The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-15
THE POOR PROVIDED FOR.
GREET WORK DONE AT THE MEDI-
CAL COLLEGE, DTSPENslRF.

a Revelation to That Glass OF individuals
Known rs Average Citizens-How the Poor
Are Treated-An Excellent STAFF of Physi-
clans Attend Them.
You mount pair of stone steps, pass
through well-lighted and cleanly-kept hall,
and find yourself in the Medical College dis
pensary. Few Of what may be termed
average citizens ever find their way into this
establishment. but the poor Of Richmond
know very well where No. 1912 east Mar-
shall street is, and rejoice in their
souls that such place is kept for
theii benefit Only the poor need apply
and they presented pitiable sight as The
TIMES reporter passed them yesterday. Some
were waiting in the halls where every now
and then you could hear the cough of a con-
sumptiyc who is past the healing powers Of
the Koch lymph. Others wore pale, sad
faces. made worse by lines Of suffering writ
ten upon them. while others had their head
or arm or foot III bandagcs.
GREAT WORK.
This dispcnsary does a great work work
not done 10y any one else and the physicians
who attend to the establishment deserve great
credit The house occupied was built prob
ably during the war 10y the Commonwealth.
rs "a hospital and Is still owned by the state.
ms is also the adjoining Medical College build
ing. Having been built for a hospital. n suits
exactly the needs OF dispcnsary. for the
many rooms give the opportunity Oi dividing
the patient. into many classes.
Some go 10 the surgical room. To 60 10 this
room as soon as you enter diagnosis Of the
case r. made. If you mood surgical alton
ton YOU are given q red ticEet with number
ON IT, Ii you are suffering with eye, ear. or
throat trouble green ticket is handed 10 YOU.
Ii YOU need medicine for some internal dis
ease or ache, you are sent to the medical
room with "a bne ticket. Diseases of the
nervous system and skin call Tor white
ticket
The CURRICULUM
All tickets are numbered and as soon as the
designated room is reached. the number Is put
down i'm a book also the name, place of resi-
dcnce, and name of complaint The patient
is then examined, and prescription Issued.
This is carried 10 the druggist in the building
and filled. All this Is done trce-absolutely
free.
HOW THY ARE ARRANGED.
Besides the departments named above there
arc in the building several Nalting-roons.
Sexes and cOlor- are divided. sOthat there is no
trouble on that score. Al Of ;he rooms. and
there are twelve of them. are well lighted.
ventilated and heated with'a CHEEKY fire, and
have indeed a comfortable appearance.
There Is alsoa room whore surgical opera
tions are performed. and all appliances neces-
sary for such delicate operations are to be
found there. On a table laya complete set of
surgical instruments. water. sponges, ban
dages pillows and all other cOnycnlcnccs can
be seen. while around two sides of the room
are steep rows Of benches for the use of the
students who watch with interest these clinics.
NUMBER WHO COME.
There were fully forty patients yesterday,
and they average about twelve thousand IN
year. OF these fully two thousand are ope-
rated on for eye or ear troubles, and there IS
also large number of Obstetric cases. All
who are able to- get to the dspensary will he
treated. and II Is very frequently the case that
after a surgical operation the patient is gwen
a bed and food at the establishment until he
or she can recover sufficiently 10 be taken
o home.
COMPLETE ESTABLISHMENT.
Thus it can be seen that the dispensary is
complete in every detail and great deal of
honest. good work is accomplished by the
physicians. who. every day in the week, give
two hours OF their time 10 the patients per
fcctlv gratis. OF course there are many indl-
gent patients that the dispensary cannot and,
inasmuoh as the patients are not able
to 60 there. For this latter class physicians
10 bee elected 10y the city will be provided, and
as DR.. j. :. D. Cullen said yesterday, the dis
pcnsary would act as a helper-Out The ply
slams at that place are very glad that physl-
clans for the poor are 10 be provided by the
city. and with the dispensary, the sick can be
well taken care OF.
HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL.
As IL Is at present the physicians at the dis
ponsary have Just as much as they can do
Their hands are full all ;he time, and beng
conscientious men they do not discriminate
but treat all the poor and do all that medical
skill can do to alleviate their suhenngs.
All this the city receives FOR the small sum
Of Il 900 appropriated each year. OF course
the physicians do not get one cent OF tins, as
the whole sum ]. used IN fuel, prescriptions
and other expenses necessary 10 an lnsiitu-
ton of the kind.
DISTINGUISHED STAFF.
DR.. Cullen, dean of the faculty and pro-
fessor Of surgery. has supervision over the
d'spcnsary staff and DR.. James NJ. Ellis Is
superintendent.
The otter physicians are: Practice Of
Medicine Or. r. O. Garcin. Professor VI. l..
James. VI. d.. consulting physicians
Diseases of Women and Chlldren-Dr. j.
W. Henson, Professor Christopher Tompkins,
NJ D.. and Professor John y. Upshur, NJ.
D.. consulting physicians.
Diseases of Ear. Eye and Throat DIR. VIII
lam T. Mercer. DR.. David McCaw. Dr.
Charles u. Shields consulting aurst and
Diseases Of Nervous system and Skin-Dr
Edward G. Smith. Professor VI. H. James, NJ
D.. consulting physician.
Surgery-Dr J. n. Ellis. Professor J. S.
Dorsey Cullen. VI. D.. consulting physician.
Mr.. l.. y. Mchaels. druggist.
MiNY SOCrfL Events.
Two Beautiful Balls in Weddings
and Receptions.
As has already been stated. the Charity ball
to be given under the auspices Of the Ladies
Hebrew Benevolent Association will take