The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-03-17
DEATHS FROM LYMPH.
Are the Hospitals Sending InOcu-
lated Patient Out to Die.

New York, March 10.-William
Winterstein, young son of William
Winterstein, an employe in the barge
office, living at No. 333 East Eighty
fifth street, died on Thursday after
having been inoculated with DIR.
Koch's lymph, by physicians at st.
Marks hospital, for five weeks.
1t was learned at the home of VIM.
Winterstein that the boy had been
sent away from the hospital four
weeks ago, after having received in
jeciions of the lymph fifteen times
while there. No effort has been made
to hold an autopsy, Coroner Hanley
apparently not having been notified
of this case and the board of health
having given certificate of death in
the regular way.
The father of the dead boy said
yesterday that he visited Prof. Jacobs
when the lymph came into vogue in
this country. He said he hoped that
the Professor could give some help
to his son.
In a few days." Mr.. Winterstein
said, Il went with my boy to the
professor, and he made such an ex-
animation as satisfied him that the
patient could be judiciously treated
with lymph. He gave me letter to
the medical directors at the Mount
Sinai hospital, but they decided that
they could not take him in. They
said they were averse to accepting
any very bad cases for the lymph.
Already the death rBte of the hospital
has been considerably increased by
these experiments.
SIN few days L got notice from
ST. Marks hospital in st. Marks
place, that the boy could not be adj
mitted there. In few days he was
admitted. Apparently he was strong
and healthy. He was able to walk to
the hospital. He was inoculated with
the lymph and the doctors, said he
was getting along very well. ALI at
once he went to pieces. He was un-
able to move about and it was a great
effort for him to do anything at all.
He had to be cared for just like an
infant. The doctors ordered me to
take him away, saying they wished to
keep their death rate down. Of the
six who were bling injected with
lymph when my SOB was in st.
Marks four are read and the death of
the fifth is hourly expected"
Coroner Hanley was asked what
he was going to do about making an
autopsy. upon Winterslein.
said. "and of course l cannot do any
thing. L suppose the Board of Health
has thoroughly s4ti fed Itself as to
the manner of death. Some time 40
L consulted with some physicians
with a view to holding inquiries as to
the cause of death of patients who
died while under treatm Mt by lymph. |
Nothing came of it, however.
"lt was explained to me that the |
holding of an autopsy upon every case
would result IN bringing rnnnh dis.
credit upon the lymph. L have not
beard of any large number of deaths
from lymph. If many such deaths
IRE occurring some acton by the
Board of Coroners may be demanded"
DR.. George w. Rachel, physician
n ch rye of st. Marks Hospital, said
that Mr.. Winterstein en-
the medical faculty of the
hospital to take his son in there for
reatment with the lymph. The boy
allied, IS all patients do, after treat
nent with the lymph, but later grew
worse. He wasremoved by his father
o his home when told that it would
'e impossible for him to recover. The
ather objected to paying much for
rs maintenance at the hospital. "As
other deaths from the lymph" DR.. II
iachel added: 81 think we have lost
ne or two who were under treatment
nth lymph, not more. This young
sinterstein has been away four or
We weeks. II