, 1894-03-14


thing exists III Denmark, and Net public
measures are not taken, it W ild seem to b4
forgotten that in Denmark there is this vast
difference that there you have stem com
municatiOn and you can move from one town
to another with speed and comfort; if for a
moment here be a scarcity Of medical men,
a thing not in itself to be frequently occur
ing, and an urgent case occurs, at once you
can call by telegraph and steam brings the
assistance without further delay; here we
are not even within the easy reach Of more
medical men, aud if a person gets sick
and the two medical men are out, tho
effects might he very serious. He would
therefore recommend that as soon as the
Committee renders its report steps should be
taken 0 secure q competent medical man for
the Island; the Committee will now do its
Duty he would suggest that IA Committee
of 8 Members would do better than one Of
three.
End Member for Frederiksre ed (Brown)
would beg to say, the same necessity FIR an
increase in the staff of medica men is felt
III Frederiksted, and not for one but two if
one physician be in the centre of the Island
and Christiansted requires another, it seems
but natural that Frederikstel, with tie near
Country districts to the North especially Y, would
stand equally as much in need OF another
man. III Is not UNUSUAL now Iuab uOll OF UIl6
doctors are out OF town at one time, and if
required for any urgent case in town, neither
one can be got before evening time this is
no fault Of theirs, no restriction exists in
that respect and just as they come home
another call might be there from some dis
tant estate, and the man has to leave again.
This Is decidedly a great evil and can be
prod uctiVe of great danger and mis-
haps. Government should at least make
certain restrictions to prevent the two doc
tors from being absent from town at the
same time. that is under ordinary or
cums;ances. He believed, if another pliysi-
elan were to come. that evil would also be
remedied, and there Is no reason whatever to
doubt tAat he would find adequate means Of
subsistence.
4th Crown Member (Balsl) said he b4liev-
ed the honorable LIST Member for Christian
sted (Creagh) is correct as regards the results
to be got from lists tor the purpose named. 1t
is natural to ask for as nrany doctors as posi-
BILE for the town; some want =, Others 3. But tie
Council has now already appointed a Com
mites to make a report on the matter, and
it will then be open for discussion and de-
cision what pay can be offered and how we
are to provide it. It cannot be expected
THAT a medical man shall he willing to come
out here without a guarantee of a fixed 81
lazy and also a guarantee of finding other
remnnerative occupation if 5000, which
we're offered previously, when medical
men. came out, would be sufficient
attraction now, is another question. But,
\ anyhow, it seemed to him that we have now
only to await a report from the Committee,
before we can do further; but we may already
now request the Committee to make its re-
+, port soon and to deal will the questions that
have since arisen. To him there appears
20 be no reason to increase the number Of
.the Committee Members to five.
. 3rd Member for FFederiksted's CountryDis-
trict (HeUjtt) would only remark, that if the
Committee were to come to the conclusion
to recommend that the new physician be 1T
Kings Hill, it would perhaps be necessary 10
obtain the agreement of the lab3urers to
continue their weekly pay for a doctor: how
that is to be done. he did not exactly know.
On the other hand, it is the poor who suffer
from the want of sufficient medical mon
to relieve that want some of he an cunts now
used for the present. medical staff could be
applied with propriety. ,
The Governor: The first thing he had to
say in reference to the remarks from the last
honorable Speaker (Hewitt) was this that
it smuch too general a remark to make that
the poor are neglected; it is not very nice to
put forward suoh general remarks, without