Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-03
MEETS GENERAL APPROVAL.

The Need of a Well Equipped Hos
pital Where Contagious Diseases
Can be Isolated and Treated-Some
of the Reasons Why Needed-Its
Probable Cost of Erection and Main
tenance.
A movement is on foot and taken form
in the shape Of petition to be presented
soon to the court of common council ask
ing for the erection and proper equipment,
in the city, of a hospital for contagious
disease. There are many cities in this
country that have such an institution, in
Guiding all the large cities, and in not
few instances cities smaller than New
Haven (probably Hartford) have established
these hospitals.
DR.. @. L. DsForest, one of the oomrois-
sioners of the board Of health, has taken q
keen interest in the subject, and has drawn
up the petition to the common council
which he is circulating for signatures. So
far not person has refused to sign. The
petition, and the names of those who had
signed, is IS follows:
To the Honorable Court of Common Council Of
The undersigned, citizens OF New Haven, re-
specially state: That there Is urgent need for
the establishment Of a suitable building under
proper superintendent for the reception and
treatment of cases Of contagious disease.
That at present there is no adequate accom-
mediation for persons ill Of such diseases, as the
general hospital is unable to receive them and
the pest house at Springdale farm is wholly I'M
fever. dphtheria and ' other eom r0 forms
from sea he city !sad0n the 81 ae
0Inft
titioners believe that the prevalence of the
disease mentioned and the great mortality there
from are largely due to the absence Of such
hospital. They therefore ask your honorable
BODY to take into consideration that portion of
the frat inaugural address OF his honor, the
by special committee or otherwise to inquire and
report what measures should be taken for the es-
adjustment of such Hospital.
Dated December Both. 1892.
Rev: Edwin HARDWOOD, D. D., Rev. E. s. Lines,
Rev. Newman smyth, D: D., Rev. John Russell,
W. L. Phillips, 3. D, Rev B. W Bray, Rev f. W.
e Meyer kev Dr.. Kleeberg, N. @; Osborn Q M.
Matthew, F. G. Bushnell, Max Adler and Isaac
Ullmen.
The idea of the proposed new hospital
appeals strongly to the public mind. DR..
DeForest In speaking of the matter re-
marked yesterday that the present pest
house, or hospital for contagious diseases,
practically answers only for smallpox pa
ttents, and not at all for patients i'll with
scarlet fever or diphtheria The tempera
tare Of the room for scarlet fever cases
must be kept warm. In diphtheria casef
the room must be flooded with steam tc
| keep up the required moisture. With
such hospital the spread of diphtheris
or scarlet fever in family could very
likely be averted. The mother could take
her sick child there and thus save the
other children of the household from ex
| posure and perhaps death. Such hospita
would save much of the expense of fumi
| eating the house. There are many othel
reasons why such hospital is needed.
| The cost of the building, properl,
| equipped, would be about $25, 1000. Th,
site would cost $40, 900 perhaps, unless tn,
New Haven hospital authorities should
grant land on their grounds for the pur
pose, which they might consent to do
Some wealthy citizen might give tn
money needed for the object and thus con
fer a lasting benefit upon the community
| So, too, should case Or an epidemic o
contagious diseases break out at Yale hov
available such building would be ant
how many lives might be saved. Tn
annual cost Of maintaining such hospita
| would probably not exceed So, 600.