New-York tribune., 1901-06-16

FOR THE CARE OF CONsUMPTIVES.
WHAT is BEING DONE BY THE NATIONS
OF THE WORLD FOR THE COMFORT
OF THE AFFLICTED.

s w. Hynes. chief examiner Of accounts Of in
stiutions in the Department Of Finance in his re-
port TO Controller Coler last week on the Seton
Hospital for Consumptives. at Kingsoridge. shows
in detail what is being done for consumptives by
different States and nations. Among other things
Mr.. Hynes finds;
In Germany there have been established In the the
last few years nearly one hgndred f5 o
capacity OF five thousand These have been estaD-
throGgh 5 private Charity and largely through the
life insurance companies: In Germany the nIe IN
insured who have tuberculosis to sanatoria for
treatment. because OF what they can save IN me
payment OF insurance money with nose Hno tt sge
we'll and the deferment of such payment with
by fbe Invention Of the spread OF the disease
In England prior TO the prevent movement on be-
pital accommodations to the extent OF about two
thousand beds. Since this movement began many
ones have been improved England has probably
three thousand beds for consumptives at the pres
In France about two thousand eight hundred
beds for tuberculosis subjects existed when the
present movement began, and sanatoria either have
been built being built since then at Lyons,
Paris Orleans. Bordeaux Nancy. Lille. Havre.
Canet and CiTniez The French government is
about completing sanatorium at Agincourt' at an
In Russia under the leadership of the Cars. five
sanatoriums have already been established. and
In Italy sanatoriums are being established at
ent. Cadore and Milan A law has also been passed
requiring existing hospitals 10 set aside wards for
treatment
In Norway. since 1897 three sanatcriums have
been established, and two are under way, all under
the government. A number OF private sanatoriums
In Denmark a hospital for consumptives. with
ninety -four beds. opened I'm 1890 for the use
OF the entire country, and another with llo beds
for the use OF the city OF Copenhagen only.
In Sweden large sanatorium for consumptives
is at present being built as Jubilee, jubilee memorial e
toriums for poor Consumptives, and number OF
others have been projected.
In Austria SanatOrium has been established at
Alland. and similar institutions are projected in
Bohemia, al Maehren and at Steiermarck.
In Hungary a sanatorium for consumptives ts al
present being erected a memorial 10 the late
Queen Elizabeth.
have recently been erected.
In Spain. under the leadership OF the royal fam
fly. a large national sanatortum for consumptives
has been opened at Porta Cell
In Portugal Queen Amelia has recently given
e0Goo0 refs FOR the establishment OF tuberculosis
In Holland the popular young Queen Of Holland
within year has given large sum or money for
tives.
In Canada there are as yet but two sanatoriuns
for consumptives. with combined capacity OF
In the United States the national government
has established sanatoriums in New-MeXico for
the treatment of tubercular marine hospital pa
tents and for consumptives Of its army.
The State OF New-York has at present ten sana-
toriums for consumptives under private manage
ment and one projected sanatorium 10 be supported
by the State. They have an aggregate Of six hun
dred beds.
or the above named ten three are situated in the
city of New-York.
propriated institutions 1901 5000
OF this amount the Seton Hospital. Spuyten Duyvi.
d-forty-third-st and ST. Ann's-ave $34.-
0l0 and the Brooklyn Home for Consumptives,
Kingston-ave.. Brooklyn. S6c00.
The State Of New-York appropriated $4,000 during
the last session Of the legislature for a hospital
site. and is asked TO appropriate 500 600 during the
present session Of the legislature for buildings and
maintenance.