, 1884-04-02

stands in the English sub No. 6. for train
ing OF tlc0 midwiveS al the Royal Lying.in
Institution, in the Danish one; the former
Is correct, as far us he kneW.-In reference
to the remarks that had fallen Lastly from
the honorable Member for ChriStiansted
(Lemming), he would beg 10 say, that it
Is not quite correct when the honorable
Member said he (Kalmer) considered the
Children'S Hospital aS the only means to
counterfeit the evil of great mortality
among childrrn; he hal never said such
hospital Is the only means, but one of the
means. 1t is Il Very difficult question on
the whole to say how the evil can be
coln'eracted entirely; but among the
several means to that end, the Obtaining
Of more midwives in the Island is another.
AS regards the question of nee lSSity, and
when he honorable Member thought that
he (kalmer) bad not proved the necessity of
having n chiIdrtm'S hospital, it is of course
Il very dlticdlt question to demonstrate the
necessity OF anything; for instance it
might not be necessary to live at all but
he would not enter upon that question.
That children are better off in a special
hospital, is beyond a donbt.-For the
elucldation of the Budget Committee he
would add, that when the honorable 2nd
Mtmbe for ChriStianSted Lemming had
argued that for the salary of 500 p. Il.
the physicians are bound to attend all
parties who dO not come in under the pro-
visions of the Ordinance Of October 1879
) IL, he would, on his own behalf and on
that OF his collegiate Brethren, beg to say
that that must of course depend upon how
the SAID ) 10 is interpreted it has never
been the intention thar the physician
should for that pay look after all who do
not come III under the Servant Act, but
only III 50 far as they are really poor
Bid Member for FrederikSted'S Country
District Wilson said, planters were under
the impression that labOlrtrS having no
contract for longer terms Of service on
estates, would nor be entitled to medical
aid from estIteS under. .Trhe Chair
man, would beg he honorable MEMBER not
to continue on that matter 1888. With
regard to The Private Chi.dren's Hospital.
1T is d very < '0d institution and deserves
attention ANA assistance. If that can be
amy means Of saving young children and
arrpSring the depl0rablp rate of mortality,
which is certainly Il loss to the whole
Island, 1t deserves public support. He
would ON beg to enquire. if ut that Hos
pItal children from The country will be
admitted as well rs those from town; if
this new Institution is to be Il sort Of
SISter-hoSplIal to the public hospitals now
existing. so thai cases of illness among
children and requiring more attention Will
be admitted in the private hospital, and
what the expenses for physicians are sup
posed to be.
The Governor said in reply to the
remarks from 3rd Member tor Frcdrrik-
sted'S Country District (YilSon), that This
private hospital is Of course intended to
receive children from the country, as we'll
as from town; this is the ease now. AS
for expenses for physicians, he did not
believe that there are any such at this
hospital.
No one desired the word further; 1st
Discussion on the Draft of Budget with
Money Bill was closed.
1t was adopted unanimously that the
Draft and all the Money Bills be referred
to a Committee Of ) Members. The cleo
ton took place later.
To be Continued.