The Indianapolis journal., 1896-03-05
CARE OF SICK POOR
MEDICAL COLLEGES MAKE PROPOSE
TI0Ns TO THE CITY.
Their Territories Connict-Supreme
Court UphoIds the Vehicle
License Tax

At the Beard of Health meeting last
night two communications were received
from medical colleges in regard to taking
the work of caring for the poor OFF the
hands OF the city. The Medical College Of
Indiana Offered to attend all the sick poor
west Of Meridian street, both at the dis
pensary and at their homes. when people
were unable TO call for treatment, for
$500 year. The Central College of Phy-
sicians and Surgeons offered to care for all
south of the Big Four railroad in the same
manner, and establish emergency hos
pital with six beds, for $50 year. As
there is a confusion as to the lines of the
territory selected by the two schools.
part OF the city being Included in both
proposals, and part of 1t left out Of both.
nothing was done, but the matter will be
referred to the colleges ior further action.
Some time ago the Beard Of Health de-
cided that it would be wise to abolish the
city dispensary. and these letters are the
result of that action. April was set as
the day for the examination Of applicants
for internes at the City Hospital and Dis
pensary. There will be four internes for
each place.
Samuel Mcclure presented a bin for SIS. 45
for clothing destroyed when me left the pest
house last winter. He was smallpox pa
tient. City Attorney Scott held that the
city Is not liable for the loss, and the board
refused to allow the claim.
The Home for Friendless Women came
In for good share of the talk last even
ing. The city pays $50 mo1th for it's sup
port, and 1t is claimed that SO many people
are admitted from outside the city that
proper care cannot be given to those living
In the city. A letter from the home showed
that of the twelve patients. eight are from
outside the city, and three of that number
from outside the State. OF the four credited
to the city, two are supposed to live in Chi
cago. The board will investigate the mat
ter, and If II Is found that the city people
are suffering account OF the large num-
Der Of patients admitted from other places,
the allowance of $50 month will be cut
off,
The arrest OF man yesterday for dump
ing garbage within the city limits brought
up that subject, and 1t was decided to ask
the Board OF Safety to instruct the patrol
against dumping garbage. and against al
lowing Ii to drop from wagons on the street
1t was only few days ago that one patrol
and told him man was dumping garbage
contrary 10 law. DIR. Ferguson asked why
the patrolman did not arrest the man. That
was the last the sanitarian heard Of the
matter.
The monthly report of the city sanitarian
TO the Board Of Health SHOWS that 1893 In
spections We're made during the month of
February. Water was examined from eight
wells, ard four of them were condemned
Twenty-one cultures Of supposed diphtheria
were made. of which eight showed the true
germ and nineteen simply diphtheria with
IN the imagination OF the attending ply
sicians.
The dispensary report showed 1.352 pa
tients treated during the month There
were eighty-four ambulance runs. The City
Hospital report showed ia patients received
during the month, and 104 discharged, and
IL deaths. leaving III patients remaining
at the end OF the month Twenty-four per-
sons were refused admission, and the am
bulance made fifty-five runs, of which seven
proved fruitless