The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-01
CHARITY HOSPITAL MOVEMENT URGED Members of Health Committee
 Favor Plan INSTITUTION IS DISCUSSED pr. E. H. sholI and Other Physicians Point Out the Demand for
 Charity Hospital. VIII
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INSTITUTION IS DISCUSSED

A movement has been inaugurated to build charity hospital in Birmingham to be supported by the city and the county.
 At the meeting of the health committee if Jefferson county in the office of Dr. E. H. Sholl yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock the matter was launched at the suggestion of Dr. Sholl. The other mem bers of the committee present spoke in favor of a hospital conducted strictly as a charity institution.
 It was pointed out that it would re- quire legislative action to establish charity hospital and 1t was the opinion of the committee that 1t might be taken up in connection with the Greater Bir- mngham bill, which will be introduced at the next session of the legislature.
 A resolution was adopted to the effect that 1t was the sense of the health com mittee that 1t recommend the considera- ton of such measure as will in time lead to a strictly charity hospital in Bir- mingham.
 The resolution will be presented at the meeting of the Jefferson County Medical society next Monday night by Dr. D. F. Talley, secretary of the health com mittee.
 Hospitals crowded.
 In bringing the matter before the com mittee Dr. Sholl stated that the time had come when a charity hospital was needed in Jefferson county as all the present hospitals were full to overfiowing and that 1t was some times impossible to get even a pay patient into either the charity wards or the private hospitals Dr. Sholl urged that the movement be started at once as it might require several years to get the matter in such shape that such an institution could be esta blished. He said that other cities not as large as Birmingham supported such hospitals and that there was no reason why Birmingham and the county could not support one. He spoke of the numbers of poor people who could not have proper medical attention now.
 l Dr. Talley endorsed the matter and said that the Hillman and St. Vncents hos ptals were doing all in their power, but that they were limited by Jack of capital and space. and that there was not sufficient room to care for all those who should be given a hosiptal treat ment
 pr. T. D. Parke favored the proposed hospital and said that there was cer- tainly room for one and that he would be glad to see one Dr. Lupton thought | that it was the only practical way to care for the poor sick of the city and county. pr. J. D. Heacock thought that | +t,o fOr and believed that it would be welcomed as it would relieve the stress on the | county farm.
 Other Matters. 1 The committee heard reports from City Meat and Milk Inspector Duncan and | City Sanitary Officer Burson on the con- ditions in the city. The latter told of l the cleaning up in progress In the city and the amount of good that 1t had l done He also asked that he be allowed horse and buggy. as it would greatly l facilitate his work.
 The milk and meat inspector also asked l for a horse and buggy to be used bs | him in getting samples of milk from the | dairies in the county and those dolng business in the county. He said that he should have some method of keeping the milk cold and under normal conditions In getting 1t from the dairy to his office, and that a buggy was needed for this purpose.
 The city and county health officers re- ported that the health conditions were l about normal In both city and county. There is no smallpox in the county pest rouse, there are only about the average number of cases of typhoid fever and there are no measles and no scarlet fever cases to amount to anything. All the | casas of sninal meningitis of which there ora less now than a few weeks ago, are near Ressemer There are only several | of these cases.
 The committee will meet again on the l last Tuesday afternoon in August.