Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-16
Conference 10 Consider The Matter OF
Hospital for Them.
Position Of Queens Hospital Defined - Physl-
clans Of One Mind as 10 DeSirabill-
ty Of Provision.

ieeiuenI Dolc opeueu u Cou-
ference on the question of hos
pital for consumptives. Senator
Henry Warehouse, DR.. Myers,
DIR. Cooper, DIR. Alvarez, DIR.
Herbert aud DIR. Taylor entered
the room.
President Dole went on to
state the subject of conference.
He quoted from Board of Health
statistics to show little if any in
crease in the prevalence of con-
sumption. Last year showed
decided increase which might be
attributed to the spring floods.
There was an existing degree Of
prevalence, however, which de-
manded public attention. 1t was
very desirable, in his view, that
the Queens Hospital should take
charge of whatever scheme might
be devised for taking care of con-
sumptives.
DIR. Wood, house surgeon OF the
Queens Hospital, upon a remark
made by the Attorney General,
said it was important that they
should start with correct under
standing of the situation. The
starting of a hospital for con-
sumptives had never been con.
sidered by the trustees of the
Queens Hospital. He had urged
on the trustees the establishing of
a consumptive ward in the hospi
tai, which was a different thing
from a general hospital for con-
sumptives. DIR. Wood did not
credit the satisfies when they
represented that there had not
been an increase of consum ption.
There undoubtedly had been an
increase, and 1899 would probab-
ly chow a greater increase. The
other day he had met with the
first case of ship joint disease, and
tuberculosis of bones and Joints
was certainly becoming more fire.
quent.
DIR. Cooper, the house physi-
clan was not in favor Of con-
sumptive ward connected with the
Queens Hospital. If there could
not be general consumptive hos
pital established outside, he would
be willing to have such a ward
but as far isolated as possible
from the other buildings. He
was strongly in favor of having
general hospital for consumptives.
1t should be as far out of town as
practicable. DR.. Wood interpo-
lated, in answer to the Attorney
General, an explanation to the
effect that the danger of infection
with consumption was much
greater to sick than to we'll peo-
pie. DIR. Cooper, continuing,
endorsed this statement, telling of
two patients recently discharged
after having pneumonia, one of
whom had since developed tuber-
culous indications. In answer to
a question, he said incurable hos
pitfalls were becoming common in
large cities abroad.
DR.. Herbert related information
from England about the prevail
ence of tuberculosis in dairy
cattle, and the movement there for
having the milk sterilized. In
sanitariums and hospitals care
was taken to prevent infection,
aud there would be less danger
from consumptive hospital in
the middle of the town than from
letting infected persons wander
about the streets. He was strong
ly in favor of having a hospital
for incurables established, bnt it
should be started on a small scale. |
Every care SHOULD be taken to pre-
vent attracting patients from
abroad to such an institution.
This was not a favorable climate
for consumptives, anyway, as it
seemed to hasten development of
the disease.
DIR. Howard, government city
gave reasons from his |
recent practice for being very
much in favor of having a con-
sumptive hospital. Answering
the President, he said one to ac-
commodate fifty patients would be
a right beginning. DR.. Herbe TT
being asked, agreed with this
opinion.
DR.. Myers favored a special
hospital. 1t should be at a good
ly elevation.
DR.. Taylor thought public