- Inc rupcrin-
enucnt thinks IhIt the principal causr II the hfge um
bcr Ui g- nuudrcd kept near the hospital Ihey
are soon be removed