The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-27

culosis Is No Observation-Disclosures
In This Country at Saranac Lake
Movement for Founding waIlingford
Sanatorium Inaugurated in This
City-Regime OF Patients at Insti-
tute-Lecture by DIR. A. G. Nader,
Physician at Springside, ON Care of
the Pauper Consumptiyes in New Ha-
ven.
The ansi-tubercuIosfs crusade which is
being waged in this city, and which
has been given much deserved publicity
by the exhibit which is now in progress
at the City Mission. has attracted much
attention throughout the city. The adj
dresses printed below were both deliv-
cred in the City Mission. and are of
great interest in connection with the
work.
Decture in the tenements and tu-
berculosis course at City Mission, April
20. by DR.. A. 6. Nader, attending
physician at Springside.)
There are two statements to be made
concerning the care of the pauper
ccnsumDtiye in New Haven, First, we
have no proper place in which to lodge
these unfortunates;; and second, we
must have one. In filing his esti-
mates for this year the superintend-
ent of charities and correction inI
cluded a request for an appropriation
to build and equip ward for con-
ssumptives at Springside. The board of
finance did not see fit to grant 1t.
There exists at present a trust fund
resulting from the sale of the old town
farm lots, the capital and income from
which is by charter right designed for
almshouse purposes. The present SUI
perintendent of charities and correction
has requested the trustees of this fund
to supply the wherewith to erect a con-
sumptive ward. This has not been
granted
Snringside home has had during the
past winter a population of about 430,
the highest in many years. The entire
appropriation granted the department
for all it's expenses, Including its out
side poor account, is SO meager that it
is with difficulty both ends are drawn
together. There are therefore, no
available funds to be devoted to the
pauper consumptive. What are we do
ing for these cases? Some, who either
themselves or whose people refuse to
allow them to go to Sprinside are at
tended at home by the city physician or
at the dfspensary;; the remainder go to
Spri1lgside. Perhaps it may be of
interest to mention the number. There
were 10 admitted in 1908, "a in 1904, Is
in the last four months. AT present
there are 20 patients. The length of
time spent in the institution varies
from 36 hours to 9-2-3 years. OF the 20
now resident the average time is about
IA months.
While it is true that in many in
stances the patients relatives refuse to
send them to Springside, on the other
hand it is gratifying to know that fire.
quently the relatives, now educated to
the dangers of the consumptive' S
proximity iii crowded tenements, refuse
to allow them to live at home. Until
within six months these were scattered
throughout the buildings there in the
hospital wards and in the dormitories.
There was no special ward assigned to
them nor did they have suitable
conditions. When the number of In
mates increased last fall, particularly
our hospital cases. it became necessary
to enlarge the hospital The women
were therefore crowded downstairs and
the entire upper floor was given over to
the male patients Then we were
enabled to attempt isolation. 1t would
hardly be possible to find a location
more suitable for up--to- date treat
ment of the disease than Springside
farm. When the request for money
was made from the finance board II
was accompanied by a sketch of the
contemplated building, this being a
1 two-story wooden structure with large
yerandas and open spaces
1t has been suggested that such ar
establishment at Springside is ur1.
necessary, as there is at Springside
plenty Of vacant space where tents
may be erected at small expense and
u lie 4luD6EGuidE lIli11dIt blSu anu dtUellu-
4 ed with the other inmates. This brings
me to, the discussion Of the pauper tn.
bercu1ar himself. He is ungrateful
mncleanly and very selfish. He neees.
sariiy comes from the lowest strata OF
society. The majority are .alcoholists
and are prone to break all the rules
Given such a class of patients, it woul6
be difficult to compel them to dwell ir
tents or shacks. In a public institu.
tion with a colony of over 400 there
must necessarily be restrictions in dis.
cipline, and one inmate cannot be al.
lowed greater liberty than another
Thus, though we possess a large parl
and grounds well adapted for cure, WI
Il cannot allow our consumptives to TAKE
advantage thereof. Strange to say, or
the few occasions when they are giver
permission to be outside bounds they
are extremely apt to take advantage
OF our good nature and break all oul
rules and regulations. They elope, ant
though we have a rule preventing theil
return we are compelled to allow then
to come back. 5 ..4...' IT,.
There is a Connecticut statute which
cornpels the managers of any public in
stitution to keep in restraint any pa
tient who is suffering from a disease
apt to be a menace to the public health
III would be worth while to include thu
conslimntive At present we have M