, 1894-03-14

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clan should be located; it would be Govern
ment's duty after that to see what means are
at disposal to ray the man; it is a matter to
be regulated afterwards. if the labourers on
estates VIII take that doctor; but it would
certalnly not be the duty Of the Committee to
make up the means for paying the Doctor.
Certainly, it would be very agreeable TO the
Community to have many doctors; bat if we
look ut this state of things in Denmark we
will find that when people want more doc
tors in a place. or a doctor whom they like
better than those that are there, the matter IL
considered us a private thing. The Govern
ment's view here is this, that for public
purposes the present number of doctors ii
enough; but if we can get another physiciai
III the Island, he would be ready to agree to
do what can be done in that d;rectiou. but
now we have today heard of several being
needed, and we have heard as MANY as s
having been here at one time; this must under
all circumstances be by private measures. II
one more physical can be had, he syouI be
willing to try, but the place IF abode must
be decided first of all.
LIST Member for Christianstel lCyea0N
would beg to add, that when we had 8 phy.
slcians here, each had sufficient to do and
adequate income one was Landsphvsiciau.
another had the Attendance to tile Poor the
third had the Military Hospital. a Il the
fourth one the Communal Hospital only one
had no public situation yet ho was we'll off
and left property. Now all is mustered into
the lands of TWO physicians.
The Governor: But then the items under
the sanitary Budget must have boon higher
than now.
The Chairman would from the Chair beg to
say, that he was personally we'll acquainted
with the . physicians; The one was rich
another one had great resources, but it was
no uncommon thing for him TO give those of
lis patients who required it, means for D o.
curing requisite uourisllment and other
assistance out Of his own pocket. There
WAS a time too, where we had two medical
men with only $500 guarantee from the Urea
sury, but they gained q foothold aud did
%establIs4 themselves. He agreed that with
= out some guarantee, no one would be willing
to come but that is just what we are asking
from Government, namely, without inoreas-
ing the public expenses. to use some Of the
sums now al disposal to make up q standing
salary tor a new physician whether lie is to
be at Kings Hill or in town, is the question
before the Committee but the disposal of
the amounts should not depend upon the
place OF abode. Private parties. if they make
any agreement beforehand, would he bound
to the man and to keep him, and no one
would like to come in an unpleasant position
ito his doctor.to have to dischar ge him to give
preference to another and this one perhaps
does not turn up or Goes not turn out salts
factory.
Bird Crown Member (Lemming) would as
Chairman of thu Committee beg to say that
a certain Member of the Committed main
talned the necessity OF having a medical man
at Kings Hill; another would lave him in
Chrlstlanstel aud SO on, hence no unanimity
could be arrived at; he was quite sure he had
at that time mentioned it in the Council, but
then he withdrew for a time from the Council
and after wards nothing was sail ofthe matter
during his present sitting in the Council. As
tar as private practice is concerned, any
medical man possessing skill and making
himself liked, would lie able to gain a good
llvllhood and soon become independent of
the salary from the public, but it is indispen-
sable to have this at least in the beginning.
It must, how ever, not be expected that per
sons will change their old physician, to whom
they have grown accustomed. without any
cause and all at once, because a new man
comes. But we feel assured that we will get
a competent man, if only a guarantee Of a sum
from the puolic be. given and public an
nouncemsnt be made in the proper place.
10 be continued.
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