The San Francisco call., 1899-09-21
DIR. SUSSDORF
TENDERS HIS
RESIGNATION
Will Leave the County
Hospital.
DR.. HODGHEAD SUCCEEDS HIM
BOARD OF HEALTH SLATE DID
NOT GO THROUGH.
Almshouse Employees Were Listed to
Leave, but Internal Dissen-
sions Postponed the
Hegira Week.
DR.. HODGHEAD SUCCEEDS HIN
BOARD OF HEALTH SLATE DID
NOT GO THROUGH.

Dr. G f. Sussdorf, Superintendent
Physician of the City and County Hos
pital. rendered his resignation to the
Board of Health at its regular meeting
last night. 1t was accepted and DR.. D. A
Hodghead was elected to succeed him.
DR.. Sussdorf gave as the reason for his
resignation, which is to be In effect on
October l. that his health is rapidly fail
ing and he is not equal to the increasing
work of the Institution and its likewise
increasing disadvantages. The board
adopted resolutions praising him highly
for his administrati ton and saying that his
conduct of the place had been the most
successful and prolific OF good results of
any in years past Twice before has DR..
Sussdorf been ready to tender his resig-
nation. but each time was prevailed upon
to remain for time, Notwithstanding
that he was Democrat and an appointee
of a Democratic administration DIR.
Hodghead his successor, is secretary or
the Board of Physicians Of the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons and will take
up his new duties highly recommended. d.
The City and County Hospital and Its
disgraceful sanitary condition were the
principal topics Of discussion at the meet
ing. After Superintendent Sussdorf mad
rendered his resignation Mayor Phelan
asked him If before he retired he would
not draw up specifications for sanitary
improvement of the institution that would
IL
sick until the new hospital, which is pro-
vided for in the proposed bond levy, Is
erected. In reply DR.. Sussdorf said that
the only way the hospital could be made
habitable would be to close two wards at
q time disinfect and sterilize them and
recalcimine the walls. He also suggested
that the unsightly board fence around the
grounds be torn down and an iron one
erected in it's place Also, he said, the
trees should be cut down and the build
ings left open to the sun and winds. He
said. too, that when the new hospital IS
built 1t should be on higher and more ex-
posed ground and in more central posi-
ton. He agreed to draw up speCifica-
tions and submit them to the Mayor upon
his retirement from office.
DR.. Sussdorfs resignation was handed
in by DR.. Barbat, who deserted the meet
ing as soon as 1t had been accepted. DR..
Payne nominated DR.. Hodghead as his
successor, but only he and DR.. Keeney
voted for him. DR.. Coffey voted for DR..
T. c. Mahr After two ballots Coffey
came over and Dr Hodghead was de
clared elected Mayor Phelan did not
vote, and explained that he preferred 10
leave all such matters to the medical
members of the board.
a wholesale throwing out of Almshouse
employees was on the, slate, but did not
carry. A caucus of the members of the
board was held in the morning. but
Goffey at that time 1,f held out against s, DR.:
would not stand for the Almshouse
hegira unless he came over. There were
thirty attaches OF the poornoDSe VINO were
scheduled to go, all of them appointees of
the last administration. Captain Reddy,
whose administration OF the institution
is considered by the board the most sue
There are also a number of holdover
employees of the City and County Hospi-
tai on the slate, and the ak will probably
drop at the next meeting.
Upon the recommendation of Health
officer Lawlor rawhide factory on
Guerrero street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, was declared public
nuisance and ordered aoated da, and a row
street, belonging to the Treadwell es
tate, was subjected to the same order.
Veterinary Surgeon O'Rourke who, since
the discharge of Market Inspector Cams,
has been acting in his place, reported
that a number of slaughter-houseS have
recently been erected just over the San
Mateo County line, and are dealing eX-
clusively In diseased beef, which they are
shipping to San Francisco in large guam
titles He said he had not enough as
sistants to stop the traffic, and requested
the board to take some action.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That OF and after this date no per
son shall act as inferno in any OF the receiving
hospitals Of this city unless officially appointed
by the Board OF Health and assigned 10 duty
by the police surgeon.
Resolved That owing to the gross abuse in
the past of the star privileges granted this
department BY certain street railway COM
cons In the Receiving Hospital service entitled
to wear the star the police surgeon and
eight assistant police surgeons. Any violation
of the provisions OF the resolution viii be pun
ished by immediate dismissal.
Resolved. That the police surgeons have full
control over the receiving hospitals during
the staff Is allowed in the hospital except by in
vitation or permission Of the surgeon on duty.
In the absence Of the surgeon his duly ap-
pointed inferno is authorized to act for him.