The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-01-03

L ne ulS6dSe5 lIthLtu WbI6 as lOllOW5s
Asthma, 2; bronchitis, 1; consumption, 3;
delerium tremens, 1; diarrhOea, D; drop
sy, 1 epilepsy, L; fever, intermittent, 4,
remittent, ., typhoid, l; insomnia, 1; lu-
cOcythemia, |; meaSels, 3; pleuritis, 2;
paralysis, l; pneumonia, 3; rheumatism,
chronic, 3; senile debility, 1; spinal ir-
ritatiOn, l (; uterine disease, 6; worms, 5.
Surgical Cases: Abcess, 2; burns and
scalds, 2; fractures, fore arm, 3, ribs, l;
incised wound, 1; confused and lacerat-
ed wounds, 3; injuries of the urinary
organs, 8; S;ulcers, indOlenr, 1; conclusion
of the spine, /. In addition, There were
3 cases of accOuchment and 1 miscarri-
age. | kept no record of children Vacci-
mated, but approximate the number at
100. There were deaths: from con-
sumption l, paralysis l, lucOcythemia 1.
The health of the city during the past
year has been unusually good, and the
amount of service rendered the sick
poor, less than will likely be demanded
in the future. Before closing my re-
port, desire to submit few sugg es-
tions and comments appropriate to the
subject.
We need a city hospital. There is in
the city large floating population,
drawn here by our extensive mBnufac-
turing establishments. This class will
be annually augmented. Our hotels and
bOarding-hOuses are full, and have
neither the room or accommodations
suitable for the proper care and treat
ment of the sick and wounded, or such
as may be disabled by accident. To
meet this contingency, commensurate
with the demands OF civilized society,
we should have city hospital, where
pay patients would be received, and the
INDECENT treated at the expense of the
city. In the present condition of our
city finances, it would not be advisable
to take immediate steps toward the
erection of a hospital building, but,
that such an enterprise will become a
necessity within the next ten years is
conceded by every physician of general
practice in the city. Preparatory there
to, | would respectfully suggest, that
arrangements be made by the Board of
Health, with family of the city, hav-
ing suitable accommodations, to admit
INDECENT sick or wounded upon such
terms and under such regulations as
may be agreed upon. At present, indiE-
ent poor are sent to the County Infirm-
aTy. The delay unavoidable in the re-
mOval may work serious injury to the
patient; neither are they prepared at
the Intirmary to give sick or wounded
the proper attention.
The Board of Health, and community
generally, will no doubt be surprised to
learn that malingering-preJe to
be sick, is pTacticed in civil life, as we'll
as among soldiers in time of war. The
motives prompting this action during
my official service in several instances
were: desire for more dainty food than
that furnished by the city authorities.
To compass this end the party would
play the role of patient sick in bed,
and by making their wants known to
the physician, expect him to make out a
reqUisitiOn upon the township trustees
or TcitycOuncilman for the articles desired
There is a class of dead-beats who
pTOwl upon community during the sum-
meT season, sleeping in Out-Of-the-way
places, and when winter comes, have
an eye to more comfortable quarters. In
order TO obtain pass into the InfirmaTy
they apply to the city physician with a
catalogue of bodily ailments, which they
insist upon entitle them to admission
into that haven for the unfortunate.
Another class with whom come in
contact, which are the most persistent.
To avoid ejectment for nOn-payment of
rent a trained member of the family is
taken suddenly sick; the City Physician
Is called and impOTtuned to permit
certificate to exhibit to the constable,
setting forth that the patient cannot
with safety be removed.
In the discharge of obligations assum-
ed, it frequently becomes a question of
duty to the public as we'll as to the in
dIYidual claiming my professional ser
vices. In doubtful question | never
hesitated to err on the side of charity.
IRW SIUSSFR NJ D.