Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-24
Is to be Located at Hospital in
Mt Pleasant.
STATE BOARD ISSUES FORMAL ORDER
Dr.. c. F. Apologize to be Placed in
Charge of New Hospital for Deten-
ton of Dipsomaniacs-Many Appli.
cations Already Received.

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hospital for inebriates at Mt. Pleasant,
where it will be department of the
present hospital for the insane. The.
board has issued an order to this effect
and will at once notify all county
clerks, clerks of superior courts and
other officials who will be connected
with the trial and commitment of in
mates of the new institution, the law
creating which went into effect the
first of July.
Many Applications. l4
Already the board OF control has re-
ceived applications from at least doz-
en- persons for admission into the new
hospital, which bids fair to become
popular at this rate. The hospital at
Mt. Pleasant was chosen by the board
as the location after conference with
all of the hospital superintendent.
None of the institutions is centrally loi
Gated, but it was found that the wards
were arranged at Mt. Pleasant more
conveniently for the isolation Of such a
department from the rest Of the hos.
pital and it was believed that being
near Des Moines and other large CIT
les it would afford good location
since the occupants will probably come
from the larger centers of the state.
DR.. c. F. Apologize In Charge.
Dr. c. F. Apologize is superintendent
of the Mt. Pleasant hospital He is or
dered by the board, in accordance with
the provisions Of chapter SO acts OF the
Twenty-ninth general assembly, Great
ing the new hospital, to set apart at
once one or more wards as they shall
be needed in which shall be detained
and treated such dipsomaniacs, inebri-
ates and persons addicted to the excess
siye use of morphine and other ;narcot-
les as shall be committed to the hos
pital by the courts in the same man
ner as commitments are made of in
corrigibles and insane patients. "a, {
To Be Kept Separate.
According to the law these patients
must be kept separate from the insane
patients, so far as is practicable, but
discretion is left with the superintend-
ent in this matter. Where it is not
possible to fill a ward with inebriates,
the superintendent will be allowed to
select insane patients to fill out the
number in such ward. Patients are
to be given exercise and employment
in the discretion of the superintendent
according to the boards order, and the
superintendent,is to select the officers
and employees who will have the care
of the wards inthis department.
Accounts of Departments.
The same rules that govern the state
hospitals for insane are to govern in
the detention, care and treatment Of
the patients. The accounts of the
two hospitals are to be kept together
Separate statistical records, however
will be kept. Those of the. new insti
tuition will be on the order of those
kept for the insane hospital, showing
nativity of inmates antecedents ant
domestic relations, date Of admission
and discharge and other facts of scien
| tific value, copies of which will be KEEP
in the ONCE of the board oftcontrol. ST
Governor May Use Parole. Z.
| The governor is givenlAhe power, O
parole on the recommendation of the
| superintendent of the hospital. FRS
commitments are MOTTO be less thai
/ one year nor more than three years
| and second, commitments not less thar
two nor more than five years. The ex
| penses of inmates are to be paid b!
4 the counties the same as in the cas-
| of the support of insane patients. 1t il
/ understood that none of the state hos
1 pitfalls was anxious to secure the loca
ton of the new institution, as the class
4 of patients it will draw mich harde
| to deal with than the insane as I
/ class. The operation of the new in
/ stitution will be watched with interes
all over the state d