New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-11
CHARITY iREFORM.'
WORK OF THE STATE AID ASSOCIATION

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Charities Aid Association, which was held yester.
day afternoon at No. East Fourteenth-st, reports
were received from all the standing committees as
follows: On Adult Able bodied Paupers, on Hospi.
tails ON Children, Elevation Of the Poor in their
Homes. and on Finance. Reports were also received
| from nineteen county committees
The Committee on Adult Able-bodied Paupers
| reported in part as follows:
OF the sixty counties written TO received
from f0ftyOuc In thiTtyve counties there has been
decided dmlnution in the number Of tramps since the
passage OF tho law amounting In to actual
extinction OF the class. In Twenty-Five counties the law
has been vigorously enforced in six partly enforced
In one not carefully in i've not at all In these counties
one ELECTROMAGNETIC law is described a
nudity on the ground OF ts severity, and there have
been no commitments under IL.
WORK OF THE VISITING COMMITTEE.
Tho New-York County Visiting Committee for
Bellevue Hospital and other public insti-
tutions presented its annual report. The
committee calls special attention TO the very I'm.
perfect and deficient administration of supplies At all
times the system IL faulty, says the report and 1t is Gus
tomary during the last three months Of theyear to cut
down the supplies In order reduce the expenditures for
tho year, that January finds every in
stitutlon bare OF the simplest necessaries
Much suffering from this pennywise policy.
10 recfy this evil, the committee suggests that the
commissioners examine separately each Institution and
acr asCcralnng the proper stock needed furnish the
same Keeping the stock always supplied.
lear lcf year, IN the annual report, the committee
dWes upon the ncuraDe evils resulting from the age OF
the Bellevue Hospital building and it, faulty construc-
ton AL that constant and oversight and ccanli.
'sS i w S bccH eNprnucd on the upper part OF the
hospital but when knows that the foundation bad
ana rotten 10 the core one cannot but feel dheartened
ne committee submits the following suggestions from
Its consulting sanitary engineer 1.-THE present traps
at the loot OF soil pipes should be removed and in their
PinUp !" ruihininE Trap on lhe man ursln SUD
etltuted' with AL air inlet opening at the surface
be disconnected from the soil pipe, and allowed to
discharge on Tho roof or into the open air.
| would recommend coating the walls Of the water
closet departments with some kind Of hard finish the
present walls are rough ana difficult clean; also
moving inc registers IN the yentating fues, which are
700, HHdA 10 leu tHe I0ul ar escape with
e eTnCrnt tapdity a;d only oe.trnet the aue
closet compartments into and through the
aOolnlns wards. 50 ms to maze doors pcrceptiblc.
pose Tor when they were designed, especially the main
Ieating SHAFT III the tower which is only 10 inches IN
Complaints have constantly been made from Ward 30,
Whch IL use Tor female surgical res only by pa
TENTS but by the nnses OF the noise and foul la
Tis IcJy AullDle li the ""Id nom The cells brow On
Iuesda' IhorhS FEBRUARY 2l ~-O ar tie lime OF the
alcoholic cells. not only the general uprOar but the
very blows were distinctly heard IN Ward 20.
Incc cells are kept IN ~ good order possible consd-
ctns tuer position aud the constant change of this
worst ca's OF pitens The sleeping apartments OF the
layers Of canva. hod-, yry crowded TAc vasa-room
OF ms alarunent accommodating aegenlySk
hcIlct-, u wy small, and Tier" was only one
ragged towel ana no soap there wa,n visited
MISERY AND Discomfort.
The eliminating point OF misery and discomfort, how
ever ia found In tc lower rooms, GcyO. cd 10 and
women patients arriving too "a 10 take tn boat or oth-
or Institutions. Tho wooden noo.4 ,tdcu and ful,
rat holes. AN! ne leaking pipe, Of TIE bocr filed up
with d,lI-trg Add to this tlc roachea and Ia-
.. winch saw many traces, and cannot picture
night OF greater horror tuth THIS institution now oilers
IL. overnight dodgers.
II is gratifying; a.ter the above miserable record TO
note tudl tc Or.s %. our N-tu- 10 tuc medic al and
surgical Hospital afc bot ana eats
IA b i- ~
admirable care bestowed by The trained nurses, and
The a-t genera inspection nothing could have been more
satisfactory than 10. general dppcJu OF the wards.
The Training school for Nursts .tt-r.ct 20 Bellevue
Hospital been steadily c1tcndiu1 and broadening
!lhUcAce. one Luu.rd and sl&tt-elgut muses. have
been graduated -larr the Op"uIuS ot the school Ia
May. 1873. Oh these tweu.y.folr are en-
H. private uur-ug two have Joined Protestant sister
hood- uui one 4 Roman Catholic institute dis
trct nurses among TIE poor three have studied medicine
since they Wcr" srIGuatcd, eleven have married, SIX
Rave .c tlc profession Tor home duties ono has died,
and tirc have been deprived OF their diplomas for uu-
professional conduct. within the past year there have
been uuIr t.du 100 calls Tor nui-cs p Hr waite idiu
lies sixteen 10 oil. responsible positions IA hospitals
IAo HIu,,y -uintn -uecutcccpuon Hospital. situated
between Nluth ana Tenth d'es, nay u.,Ldcd for
dwelling receives only ambulance casr- The reports
from tins Institution nave been cons an, but especially
UL-d sld"tot u regard ID su 'lhea the oId manage
mcut - moi counnod 10 pro'iSon-. but a. one tmc IN
ptlI. scissors and bIndaScs were alike wantink aud
Oh Friday, Mdrch :, gitI "ho ca"c VIA wound over
her eyc was turned away simply because there WAS 10
needle win which TO sew IT.
on BLACKTELL's ISLAND.
The visitors have been most encouraging in their
reports Of the Charity Hospital on Blackwer Island.
ana very marked Improvement Is apparent 1nis in
great measure due to tie untrns vigilance and over
sight Of the chief OF stan, Dc l. L. Seaman who L. also
Jat anxious 70 elevate tho moral ton" o.. the institution
md THIS he could not receive more aole
AID positive ass7 au'r tEuI through iAe presence and
uQ.uuIs caou o. tl- trained nurses. Tho establishment
or the 1r.iung scIooI .. Charity Hospital in 1875
u4Ihed most Important era IN the history o. tnis
Institution. Tho changes II wrought were immediate.
radical and lasting Aot only ha, the deathrat, OF TIE
h,- lta steadily cuuishtd' as l. shown by the stals-
ties or ne past ten years. Dins now nearly so per cent
& 'Hhuhr-%i 'II't an" HHAItm prev il III lAc man
a,ement OF supplies; n general sense OF comfort
by the palen- poor thrir recovery AMI the presence
AMONG them o nc pupils Of the school las srcaty raised
attention To the demand already urged for home"
Tor these muses.: w4erc waea oil duty |
Dnine the past Twelve months there as been radical
change Of administration in the department OF maternity
report which Is much e,s satisfactory than that of last
ycal. From ApglI losli ant Apr. l. l@o2 the cAiet
tI oi ana care ol p'''Vm,s; me WISHING |
III births and only two deaths OF mothers, |
Ic,- than half of per cent, rate which be- con
and the more lcu4rad5o when 10 .uJcrcl mat
many Of The patients mere wrecks OF dsea-c ard dis
a, ' ,'' Gs. l.3'ois and constant In &
tendance From that date until April l. 1883. the record
shove 49, couEnctn,nts ana % deaths OF mothers,
Iea u-rule 81 D. 20 pcr cent.
Tuc hoIsc stan 81 The lunatic asylum on Backvelps
leland s full There being nine physicians under the
superintendent and his assistants. The salaries
CEN cd by them are too !oN.
The bulldogs comprscd I'm the asylum are
very crowded. Their capacity. being LOO, and
the census May ., 1883, L3G6. an excess Of 200.
ne great hudrauco In the institution lies IN
tue poor qualify OF food. All chemists agree rs to the
necessity -OCd uour7ug diet for insane patients
md heic the allowance "a cents per head quite
usunlcirnt to supply what needed. Fish Is served
wics a week aud there 70 often an absence OF yese
ablcs.
OVERCROWpTp. DIRTY AND LLMANAGED.
TLe Visiting Committee for the city Aushouse ON
;l,ckycu, Island. for mcA and for women the two
Iosuitals for Incurabes and the Almshouse Hospital FOR
romen REPORTS Hfty-twO visits nude during the past
.ear. These buildings are generally oyercrowded dirty