Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-03-29
FOR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

Health Omcer wright and Drs.
Fleischner and Lindsley Urge the
Establishment OF q Hospital for tho
Treatment of Contagious Diseases
No Action Taken.
The meeting of the committee on re-
trenchment and reform last evening was
particularly interesting. Again the ques-
ton of the establishment of hospital for
contagious diseases came up for considera-
tion, and was strongly advocated by health
Officer Wright, Dr.. Fleischner, DR.. O. A.
Lindsley and othezs. AL the members Of
the committee were present and Alderman
Reyes presided.
Health Officer Wright, during the course
of an able argument, gave some exceeding
ly oogent reasons why hospital for the
treatment of contagious diseases should be
established in this city. He said: ''Last
year there were 304 cases of scarlet fever,
224 of diphtheria, 46 of typhoid fever, two
of smallpox, of typhus fever in this
city, a total of $40 cases of contagious and
infectious diseases. The pest house ct
Springside farm is, in my opinion, supe-
rior to most places of Its kind and n well
adapted for the treatment of cases OF
typnus fever and smallpox, but not for
tho more frequent diseases, diphtheris and
scarlet fever. These two latter ailments
prevail principally among children. II
does not seem right to send these children.
to . place whore they might contrac'
times they cannot secure proper care q,
home. Again there SHOULD be q suitable
place where transient guests At the hotels
and lodging houses could be taken and
| thus prevent to an sppreciable degree the
| spreading of eontagion among the Other
occupants of the hotel or lodging house
A hospital for contagious diseases should
by all Is means be established ant
| should be located somewhere wher.
it would be easy of access. Al
| the present time, the only plac,
| where patients suffering from contagioul
| diseases can be received and treated is tot
far removed and too much valuable time Il
wasted In notifying the authorities q
| house, as 1t is unfortunately called, pre-
pared for the reception of the patient
The general hospital will not receive then
l and hence the psst-house ia the only avail
able place. This city certainly urgentl,
/ needs . hospital for contagious diseases
Such a hospital should be heated witt
steam or hot water and thorough,
equipped with modern disinfecting appll
ances, and would prove . boon to man.
children and persons living in crowdet
tensments whore isolation Is next to i'm
possible, and would also be q benefit to tn
public at large, as 1t would be almost i'm
possible for the germs of these dread dis
eases to spread"
Drs Lindsley and Fleiechner also strong
ly advocated the project, claiming that
was serious public need and neor sssry t
the public. Both Of theee physicians fs
vored the building of an addition to III
general hospital on the ground that
would materially decrease the cost @
building and equipping q place wher
contagious diseases could be properl
treated. These physicians also advocate
having resident physicians and attsndan,
at the hospital.
In executive session the committee dii
cusssd the question, Tut took NO decisiv
action. 1t Is probable that another m.e
| inc will be held in the near future.