The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15
An Investigation by the Milk
Inspector Now in Pros
peCt.
ONLY ITS OWN SUPPLY USED.
Sister Mary's Explanation OF Why
the Waits Die-What DR..
Mclaughlin Says.

OIpldn Asylum mas SuSRSSGSl Ill0 lQSd W
Milk Inspector Dockery of making an in
vestigation of the milk fed to the infants
in that institution. He proposes to visit
that orphanage Thursday.
At the Health Office the deaths of in
fants reported from the ST. Joseph's
Orphan Asylum during Septem ber were 80.
During August there were IA, and for
October up to date there have been II.
Following is the record from september 1:
September 1--George, age 6 months, cause
commissions; Lorenzo Morales, month,
inanition; Barney Mullen, 19 days, inanition.
September 3-Harry Harris, 2 months Is
days, enteritis; Mary c. jenkins, months,
enteritis.
sumption; James King. 25 days. inanition.
September 5-Frances Davenport, month
II days, bronchitis; Mary IA days, enteritis.
September 9-Raymonda, 8 days, enteritis.
September 12-Henry Berkl IL days, pneu-
monia.
September 13-Ruth Eveline, 2 months 20
days pneumonia; GeneYleYe Miriam, L month
6 days, enteritis.
September 14-William McGinnis, months,
enteritis; Petra, IL days, mention.
September 15-Josepha, 20 days, bronchitis;
Rose, 26 days, inanition.
September i6-Lucy 1 month IL days, en-
teritis; Liguoi, months, pneumonia.
September 17-Eugenie Carey, 26 days, en-
teritis; Joachim, 10 days, enteritis.
September 1S-Ubianna, Is days, inanition.
September 20-Albert, l month and days,
pneumonia.
September 21-Jane, 1 month and 10 days.
bronchitis.
September 24-sophia, Is days, inanition;
Sadie Ross, 1 month and 13 days, inanition;
George Silva, 2 months and 4 days, pneumonia.
September 25-Josephine, 2 days, enteritis.
September 26-Gabriel Perboyre, 6 months,
congestion OF lungs.
September 27-Austin, 1 month, enteritis;
Ada, 26 days, enteritis.
September 2S-Anne, 25 days, inaniton.
September 29-Bartie Condor, months,
pneumonia.
October Miriam, month Is days, pneu-
monia
October 2-Jannerais IL days, inanition:
Teresa Perry, "a days enteritis.
October 5-Thomas, months, inanition.
October 7-Angelina. months II days,
pneumonia; Carneil % days, inanition.
October Slack, 2 months IL days, enteritis;
Lille, 2 months, bronchitis.
October 9-Nettie Berry, 25 days, enteritis;
Mary month enteritis.
October 10-Anthony, l month days, in
anition; Harry Morrison, 4 months, pneu-
monia.
Enteritis is the medical term for inf1am-
nation of the small intestines. Inspector
Dockery supposes that this Inflammation
is due to the kind of milk fed.
The record during the same period for
the ChiIdren's Hospital, City and County
Hospital and Girls Directory was:
Children's Hospital-September 4, Maggie
Donald, years, burns; September g. Mon Bow
demale), 10 months, cerebral meningitis: Sep
tebmer IA, Leah Goldstein, 8 months, bronchi-
tis; September %, Edwin Gumelin, 3 years.
cerebral meningitis; October 6, Emmons
Blaine, year months, broncho pneumonia.
City and County Hospital-September IA,
child of Mary Campbell, 3 days, inanition:
September 27. child of Kate Larkin, L day,
inanition.
Girls Directory-september 80, Catherine E.
Johnston, 3 months 81 days, tubes mesenteria.
There were no deaths reported during
this period from any orphan asylum other
than the st. Joseph's. The statement
was made off-handed at the Health Office
that it was very seldom that an infants s
death was reported from the other hospi-
tails and orphan asylums. "They never
statistician of that department..
An inquiry was made at the st. Joseph
Orphan Asylum last evening. The insti-
tuition is in two parts. The large building
on top of the hin has no children younger
than 5 years of age. Very seldom, said
the Sister of Charity in charge, does any
child die there. This building was full of
noisy merriment when a representative of
The CALL visited it, and the sister explained
that the children were fed the same as any
children would be-on plenty of substan-
tial, wholesome food, like bread, butter,
oatmeal, milk, meat and potatoes. AS the
record of the Health Office did not show
stomach troubles or tuberculosis, and as
the shrill treble of talk and laughter en-
couraged belief in their health the in
| qulsltQrial visitor took a trip down to the
lower building, transferring his attention
to this branch, where infants only are
cared for, and where the sisters are daily
and nightly receiving foundlings and
| ''castaways.''
"Castaway" is painful word, but from
| the statement of Sister Mary, who has
charge OF the infantarium, it aptly fits
many of the newborn babes which are
picked up on doorsteps and placed in that
institution with hardly breath of life left
in them.
Sister Mary did not leave much to sus-
pect In the milk supply.
we have our own cows" she said,
fourteen OF them now, and sometimes as
many as eighteen. We do not get any
mix 1rom any outside source at all.''
IN IePly 70 questions as to how the cows
were ted and stabbed, she said the house
keeper was more in touch with the milk
settlng, out, SO far as she knew, they got
good nay to eat, and frequent feeds of
pran ana shorts, and their stables were
Kept IN good condition. However, Dr.
moses A. Mclaughlin, the physician of the
orphanage, and who certifies to all the
deaths, set all doubts as to the quality of
MIX TO rest later when he was asked
ABOUT 1t by saying that the cows were
sleek and fat, fed on hay and bran, well
stabbed and frequently inspected carefully
| by Veterinary Egan, who, said the doctor
allows no tuDerculosis-affected cows there
Sister Mary explained the heavy mortu-
ary record IN the following:
We have about 400 infants here This num.
per varies somewhat, but 1t can be taken as a
basis. Ot course we are receiving new ba HES
at all hours, day or night and don II inst ey.
actly know how many deaths we do have with
out looking at the records, but | suppose il Is
| as you say an average of about one dailv
The TACT is, most of these little unfortnnates
! are nearly dead when they ale found They
are LETT on the steps anywhere YOU know.
sometimes in basket, but in most cases iust
! wrapped up in piece of blanket or shawl
only the other day one was left on our lower
steps, and one of our sisters discovered il bv
pure accident. II 1t had not been found II,
| time II might have been killed by beipp
trampled upon by the boys when they 90 ont
| for as boys Will, you know, they always 20 Out
| with rush. do not say we get one every
| twenty-four hours, but sometimes during tbat
| period we receive several 'A"'
AS said, most of these little waits are inst
about dead when we get them. MANY die by
the time they reach the nursery. We do what
| we can, but what can we do? They come into
the world with nothing in their favor and ali
that heredity means against their chances of
living. There is no mothers milk with which