The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-01
CONDITION Will
BE-. APPALLING
Warden Fleming of the City
and County Hospital Fears
Coming of Winter Season

''IJnIess some provision is made oy
the Board of Supervisors to supple
ment the inadequate appropriation
the conditions in regard to the treat
ment of the INDECENT sick Of the city
This winter will be appalling" This
is the statement of. Warden M W.
FLEMING of the City and County Hos
pital Mr.. Fleming yesterday dls-
.cussed the conditions at the INSTITUTION
at some length and with great empha-
sis He said:
=. The city OF san Francisco. through its Board
of Supervisors. has made mo provision Tor the
care of the sick poor of. the municipality.
limit has been set on the number OF paIiei1s
allowed TO enjoy the medical treatment or the
city's hospital. Thousands are spent on otheI
public improvements. yet this most impor 1ait
ain1s.to care co. those who are sick and unable
TO pay for treatment, be considered nrst 81 o.
for which ample provision should be mace. 10
received a nggardly appropriation that Dale'S
allows Tor its existence. -,
on account of the srpallness OF the aPplo
70 19o5 acticn was taken by the Board OF
Health on June so last limiting the y. t95
nf natients in the hospital at one time 70 40.
So 49, 5a+s many sick persons have been
refused admittance 10 the lhstltIIsstasSl-, go,
of these persons later. through pollllSai ~
ence obtained admission TO the WdIuS u -.
hospital. Others, by waiting tleH - ~ nriv-
enabled finally to avail themselves u aa,ttia
ileges of the hospital; BUT sou on last an aged
waiting medical aid. On June % ~. t' ,s Ct Us
man George King Of GA Merchant S'ie H. 80
sent to the city and County Hosplts Itse 80
suffering from drOpsy IN us auF a.. - -,
IIe could not lie down or sleep, sut was SSni
PEELED to stand up, so great was oi rss,,sed
he assumed another positolnl;i, hin, that the
admfttance the warden teihns nlIn 80. 49,
hospftaI then had more patIeh'SS - 49,, =
Board Of Health allowed. hlns I n"o a,S Iatsr
tax2ayer in this city for nIty yedls an t = "a.
ob1sined enough political influence TO gam al
mittance CLARK a broom
Inc etnsr uaS IttIe- room at Cos California
ItaNei - sent 70 the city and County Hospi-
tai by u frieni J r. eH Get rbe sick man
maker of 3OS Suffer street - 80 -,
VS. .a1ffering from acute infammatory rheu-
matisn He failed to gam aainII I en- .is
raeson given being that the nospltaI vas IuIi
reason - 80 man. about 40 years Of age, and
ozark - q IN of securing medical aid or allevi-
mas no 80, last night Curren visited the
attng ms pau s ,ation but was told that moth
| inc could be done for his SICK 1rlend
THE reason We are compelied 20 turn away
ne 1910 even though know they are in
SIR s pstats need of medical treatment Is on
IiI, r,,,t of the Limitation set by the Board OF
Health making 40 tne md tu .1 IA. 1
an he kept in the institution at one time Inc
o,rronria ton for the maintenance OF the hos
/ pitaI in the last budget prepared oy the Bosfd
J ~ Supervisors is Inadequate Inc appropria-
/ - CO.. maintenance and supplies for the fiscal
! 10 ending June so 1905 was S75. 400. This
1 S@S 400 is the amount which must provide for
9er,tbtng but wages for the period Of twelve
| ~,onfha Subsistence. surgical dressings. drugs
surgical instruments and repairs to tbs. plant
j ont of the $40 400. This figure allows "a cents
/ a dav for each person. To increase the num-
/ her of patients would make It impossible u
] care for them properly on the present appro'
/ priation.
People will be turned away daily. and IN
! less some provision is ylade by the Board Of
| Supervisors to supplement the inadequate ap
| preparation the condition this winter Will b
/ appalling. The city is growing rapidly. New
I people are arriving here daily without means
| and all private and public charitable nstitu
lions will be heavily taxed.
The City and County Hospital instead o
being able TO do more this coming white
/ than it has done before is crippled that
cannot care for the number It has receive
annually for many years