The San Francisco call., 1899-11-16
PESTHOUSE IS
UNFIT FOR THE
CITY'S LEPERS
Health Board to Ask
for Improvements.
ONE MORE SMALLPOX CASE
HEINTZ WOULD CLOSE UP THE
RECEIVING HOSPITAL.
ONE MORE SMALLPOX CASE

AT the regular meeting OF the Board of
Health last night DR.. Coffey referred TO
the deP'orable condition of the Pesthouse
IN which the nineteen leprous wards OF
the city are confined, and requested the
board TO take some immediate action T.
better their condition. He said that TIE
new building provided for them lacked
hot water and cooking facilities. and that
they preferred remaining in the filthy
weather-5eaten quarters they now occupy
10 going where they cannot get those ne
cessities. He was heartily seconded Dy
Dr. Payne and DIR. Barbat, and a res)-
luton was adopted which provided that
the PoarG of Health should go before ,he
Board OF Supervisors as a committee OF
the whole and make urgent request for
the needed improvements. On motion OF
DR.. Cohey, the salaries OF the steward
and nurse at the Pesthouse were raised
from $40 T.. S75 per month.
health Onccr LaWlor took advantage
or the cII Crtunity TO announce that an
other case OF smallpox had been discov-
cred earlier in the evening, and that the
patient, frank Rice, was confined IN lis
room AT the Golden Eagle Hotel at Mont
gomery street and Broadway. Rice ar
rived rom Portland by steamer three
days ago and has been I'll at HIS noel
since tnat time. The nature of his ina
lady vas not discovered until YESTERDAY
By order OF the board he will be taken 10
the Pesthcuse this morning
The following letter from DR.. Heintz
was referred TO the Board of Superv.s-
ors:
desire TO call your attention 70 the matter
g. ne supplies which are being furnished the
receiving Hospital. and In this respect submit
ne ne L9'o"lng' We have been greatly handi-
capped IN our operations by the want OF even
the most ordinary materials used IN the treat
ineht OF cases in the hospital and In perform
lhs operations. We have suffered In this re
spect 70 such an extent thai the natienfs baya
not received as successful treatment as they
should; and certainly not as beneficial as we
could have given them. The bills OF the var
lous houses which have already supplied our
hospital with materials have been delayed in
their payment to such an extent that our credit
IS badly Injured and We are not able 70 secure
further supplies. Unless this matter is RENE
DIED 50 that we are able to do ourselves and
recommend that the Receiving Hospital be
closed, as in that event the various re-
quiring treatment will probably be taken care
OF IN some other Institution.
]. p. Z HEINTD
The financial statement for October
showed a total of expenditures amount
ing TO Sl3 SS3 33.
The report OF DR.. Hodghead. superin-
tendent of the City and County Hospital,
did not present the rosest condition OF
affairs at that institution. During the
past month and the late shortage in
sheets. Pillowcases and sterilized towels
were used In the place of bandages and
absorbent cotton, and the food supply
was so cut down that in DR.. Hodghead's
opinion many lives were shortened.
The resignation OF George Lilly, an
ambulance driver at the Harbor Hospital
was accepted The resignation of 4 4.
Roach. an inferno at the Harbor Hospi-
tai was also accepted.
Or. Payne offered a resolution provid-
ing for The immediate opening OF the
school for trained nurses at the City and
County Hospital in order that as soon
as possible the present nurses may be
displaced by nurses properly trained.
The resolution was adopted.