The record-union., 1895-10-02
CITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CASES.
All Members of the Board of Health
Ready to Respond.
The Board Favors a Receiving Hos
pitaI Matron-The Sanitary In
spectors' Good Work.


viii insure the attendance of physi-
clan at the Receiving Hospital in the
event of it being impossible to get the
City Physician or his assistant in urgent
cases.
At the meeting OF the Board of Health
last evening-at which were present Drs.
Huntington, Waggoner, Wizard, Parkln-
son and Ross-Dr. Parkinson offered a
resolution that the Secretary OF the
board make list of the names Of the
members, and that hereafter when the
Chief of Police finds it impossible to
obtain the attendance of either the City
Physician or the Assistant City Physi-
clan, he may call on the doctor whose
name first appears on the list prepared
by the Secretary, and that that doctor,
in the event Of his being called upon,
shall respond.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
Before introducing his resolution DIR.
Parkinson said he has noticed in the
newspapers of late comment on the facil-
tiles OF treating patients at the Receiving
Hospital. 1t was said that at times per-
sons brought to that institution could not
get prompt treatment, and that the Chief
of Police said he would pay for the sery-
ices of a physician out of his own pocket
rather than see person suffer from lack
of medical and other treatment. 1t is
absurd, said the doctor, that anything
like defective telephone system should
be the cause OF person suffering un-
necessarily.
Health officer Nichols said it had been
remarked that he had refused or would
refuse to treat outside patients. This is
not true, he said He is always ready to
nd 70 W. hi n
the Receiving Hospital. Most of the
calls for the City Physician from that in
stitution, he said, were 10 treat men who
have received injuries in drunken
brawls. On one occasion man who had
cut his throat was brought to the Re-
ceiving Hospital from Washington, \ Yolo
County. Then again woman named
Lottie Goodrich, who on two separate oc-
casions took a little laudanum, WAS
brought to the hospital for treatment. In
both cases she was working Oft a spree.
The Receiving Hospital. the doctor
said, is for emergency cases, and the
charter provides that only indigents
shall be treated there. In some cases he
had known parties treated there to have
ample money to pay for their treatment,
but he has never yet asked from them
cent for his services.
The City Dispensary is also for the poor,
he said, but common humanity would
move him to treat any body whether rich
or poor. Sometimes he and his assistant
would not be in their offices when their
attendance would be desired, and for that
reason it would be some time before there
would be any response to q call from the
Receiving Hospital.
DR.. Huntington said DIR. Parkinson's
resolution was in place. No doctor, he
said, is so situated, but at times be cannot
respond when called upon.
irvht
an emergency the City Physician cannot
be found. and the following out of DIR.
Parkinson'S resolution would prevent il
appearing in newspapers that a person
brought TO the Receiving Hospital was
not able to receive treatment. Physicians
are always ready to respond in cases of
emergency.
at wouldn't do to stop to inquire into
the moral character of the patient" said
DIR. Ross, "or it might curtail our prac-
tice."
DIR. Nichols said that in the event of
capital cases being brought to the Re-
ceiving Hospital the patients should, after
being prepared, be sent TO the County
Hospital.
CITY HOSPITAL MATRON.
The subject OF a matron for the Re-
ceiving Hospital was then brought up,
and DR.. Parkinson said that during the
time he was City Physician there were
two rooms in the Jail building. One of
these could be fitted up for women. The
doctor also stated that when it was im-
possible for him to respond 10 a call he
found no trouble in getting one of the
other doctors to do the work for him.
DR.. WaggOner said there had been some
talk about the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union taxing the matter hand.
They said that the Chief OF Police agreed
to call upon them for matron when the
services Of one were required. 1t had
been stated that woman had been con-
fined in the same room with men. The
board should urge the proposition of Sc
curing matron in the interest OF public
morals
DIR. Nichols stated that il a sick woman
is brought to the Receiving Hospital she
should be attended by one of her own
sex. Most of the women brought to the
hospital for treatment, he said. are OF the
degraded class.
DIR. Waggoner said that had nothing to
do with employing woman to attend the
mem bers Of their own sex. His wife is
President oft County Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union, and knows the
true condition at affairs at the hospital re-
garding the facilities for the taking care OF
women. He knew from what she told
him that matTon was needed there.
The Secretary was instructed to convey
to Chief Drew the suggestion from the
board that he should call on the w. c. T.
L. for matron when necessary.
VACCINATION OF Pupils.
DR.. Ross said that in a few DAYS the
public schools would reopen. lie wanted
10 know ii the city would not furnish
vaccine for the pupils. He said several
persons had applied to him to have their
children vaccinated. Some OF the parents
are too poor to pay for the treatment.
The doctor was informed by DR.. Hunt
ington and Secretary Nichols that the
charter provides for free treatment in
such cases.
HEALTH oFF:CER's REPORT.
Health officer Nichols reported 30
deaths for the month of September as
against At for August. The annual death
rate for the month was 1910 per ZOO, as
against Is per 900 for Septem Der, 1884,
The reports of Assistant City Physician
Ogden and the Sanitary and Plum mbing
Inspectors, the doctor stated viii show
the work performed by them during the
month, which is satisfactory.
II believe they are doing good and ef-
ficient work." concludes the Health Of
ficer. LAS a rule the citizens show a dis
position to comply with their requests
and aid in the good work. So far | have
not been obliged TO cause an arrest, and
trust may not have to.
inspector Herr has been kept busy on
outside work. Several rumors have
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