The morning call., 1894-07-24
nestion who entertain radically different

question who entertain radically different
belief.
Not a single person has examined into the
affairs of this hospital within the past Two
years but has found reason TO commend the
management, not even the expert whose report
is quoted.
Reference is made. of course, to the report
from which is taken the quotation in an article
published on the goth, but TO one of date
about two weeks earlier, and which was. for
reasons known 10 the said experts employers
and evident to the undersigned suppressed.
The interesting quality attributed to the eX-
tract given would be in the highest degree in
tensitied by comparison with the previous re-
port. Let ii be produced.
The writer wishes TO state so clearly and dis
tinctly that there can be no possible misuder-
standing on this point that report OF an en-
trely different tenor from the one published
was written by this expert; this much TO bis
certain knowledge, ana he has amply sufficient
evidence that it was delivered to the chairman
of The Hospital Committee of the Board of Su-
pervisors. Let iE be produced.
To convince by figures person who needs to
be told that an AlmshouSe can be maintained
on less money than hospital IS about as prom
Using an undertaking as to explain the muta-
lions of the moon TO one whose astronomical
knowledge is still in the Stage of development
wherein that luminary is deemed to be com.
posed of green cheese.
However DIR. Titus will be greatly pleased 10
be informed what supplies he can secure for 20
Der cent less than the price now paid for them.
He has on various previous occasions made
similar discoveries and applied the proper rem
edy, to the irretrievable ruin of his popularity
with some other persons Interested in the fur
nishing of supplies TO the hospital, and would
be glad to repeat the operation in any suitable
case.
The reason why 1t requires SO employees TO
and County Hospital when &c employees care
for 500 at the AlmShouse is that in the former
case the inmates are sick and can not only not
help care for the house, but on the contrary
must be cared for themselves; whereas in the
latter there are enough able. bodied persons 10
DO the work of the house and care for the
sick.
There are not more patients confined TO their
beds at the AlmShouSe than at the hospital.
AS above explained the present Superintendent
employs little If any more help than his prede-
ceSSOrS.
Comparing the last published report OF the
Aimshouse with the expenditures of the hos
pital for the last fiscal year gives result as
follows:
.............. 2s,591 "A 1858 05
stable s, 1870 81 6dS s.
Number of persons in house 757 $3.50
In this table the item Of subsistence is
notice. Under this heading In the hospital
accounts are included he items of milk
(S7722). eggs (S353Q and butter tS1984.
for the first OF which the Almshouse
but a trite comparatively. Then take into
account the produce raised on the AlmshOuse
farm, and the discrepancy is sufficiently ac
counted for.
Comparing with the particular year in the
history of the hospital held up as criterion,
The expense per person as given in the report
for 1SS6-87 was Al Clio cents. Last year the
total expense, calculated In the same manner,
was 46 LILO cents-a difference of Az cents
leaving still TO be considered the fact that the
average prices on contracts last year were 10
per cent higher than In 1SS6-S7.
Almost all OF the disputed points concerning
the hospital management could be easily de-
termlned by careful and houest examination
into the statistics aud the manner In which the
Institution is at present conducted. Attention
is again called 10 the TACT that all the criticism
of the management comes from people who are
not familiar with the facts, while those who
have Investigated are unanimous In commenda-
lion. For the honest opinion OF unbiased
judges reference Is made to the reports of the
last two Grand Juries Several of the critics
have been urged TO investigate into the affairs
Of the hospital aud see for themselves, but
without avail; and the invitation is hereby re-
newed, not only to them but to all city officials,
to representatives OF all the city journals, and
In general to any one who desires TO formulate
an opinion concerning this institution and TO
base il on tru, and justice.
Let the responsibility rest upon the proper
shoulders. The Board of Health disclaimS IT,
disc lain IL. FRANK II. TITUS, Md,
Superintendent.