The evening times., 1900-04-28
THE MANILA HOSPITALS
Experts Describe the Facilities for
the Care Of .he Sick.
srofs. simon FIexner and LeweIIys
4. Barker submit a Report 10 the
and Army Institutions-A Large
Leper Colony Well I-Oyided For.

Prof Simon Flexner and Lewellys F.
Barker in their report to Johns Hopkins
University. which sent them to the Philip
pine Islands 20 study the prevalent dis
eases there, say the following regarding
the hospitals at Manila: "TE ere is a large
hospital within the walled city, San Juan
de Dios. 1t has capacity Of from 250 to
800 beds and Accommodated during our stay
both natives and Europeans The number
of European patients was small. When the
military hospitals were much crowded a
certain number of wounded prisoners OF
war were accommodated. The hospital
contained chiefly native medical cases of
both sexes. The San Lazaro, or leper hos
pital in the outskirts OF Manila. contained
from eighty TO one hundred lepers during
our stay. These had come from Luzon al
mos. exclusively from Manila and its i'm
mediate surroundings. The two sexes are
provided for separate large. and airy
wards One wing Of the building having a
private entrance, is devoted TO native pros
titutes who apply regularly for examina-
tion and are incarcerated here and treated
medically when found to be suffering from
veneral disease.
The military hospitals consisted, besides
the regiment hospitals which were virtual
ly detention camps. OF three reserve hospi-
tals-the first second. and third reserve
hospitals: convalescent hospital on Cor
regidor Island and the hospital ship Re
lief which was anchored in the bay. The
First Reserve Hospital. under the control
Of Major Crosby. had been originally the
Spanish military hospital 1t had been
from time TO time, by the erection of tents
over platforms raised a foot or two from
the ground increased in capacity until IL
contained 200 or more beds The Second
Reserve Hospital was a transformed mod
ern school building and because Of its lin
tied capacity (25O bedsl. high ceilings. and
wide corridors il made a model hospital.
The Third Reserve Hospital had just been
established toward the end of our visit and
was smaller than the others and intended
as a convalesceut hospital The hospital
at COTregidOr is a temporary structure and
intended for convalescents. IL is especially
well adapted for its purpose because of the
high and hilly character of the island and
its complete investment by the sea
The Reserve Hospitals accommodated
especially American sick and wounded; DIt
a ward in the First Reserve Hospital vas
set aside for the Filipino wounded.
After the outbreak of beri-beri - Cs =
Nite nOsplJal under military contfol was
established at San Rogue in the rem|ins
Of the Spanish Marine Hospital which lad
been wrecked by the insurgents.
"A small hospital for sick se;,men and
marines was established at Cavte.
I'VE established laboratory iN a small
Filipino house, situated on the bsnks OF
the Pasig. This was done on the second
floor of the house. The expense of putting
up working tables was kindly borne by the
Medical Corps of the Army. IL was found
unnecessary TO establish laboratories in the
other hospitals. in the first place because
all were connected with the First Reserve
by the Signal Service telegraphic system
Of which We had free use; and next be-
cause all the dead were carried 10 the
morgUe in conjunction with the First Re
serve Hospital. We went or were fire.
quently called TO the other hospitals to
make clinical and meteorological examine
tions
with few exceptions all the dead were
subject TO autopsy. Post mOrtem eXamina-
tions were made at the Civil Hospital upon
natives and at the Military Hospitals upon
all that died Exceptions were made only
in the cases OF those dead from gunshot
wounds. when. il pressed for time, necrOp-
sizes were sometimes omitted