The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-17
EGGS WITHOUT TOAST
Huge Appetites of the City's In.
digent Sick.
Over $4,000 Consumed Each Month at the
County Hospital-A Move to Gust Bum
mers From the Institution.

1nere was MID sensation at tDe meeting
of the Board of Health last night when Dr.
| Fiske arose and inquired from DR.. Healy,
| Superintendent of the City and County Hos
pital, why it was that the bills of that insti-
| tuition presented for auditing were so ex-
cessive. In one of the bills was an item of
| Sl209 for medicine for one month. This
| was thought to be large amount to admin
lister to little over 800 SICK persons.
DIR. Healy stated in reply that there were
three reasons why his expenses were so
| great-frst. because there were more pa
| tients in the hospital; second, because some
back bills had been included, and third, be-
cause the patients were better fed than ever
before. He stated that over 1000 dozen eggs
were used month.
The idea of 1900 eggs a month being
| consumed by the sick patients of the hospi-
| tai quite took away the breath Of the men,
| beers of the board, and it was some time be-
| fore they recovered.
DIR. LIE Tourneux moved that hereafter
duplicate invoices be furnished the board
| for all things purchased for the City and
County Hospital, and every other institution
| connected with the hospital. The motion
was carried.
The bills presented by DR.. Healy were
uOl paSSeu, DuL NtI6 III IttcIIcu u lll6 Il l.
nance Committee.
LoAFERs IN THE HOSPITAL
DIR. Fiske again excited interest by stating
that the city is feeding $50 people too many
at the County Hospital. There were that
number there who did not belong In the in
stitution. They were not sick, but loaf
erS living at the expense of the city.
They should be weeded out and it was the
fault of the board that they remained. The
Hospital Fund was already S14,000 behind.
He moved that, commencing from July 18th,
every patient be admitted TO the hospital
only for period of thirty days. after which
the visiting physicians should take down
their cards, and they must be discharged il
cured; if not the physician shall so certify,
and they can at once be readmltted.
DR.. LIE TourueDx thought the motion
good one. He attributed the number OF
loafers in the hospital to the visiting
physicians, who were afraid to discharge
| them. The medical staff of the hospital were
to blame.
A DUMPING PLACE FOR THE STATE.
Mayor Ssnderson said the hospital was
the dumping ground for the sick OF the
State. This should not be, as the law pre-
vidrd that only residents OF tho city and
county should be admitted.
DIR. Davidson believed that neighboring
counties should De made TO pay a pro rata
| for their patients.
| that day been admitted from Sacramento
| who had come down especially on the train
| for that purpose.
DIR. Fishes motion was finally carried, and
| 1t is thought will soon weed the hospital Of
| great number who do not belong there.
| The news of this move of the board, it is
| thought, will create considerable consterna-
| ton at the hospital. During the summer
months there are usually only 200 patients
| in the institution, but there are now over
$50.
| TRAINING-sCHooL FOR NURSES.
The hoard adopted the report of the Com
mittee or Training school for Nurses at
| the City and County Hospital, as pub
lished in yesterdays CALL. Miss Kate
| Forsyth was appointed chief nurse and
Miss Mohl her assistant at salaries of SIS a
| month each.
| DR.. lie Tourneux presented an amend
ment to the ordinance referring to scaven-
| gers. 1t called for the placing of tight
| wooden or iron tops on all carts used for
| carrying garbage. The amendment was re-
| ferred TO the Board of Supervisors to act
upon.
Superintendent Healy reported thatI he
| had appointed ID. j. Haggerty night watch
man, vice J. Brady; A. G. Garrett nurse.
vice NJ. Thyckson, and z. Newman butcher.
THE SCHOOL BOARD DERELICT
| Health Of11cer keeney reported that the
| Board of Education had done nothing in
| reference to the recommendation of the
| Board of Health that the schools be fumi-
gated during thu vacation, on account of
the prevalence Of diphthera. He also re-
ported that during the last month there
| we're sixty-six cases of this contagious
| disease.
Applications were received from Rose
| Riley and Laura Sprngsteen to be an
| pointed members of the new training school
| for nurses.
Waterman Hudson Of the Pesthouse, who
has been removed for not being on dntv.
| appeared before the board and stated that
| he had been called away on account of the
death of his wife. The board took no ac-
| ton in his case.